News Round-Up
26 July 2024
Government Has Just Declared War on Free Speech
26 July 2024
by Toby Young
Citations are the currency of academia and Google Scholar as the main way of tracking them. However, a new paper shows that it's possible to game Google Scholar and artificially inflate one's citation count.
A diversity row has erupted at the U.K.'s national AI institute after 180 staff signed a letter questioning the "inclusivity" of the appointment of four male senior scientists.
In the latest Weekly Sceptic podcast the talking points are the ruination of Roald Dahl, the lampooning of Harry and Meghan and the chilling growth of woke AI.
AI chatbots have started to come out with some highly disturbing responses, from calling users "enemies" to trying to get them to leave their wives. What are the ethical implications of this, and are we all doomed?
A company called Logically has been paid handsomely by governments to carry out 'fact checks' on off-narrative climate claims to get them discredited and their sources demonetised. But the 'fact checks' are truly dire.
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