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Abstract

Counter-speech is considered a promising tool to address hate speech online, notably, by promoting bystander reactions that could attenuate the prevalence or further dissemination of hate. However, it remains unclear which types of counter-speech are most effective in attaining these goals and which might backfire. Advancing the literature, we examined the effect of four types of counter-speech (i.e., educating the perpetrator, calling on others to intervene, diverting the conversation, and abusing the perpetrator) on a range of bystander behavioral intentions in an experimental study (N = 250, UK-based adults). Overall, counter-speech did not affect bystanders’ subsequent responses to hate speech. Having said this, as expected, diversionary counter-speech increased intentions to ignore hate speech, which suggests unintended consequences. The study illustrates that counter-speech may not be sufficiently impactful in regulating bystanders’ reactions to hate speech online.

 

An astronomer analyzed ancient supermassive black holes with mathematical models and found they likely grew exponentially after light, intermediate, and heavy seed stars merged.

 

Having difficulty getting pregnant? A new study shows air pollution may play a role.

 

A new study finds that those who limit coffee drinking to the morning have a lower risk of dying of heart disease and a lower overall mortality risk than those who drink coffee throughout the day.

 

The Chinese AI company roiled financial markets and showed the road to growth in electricity demand may be bumpy.

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A report on the state of advanced AI capabilities and risks – written by 100 AI experts including representatives nominated by 33 countries and intergovernmental organisations.

 

Key points you should know

  • It is very common for people with Long COVID and those taking COVID-19 precautions to experience grief over lost intimacy with friends. In a Sick Times survey of 2,586 people, 81% reported having lost friends over differences in COVID-19 precautions.
  • Disability studies scholars say there have always been people who were not able to risk going out in public, but COVID-19 is leading many more people to experience the ableism of our social world.
  • Being hurt by friends who do not take COVID-19 seriously has made many people afraid of the emotional risks of making new friends, leading to even more loneliness.
  • Making friends with other disabled people can be one powerful way of combating isolation. “Access intimacy” refers to the support that comes from having another person understand access needs on a deep, nonjudgmental level.
  • Letting go of friends that do not share values (around COVID-19 or other things) and focusing on specific relationships where COVID-19 practices are aligned can lead to overall better relationships. One way to do this is to join a local clean air collective or mask bloc.
[–] Cat@ponder.cat 1 points 39 minutes ago* (last edited 38 minutes ago)

I can't believe that RFA really published this.😂

 

DeepSeek, an open-source artificial intelligence app founded by a tech entrepreneur with close ties to the Chinese government, knocked a US$1 trillion-sized hole in an AI-fueled rally on global stock markets this week when it topped app charts ahead of U.S.-rival ChatGPT.

The fresh challenge to U.S. dominance in the sector comes from a firm at the core of the Chinese government’s vision for an economic recovery driven by high-tech innovation.

 

Before problems escalate, a pre-emptive framework must prioritize safety and the concerns of pedestrians, cyclists, and people with disabilities.

 

Donald Trump has wasted no time making his mark in his first week back in office, signing executive orders, delivering speeches and outlining his plans. Meanwhile, the Democrats are still absorbing their election loss in November and trying to chart a path forward. But despite the prevailing view that they are in trouble, their situation may not be as dire as it seems.

[–] Cat@ponder.cat 8 points 4 hours ago (5 children)
[–] Cat@ponder.cat 1 points 8 hours ago

I cannot change it on jerboa for Android. I will delete it then, for the best and will stop posting in Arabic, till they add that to the app.

[–] Cat@ponder.cat 2 points 9 hours ago
[–] Cat@ponder.cat 2 points 11 hours ago

Nope, switch as soon as possible to any other secure browser.

[–] Cat@ponder.cat 0 points 19 hours ago

You can already follow the journals you want via RSS.

[–] Cat@ponder.cat 1 points 19 hours ago

What does "instance" in this case refer to?

Does he mean something along the lines of advanced search filter/engine? because it can be done now, using the usual tools.

There is no way that I could think about his comment and make sense of it.

[–] Cat@ponder.cat 1 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

What do you mean exactly by federated in this context?

What is getting federated in your ideal scenario?

[–] Cat@ponder.cat 5 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

Here is a interesting quote from the article:

"How The Hell Is This So Much Cheaper?

That's a bloody good question, and because I'm me, I have a hypothesis: I do not believe that the companies making foundation models (such as OpenAI and Anthropic) have been incentivized to do more with less, and because their chummy relationships with hyperscalers were focused almost entirely on "make the biggest, most hugest models possible, using the biggest, most hugest chips," and because the absence of profitability didn’t stop them from raising more money, efficiency was never a major problem for them.

Let me put it in simpler terms: imagine living on $1,500 a month, and then imagine how you'd live on $150,000 a month, and you have to, Brewster's Millions style, spend as much of it as you can to complete the mission of "live your life." In the former example, your concern is survival — you have a limited amount of money and must make it go as far as possible, with real sacrifices to be made with every dollar you spend. In the latter, you're incentivized to splurge, to lean into excess, to pursue a vague remit of "living" your life. Your actions are dictated not by any existential threats — or indeed future planning — but by whatever you perceive to be an opportunity to "live."

OpenAI and Anthropic are emblematic of what happens when survival takes a backseat to “living.” They have been incentivized by frothy venture capital and public markets desperate for the next big growth market to build bigger models and sell even bigger dreams, like Dario Amodei of Anthropic saying that your AI "could surpass almost all humans at almost everything" "shortly after 2027." Both OpenAI and Anthropic have effectively lived their existence with the infinite money cheat from The Sims, with both companies bleeding billions of dollars a year after revenue and still operating as if the money will never run out. If they were worried about it, they would have certainly tried to do what DeepSeek has done, except they didn't have to, because both of them had endless cash and access to GPUs from either Microsoft, Amazon or Google.

OpenAI and Anthropic have never been made to sweat, receiving endless amounts of free marketing from a tech and business media happy to print whatever vapid bullshit they spout, raising money at will (Anthropic is currently raising another $2 billion, valuing the company at $60 billion), all off of a narrative of "we need more money than any company has ever needed before because the things we're doing have to cost this much.""

[–] Cat@ponder.cat 1 points 22 hours ago

Ahh, how many zeros can you count?

[–] Cat@ponder.cat 2 points 1 day ago

💜Thank you.💜

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