Consumers’ confidence in the U.S. economy sank deeper into darkness as Donald Trump’s tariff war escalated in the first week of this month, according to the University of Michigan’s initial April survey of consumer sentiment.
Category: 15 April 2025
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FROM THE “AI BEHAVING BADLY” FILE…
Large language model AIs have been known to “hallucinate”—make up things out of thin air. Now researchers at the Center for AI Safety and Scale AI (CASSA) have discovered that AIs also will deliberately lie if they feel pressured to do it.
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AI PROGRESSING FASTER THAN EXPECTED, STANFORD REPORT SAYS
A new 434-page report from Stanford University’s Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI) probed the current state of AI and came away with three large conclusions.
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SLAVELANDIA: FOUR IN FIVE AMERICANS ARE FINANCIALLY STRESSED
Seventy-three percent of Americans responding to a CNBC survey report being “financially stressed.”
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TECHNOCRACY BRIEFS: AI BETTER WORKERS AND COMPANIONS THAN HUMANS?
Ah, serving humanity. That’s the now well-rehearsed line that most companies and personalities pushing AI and genetic technologies emphasize, to assure people their intentions and pursuits are noble.
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U.S. INFLATION EASED FURTHER IN MARCH
Headline inflation ticked down 0.1 of a percentage point to 2.4 percent in March after settling at 2.5 percent the month before, the first time since May 2020 that the rate has declined two months in a row, the U.S. Labor Department reported.
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IS CHINA PLACING ‘AI EVERYWHERE’ FASTER THAN THE U.S.?
In the “anyone who hates my enemy is my friend” vein, some may have noticed a recent glut of stories positively spinning practically any policy or anti-U.S. statements by China.
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DOCTORS STILL PUSHING COVID ‘VACCINES’ DESPITE MAJOR YALE STUDY SHOWING PVS DANGERS
At a recent check-up with a primary care physician, this writer had to fend off a recommendation to get the latest iteration of a COVID mRNA ‘vaccine.’
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GOING OUT OF BUSINESS TRENDS
The economic landscape has presented an array of challenges that will profoundly affect the business community this year.
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NEW BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACE IS THE SIZE OF A PINHEAD
Sensors that read brain signals typically are the size of coins and are attached to bathing cap-size headwear. In some cases, the sensors are surgically buried in the brain.
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