Weizenbaum: Computer scientist who created world’s first chatbot in the 1960s spent his whole life warning that AI should never replace humans, and the reason will shock you

Joseph Weizenbaum realized that programs like his Eliza chatbot could “induce powerful delusional thinking in quite normal people” Joseph Weizenbaum set out to prove that computers could imitate conversation. Instead, his experiment convinced him that people could become emotionally attached to machines far more easily than he had imagined. That discovery changed the course of […]

6 Cities that could be buried by lava one day without warning: From Naples in Italy to Pahoa in the US | World News

Volcanoes have shaped some of the world’s most productive landscapes, leaving behind fertile soils, natural harbours and landscapes that have supported communities for centuries. The same geological forces that enrich the land also create hazards that can return with little warning. Around the world, millions of people continue to live beneath active volcanoes, accepting the […]

Bilawal Bhutto: ‘Peace with dignity, not submission’: Bilawal Bhutto’s fresh warning to India over Indus Waters Treaty

Bilawal Bhutto issues fresh warning to India Indus Waters Treaty fallout (ANI) Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has issued a fresh warning to India over the Indus Waters Treaty fallout with India after April 22 Pahalgam attack. He said that India was using the river as a “weapon”, adding that it was Pakistan’s […]

‘Will cut off those hands’: Pakistan minister’s stark warning to India over Indus Waters Treaty

Pak warns India over Indus Waters Treaty Pakistan’s climate change minister Musadik Malik has issued a fresh warning to India over the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, saying, “It has already been declared that whoever touches our water, their hands would be cut off.” His remarks come as New Delhi continues to keep the […]

‘Any Indian who supported Vickrum Digwa must be deported’: UK MP issues warning after Sikh man murders Henry Nowak

Calls for tougher action against those linked to convicted killer Vickrum Digwa intensified after MP Rupert Lowe said “Any Indian who covered up for Vickrum Digwa must be immediately deported”, as debate continues over the murder of Southampton student Henry Nowak and the use of bladed weapons carried under religious exemptions.Lowe is the MP for […]

Amazon reportedly shuts down ’employee AI leadership board’ and the reason is rising costs that analysts have been warning companies about

Amazon has reportedly shut down its internal leaderboard that tracked employees’ use of AI. According to a Financial Times report, the development comes after Amazon workers tried to boost their scores with unnecessary activity that increased the company’s computing costs. Citing people familiar with the matter, the report said: “Employees at the $2.9tn group were […]

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE: Pope Leo’s Tower of Babel warning for artificial intelligence pits new gods against old ones | World News

The fictional misanthrope Dr House would often joke that if one could reason with religious people, there would be no religious people. Of course, the savant made those observations before Donald Trump became president, an event so catastrophic that it has forced the most openly religious person in the world to act as a voice […]

What is the Tower of Babel? Pope Leo XIV compares AI risk to ancient biblical warning | World News

Pope Leo XIV has invoked one of the Bible’s most famous stories, the Tower of Babel, while warning about the rapid rise of artificial intelligence. In recent remarks about AI ethics and global technological power, the pontiff compared the modern AI race to the ancient biblical tale of humanity attempting to build a tower reaching […]

‘I am calling from the police’: UK pensioners lose thousands in fake officer scam, authorities issue urgent warning

Fake police scam targets UK pensioners as TSB warns of rising fraud cases / Image: @BBC A growing scam involving criminals posing as police officers and bank investigators is leaving elderly Britons thousands of pounds out of pocket, prompting fresh warnings from banks, fraud experts and UK authorities.High street lender TSB has issued an urgent […]

Rain Relief in Delhi-NCR, Heatwave Alerts for Several States: IMD Issues Nationwide Weather Warning | Udaipur Kiran

New Delhi, April 18 (Udaipur Kiran): The India Meteorological Department has issued fresh weather alerts across the country, even as recent rainfall brought relief to residents in the Delhi-NCR region from intense heat. Over the past few days, parts of Delhi-NCR, including Gurugram, Noida, Faridabad, and Ghaziabad, have witnessed heavy rainfall accompanied by light dust […]