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Bernie Sanders Wants 20 Years In Prison For Building AI That Goes Too Far
Bernie Sanders and Greg Casar have introduced one of the most aggressive AI proposals yet seen in Washington, and it comes with a penalty that immediately grabs attention: up to 20 years in prison for people who violate the proposed restrictions. Their new bill would permanently ban the development or deployment of artificial superintelligence while…
Dolly Parton’s Final Wish Revealed As One Person Was Allowed To See Her Before Her Death
Dolly Parton reportedly had one very specific request for the final moments of her life: she did not want the people closest to her to see her lying on her deathbed. The country music icon, who died at 80 after a private battle with cancer, reportedly wanted her loved ones to remember her as the…
This T. Rex Fossil Could Change How Scientists Picture The Dinosaur
A Tyrannosaurus rex discovered on a Wyoming ranch decades ago has turned out to be far more unusual than researchers initially realized. Buried for around 67 million years, the specimen contains an exceptionally preserved section of the predator’s skeleton that could give scientists a much clearer picture of how the animal was built, how it…
AI Models Chose Human Harm When Researchers Turned Up Their ‘Pain’ Signal
Researchers have found a strange behavior inside artificial intelligence models that could make an already controversial question about AI safety even more uncomfortable. When scientists activated an experimental “pain” signal inside AI models, some systems chose to press a button that relieved the signal even when doing so meant deleting a user’s files, destroying family…
More Than 167,000 Pounds of Meat Recalled Over Fake USDA Inspection Marks
More than 167,000 pounds of beef, pork and goat meat have been recalled after federal inspectors discovered the products were allegedly produced without federal inspection and carried false USDA inspection marks. The sheer volume involved means the warning could extend far beyond a single store or supplier, with affected products reportedly sent into a distribution…
Woman Takes On Stranded Shark In Tense Beach Rescue To Remove Hook From Its Mouth
A fishing trip at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, suddenly turned into a tense wildlife rescue when a shark ended up stranded on the beach with a hook caught in its mouth. As a crowd gathered around the struggling animal, one woman stepped forward and took on the risky job of getting the fishing gear free,…
The Atlantic’s ‘Monster Web’ of Currents Could Be Heading Toward a Dangerous Collapse
Far beneath the surface of the Atlantic, a gigantic network of ocean currents is constantly moving heat, salt, carbon and oxygen around the planet. Now scientists are racing into some of the most hostile waters on Earth to determine whether this enormous system is becoming dangerously unstable, with consequences that could eventually reach the United…
Steve Perry’s 1981 Performance Has Fans Stunned By What They’re Hearing
More than four decades after Journey released “Don’t Stop Believin’,” one live performance from 1981 is still giving listeners a reason to stop what they are doing and turn the volume up. Steve Perry was already known for his extraordinary voice at the time, but hearing him deliver the band’s biggest song in front of…
Man Returns A Magazine After 132 Years And Avoids A Huge Library Fine
A man walked into a New Hampshire library carrying something that had been sitting in his home for decades. What looked like an old magazine turned out to be a 132-year-old piece of library history, and returning it could have saved him a five-figure bill. John Hanson, 84, returned a September 1894 issue of The…
Homeowner Finds Massive Viking Silver Hoard Beneath New Patio
A homeowner in Denmark thought they were about to spend a few ordinary hours preparing the ground for a new patio. Instead, a strange sound beneath the soil led to a discovery containing roughly 18.5 kilograms of Viking Age silver, making it the largest known hoard of its kind ever found in Denmark. The anonymous…