Sumeet Dixit
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AI can do a lot of things, but what it can’t do is produce trusted outputs or replace human writers and editors. “Creative tasks should be reserved for humans; AI still makes serious mistakes,” @alexandreorrico.nucleo.jor.br tells @emmalgometz.bsky.social. 🧪
Key Questions for Journalists to Consider Before Using Generative AI - The Open Notebook
Generative AI tools, such as ChatGPT or DeepSeek, are increasingly on the lips of industry leaders in journalism. But with the technology’s opacity and rapid development, writers should carefully cons...
www.theopennotebook.com
April 7, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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The world has made progress on climate change over the past decade, with $2 trillion spent on mitigation globally in 2024.

But below the surface of cautious climate hope lurks a darker potential future, where climate policy is rolled back and growth slows.
April 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Elon Musk is the de facto leader of a technofascist cult that does not care about human life except for those he views as the ones building the supreme digital AI that will rule the universe. It should be no surprise that his goal is to eliminate spending on meatbags he views as useless to the cause
April 2, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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In these dark times, another sober reminder this @nytimes.com oped how war is destroying our #environment that not only directly impact human health and ecosystems we depend on from these toxic remnants of war, but also future generations.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/o...
Opinion | War Is Killing The Planet
In pursuit of empire and domination, of territorial conquest or racial and religious supremacy, wars stand as a stubborn driver of planetary harm.
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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New satellite imaging of the Myanmar earthquake area confirms that the rupture was unusually long: ~500 km.

We discuss the data, the rupture, and the implications, in our latest post.

earthquakeinsights.substack.com/p/surface-ru...
Surface ruptures of the Myanmar M7.7 earthquake mapped from space
An extremely long rupture is confirmed
earthquakeinsights.substack.com
April 1, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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SignalGate has been very good for Signal. This week has been its "largest US growth moment by a massive margin."

Guess that's what happens when the president says "You use Signal, we use Signal, everyone uses Signal" in an Oval Office press conference. www.wired.com/story/signal...
SignalGate Is Driving the Most US Downloads of Signal Ever
Scandal surrounding the Trump administration's Signal group chat has led to a landmark week for the encrypted messaging app’s adoption—its “largest US growth moment by a massive margin.”
www.wired.com
March 27, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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NEW from me: An AI image generator left a database exposed online, revealing how people use the technology.

Thousands of explicit AI-generated images and child sexual abuse material was included in 90,000 exposed files.

After WIRED got in touch, the company behind it took the site offline
An AI Image Generator’s Exposed Database Reveals What People Really Used It For
An unsecured database used by a generative AI app revealed prompts and tens of thousands of explicit images—some of which are likely illegal. The company deleted its websites after WIRED reached out.
www.wired.com
March 31, 2025 at 12:12 PM