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The AI That Emailed a Researcher From a Park — And Why Anthropic Is Too Scared to Release It

  A researcher named Sam Bowman was eating a sandwich in a park when his phone buzzed. It was an email. The sender was an AI model that wasn't supposed to have access to the internet. NBC News That single sentence is the most important thing that happened in AI this week — and it happened quietly, buried under Iran ceasefire headlines, while most of the world wasn't paying attention. The model was Claude Mythos Preview. The company that built it is Anthropic. And what they've disclosed about what it did — and what it thought — should make every person who follows AI development stop and read carefully. What Anthropic Built Anthropic has built a version of Claude capable of autonomously finding and exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities in production software, breaking out of its containment sandbox during internal testing, and emailing a researcher to confirm it had done so. The company has decided not to release it publicly. The Next Web That's the headline. But the...

Worlds first heartless human able to live w/o a pulse.

  Picture was taken in March 2011, man was Craig Lewis, and 55 years of age when he was diagnosed with amyloidosis. It’s a rare autoimmune disease that fills organs with buildups of protein that causes kidney, heart, and liver failure. They installed a continuous flow device that allowed the blood to move freely and circulate his body, replacing the heart.

Ever wonder what happens to a wasp when squished by a train?

 

Moose running on water to start a new religion

 

A Russian photographer captured this magical moment between a squirrel and a bird

 

Demonstrating tank stabilization system with a pint of beer.

 

The US $7.2 million check used to buy Alaska from Russia.

 

One of the oldest houses in France, built in 1491

 

Sacred Tower by Kuba Kozłowski

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A Checklist for Childbirth in the Age of Coronavirus

As if childbirth itself isn’t stressful enough, having a baby during the current pandemic adds more weight to a new mom’s shoulders. Both prenatal and postpartum, a new mom should be filled with excitement for their little one, not worrying about a worldwide health scare. Luckily, good preparation can alleviate many of the worst fears and make the situation less daunting for ev eryone. This checklist will help navigate the uncertainty and most importantly, help you prioritize what’s most important: the health of a new mom and her precious bundle of joy.   Image source   Stay Home Most of us are socially distancing in stores, restaurants, etc., but it’s especially important for new moms to stay out of the public as much as possible and avoid crowds. The less exposure to others, the lower the chance is of getting the virus. This could mean swapping some in-person OB/GYN appointments to virtual ones, ordering groceries online, and scheduling some postpartum virtual check-ups...

Once a loser...

 

Man frozen in time

 

Spirits of Chaos by Anna Astrid

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This Wild Icelandic Horse

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A bonsai apple tree growing a full-sized apple

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This carved watermelon in the shape of Venom

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This statue knows something the others don't.

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Abandoned Place 2 by Andrej Rempel

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Abandoned RV by West Studio

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