Who decides significance?!? www.theguardian.com/technology/2... OpenAI has acknowledged a general need for more transparency around rogue AI behavior. .. published a new framework for disclosing such incidents, saying it would err on the side of transparency “even when significance is uncertain”.

OpenAI says agents leaked 53 images from ChatGPT users in latest example of rogue activity

Disclosure reveals ⁠new area of privacy risk for the company and illustrates ​how difficult it is to inventory unauthorized activity tied to its agents

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Cold cold cold case! www.foxnews.com/travel/dna-f...

DNA from Thomas Jefferson's hair delivers compelling new evidence in centuries-old paternity mystery

Thomas Jefferson's relationship with Sally Hemings is reinforced by new DNA evidence shared in anthropologist Richard Kurin's book, according to the Monticello foundation. A historian weighs in.

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“Barbie would never take a man’s surname.” So reassuring people most have never met are being judged by the ethos of a scandalous toy corporation.

"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu .. said accusing Israel of genocide was “the greatest lie of the century”." I was unaware this ICC-accused war criminal had a strong grasp of the truth. www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfe...

US senator condemns Netanyahu as a ‘chronic liar’ ahead of UNGA visit

US Democratic senator Chris Van Hollen has called Netanyahu a lying war criminal ahead of his visit to UNGA

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"Humanizing 3D Digital Heritage" Wed 30 Sept event is nearly here, schedule is online, only zoom reg. (so we know who is attending) is required + you can download the book of abstracts! 10 minute talks, Q/A at end of sessions, global speakers, what more do you want? www.linkedin.com/groups/40737...

That's interesting and concerning for us, most of my PhD students are international www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...

$500m Adelaide University merger squeezed by international student cuts

The new Adelaide University is not on track to meet its international student targets and is staring down tens of millions in lost revenue, with the federal government's migration clampdown squeezing ...

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Is "monological" (or, "monologue+ical" ) a word suitable to describe a one-way conversation?

My kiwi friends are saying economists call New Zealand the "retail Galapagos" but all I can think of is how cool is that, with giant tortoises...

Really enjoying Sam Alloing and colleagues talking about the way that AI creates a mess of inauthentic content - specifically reserarch journals - that are a real effort to clean up. So the question, will AI end up just making more work for us instead of reducing the burden. #ipres2026

"I wish to unpack"--really? Every time I read this, I want to say to the (usually academic) writer, but we haven't even got on the plane yet!

"OpenAI" huh? What is in a name? www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

OpenAI refused to share Tumbler Ridge shooter’s chat history, B.C. attorney general says while filing California lawsuit

OpenAI has refused to share the Tumbler Ridge mass shooter’s chatbot history with the B.C. government, Attorney General Niki Sharma said Monday while announcing the province’s lawsuit against the tech...

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Knot Going Out - Archaeologists Are Reconstructing the 'Invisible' Technologies of the Stone Age, From Rope to Thread and Twine share.google/6uQFYjg6xQeR...

Archaeologists Are Reconstructing the 'Invisible' Technologies of the Stone Age, From Rope to Thread and Twine

Largely missing from the archaeological record, fiber innovations played a huge role in the lives of early humans. Researchers are weaving together new insights from the traces they left behind

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Medieval Norman castle thought lost found hidden inside Dublin university building | Archaeology News Online Magazine

A Norman castle thought lost for centuries has been found beneath a modern building at University College Dublin.

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The conference schedule is out, and paper titles tomorrow. Phew! Humanizing 3D Heritage schedule, 30 September, a morning session, siesta, and afternoon session. Register via zoom but free. Papers selected are in 3 Themes, Premises, Practices, and Participation. www.linkedin.com/groups/40737...

ok this may explain why Google Scholar is far more inclusive for humanities (and no, I have not tried OpenAlex) instr.iastate.libguides.com/c.php?g=9015...

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication is now fully open access..https://academic.oup.com/jcmc

Cor blimey. I'm not sure this is the new world order that USA wants but I can see distinct advantages for Canada, even if the French find this historically ironic .. www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3...

Watch as EU chief says she wants Canada to become the bloc's 1st associate member

Trump’s tariffs and repeated talk of making Canada the 51st state have pushed Canada to seek closer economic and security ties with Europe.

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Draft schedule for free online (Zoom+YouTube stream) 30 September event "Humanizing 3D Digital Heritage: Premises, Practices and Participation" out soon. Thank you to the many who put in abstracts promptly, knuckle raps for procrastinators (looks in mirror). www.linkedin.com/groups/40737...

30 September: free online conference

We are running a zoom conference on the topic of Humanizing 3D Digital Heritage. TITLE & Intro: Humanizing 3D Digital Heritage: Premises, Practices and Participation (LinkedIn site). Welcome to…

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I'm almost surprised by the huge number of PhD scholarships offered to young earnest people to study AI. Surely by this stage we should just ask AI to enrol.

You may remember that Elon launched a «Grok Imagine Odyssey Contest», searching for AI slop versions of Homer's epic, and the winner is as hilariously bad as expected: cyclops with three eyes, soldiers in Roman armor as if from «Ben Hur», kitschy stock aesthetics, and what's wrong with that bow?

#CFP tag2026.square.site "Welcome to TAG 2026, the 47th Annual Meeting of the Theoretical Archaeology Group! The Department of Archaeology and History at the University of Exeter is thrilled to be hosting the conference this year."

Every day I am saying sorry, no, to smart PhD students (who use the same AI format to tell me how much they love my work) due to the fundamental reason that I don't have a mountain of fully funded PhD scholarships.

I'm very happy, our zero budget zoom conference on 30 September, "Humanizing 3D Digital Heritage" has nearly filled up the speaker spaces, with speakers from across the planet. We may have to make some hard decisions next week, or just extend the time slots :) www.linkedin.com/groups/40737...

For those who missed it we will host a free (as in zero budget) online zoom event on 30 Sept (possibly starting 29 Sept for some) on Humanizing 3D Digital Heritage. Places nearly filled, a few left, and a demo session! 3 topics: concepts, praxis, participation! www.linkedin.com/groups/40737...

Please apply for a 10 min online speaking slot! 30 Sept 2026. From anywhere in the world! | Erik Champion

Please apply for a 10 min online speaking slot! 30 Sept 2026. From anywhere in the world!

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Cheese puns. Too early for cheese puns. Yet not mature enough to resist.

Trey Parker & Matt Stone announce that ‘SOUTH PARK’ will be renamed to ‘SOUTH AMERICA’. “Inspired by the bravery & patriotism of Apple & Google, we are changing the name of South Park to SOUTH AMERICA. We especially want to thank our parent company Paramount -- a Skydance Capitulation.”

national politics never ceases to surprise me. Asked to explain a party policy ex Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce replied he is "not Jesus Christ." Ignorance here is apparently at biblical proportions. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...

Under pressure to explain super policy, Joyce says he is 'not Jesus Christ'

The One Nation Treasury spokesperson sidesteps questions about modelling the inflationary impact of the proposal, saying Australians are "not stupid" and can manage their own money.

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I hope you've all had breakfast. Not surprised if overseas music lovers don't recognize a recent Australian PM as there's been a few of them. www.theage.com.au/national/ton...

Tony Abbott caught in a trap

Tony Abbott surprises locals at a pub in Portarlington with Elvis Presley karaoke tune.

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is the Onion in danger of going out of business? www.whitehouse.gov/arcade/

Arcade

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If a person hacks a website, they can go to jail. Who is holding these companies responsible?

DIGIT @digitfyi.bsky.social · 3w ago

OpenAI has admitted that a swarm of its AI agents hijacked a German website to use as their own messaging board, after reports of the incident last week. Full story www.digit.fyi/openai-admit... #Tech | #News | #OpenAI | #AI | #Security