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Google engineer believes AI system is sentient

Blake Lemoine published a transcript of an interview conversation with LaMDA to support his claims that the AI is sentient. A Google engineer was so impressed by one of their artificial intelligence (AI) systems that he believes it has its own feelings, with the tech giant rejecting his claims. Google calls The Language Model for…

Rumours of Tutankhamun curse were started by an angry reporter

“The press went wild, but no one was asking obvious questions, like why no Egyptian workers had died from the curse,” said paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi. Tutankhamun’s “curse” seems to have been unwrapped, with its origins traced back to an angry writer, according to a new documentary. The documentary “Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb” claims the…

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65,000-year-old “Swiss Army Knife” shows that prehistoric humans communicated across large areas

These blades showed commonalities across a large area of southern Africa that would have been inhabited by different groups. Source: University of Sydney. An Australian team of researchers have discovered that early humans across southern Africa had large social networks and shared their skills with one another. Several prehistoric blades (used mainly for hunting weapons)…

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Dengue fever cases continue to rise in Singapore

Mosquitos thrive in humid climates, like that of Singapore. Singapore is facing a dengue fever emergency with the government urging residents to take action and help prevent the disease from spreading further. Last week alone they saw 1467 cases and since the beginning of May have reported over 8100 infections. The National Environment Agency (NEA)…