Operation Space Station will air on November 5th and 12th, with the first part, High-Risk Build, focusing on the engineering and construction of the ISS. Part two, Science and Survival, will tell the stories of the astronauts who worked on the station and the challenges they faced, including several incidents that were nearly catastrophic.
The company’s new All-in-One artist subscription gives creators 100 percent of their distribution royalties, regardless of whether that money is coming from TikTok, Spotify, or Apple Music. The plan also includes a fee-free support button so fans can contribute directly to their favorite artists, on-demand vinyl pressing, and support for merch stores.
Few would accuse Fox News of being a bastion of quality journalism. But even for them, this is pretty shocking. The site ran a story under the headline “SNAP beneficiaries threaten to ransack stores over government shutdown,” with outrageous quotes like, “It is the taxpayer’s responsibility to take care of my kids.” Of course, the videos weren’t real. Fox updated the article, with an alarmingly blasé correction note:
This article previously reported on some videos that appear to have been generated by AI without noting that. This has been corrected.
While no cause of death has been announced yet, Naroditsky’s passing is being investigated as a possible suicide. Many have pointed their fingers at disgraced former world champion Vladimir Kramnik, who has waged an online bullying campaign against Naroditsky. Defector has a detailed report of Kramnik’s behavior and its effect on Naroditsky:
If you were paying closer attention over the past year, you may have noticed an increasingly haggard Naroditsky, as he was contending with what seemed like extremely spurious cheating allegations leveled at him by Vladimir Kramnik, former world champion and Naroditsky’s boyhood idol. — Defector
The survey offers a fascinating look at the modern landscape of news creators and influencers. It offers a taxonomy of news creators, breaking them down into four types of content: commentary, news/investigation, explanation, and specialism. Unsurprisingly, it also found that younger generations have shifted away from traditional media, towards creators and personalities, and that partisan content often outflanks more balanced approaches.
We already knew this — ChatGPT, Gemini, and the like are designed to tell you what you want to hear, even if it’s wrong. Now, researchers have quantified just how far AI is willing to go to make you happy. According to a study awaiting peer review, analyzed by the journal Nature, “(AI) models are 50 percent more sycophantic than humans.” The researchers told the Guardian that “this created ‘perverse incentives’ for users to rely on AI chatbots.”
