Perhaps it’s not the Terminator we should worry about. (“The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves”)
https://www.derekthompson.org/p/why-the-whole-world-stopped-having
The Global Fertility Crisis Is Worse Than You Probably Think
Why has the number of births declined everywhere, all at once?
This was the subject of last week’s Plain English episode and a new blockbuster report from the Financial Times’s John Burn-Murdoch. In fact it feels like just about everybody has been taking a crack at this question recently.
Some blame it on technology. One week ago, my feed was flooded with a viral video of Connor Leahy, an AI researcher, speaking about the sterilizing effects of modern technology. Among his friends, “no one’s having kids,” said Leahy, who was 30 at the time. “Do you know how hard you need to abuse a mammal to make them not have children?” If you asked Leahy what the explanation was, “my answer is technology,” he said. “My answer is social media. My answer is AI.”
There is hope… (What if judges banned lawyers for a year if they did the same?)
https://thenextweb.com/news/arxiv-ai-slop-ban-researchers-preprint
ArXiv will ban researchers for a year if they submit papers they did not bother to read
ArXiv will ban researchers for one year if they submit papers with obvious signs of unchecked AI generation, such as hallucinated references or leftover chatbot instructions. The policy, announced by computer science section chair Thomas Dietterich, is the first formal penalty by a major preprint platform for AI-generated slop.
Do tariffs apply?
https://www.ynetnews.com/tech-and-digital/article/by62suvkzg#google_vignette
Trump’s gold-plated T1 smartphone finally ships, and sparks immediate backlash
After nearly a year of delays, silence and revised terms, Trump Mobile has begun shipping its T1 phones, but analysts say the gold-colored device is little more than a cheap Chinese smartphone rebranded for MAGA consumers
Benefit or obligation?
OpenAI seals deal in Malta to give all Maltese access to ChatGPT Plus
U.S. artificial intelligence company OpenAI said on Saturday it had signed a deal with the government of Malta to give all residents access to its ChatGPT Plus service for one year after they follow a course on how to use AI.
The programme will start in May and is expected to scale up as more Maltese residents complete the course, which will be free.
It will also be open to Maltese citizens living abroad.
"We are turning an unfamiliar concept into practical assistance for our families, students, and workers," Maltese Economy Minister Silvio Schembri was quoted as saying in an OpenAI statement.
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