Next Draft - OpenAI Chat the Bed
For the past few years, you've been warned that AI could destroy humanity. Over the weekend, you were reminded that humans are perfectly capable of screwing things up themselves. In computer keyboard lingo, just hours after the OpenAI board hit Ctrl Altman Delete, investors sent in an elite Command Z team, but they failed to Command-S the leadership, causing Sam Altman to hit the ESC key, uploading himself to Redmond where Microsoft seems on the way to hitting Command-A, Command-C, and Command-V, basically copying and pasting all of OpenAI into their company, as more than 500 OpenAI employees have threatened to hit Command-Q and follow Altman to Microsoft. Does all of this chaos at big tech's hottest company seem confusing? Don't worry, even ChatGPT is responding with the shrug emoji. Meanwhile, it's been 72 hours since OpenAI’s implosion, and there's still no Netflix series. The era of peak TV is over. 2A World Apart"In general the decades since the collapse of the Oslo Accords in 1993 have accentuated the psychological gulf. Day-to-day interaction between Israelis and Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza has been drastically reduced by walls and fences in a push for physical separation. Almost forgotten are the Palestine Liberation Organization’s recognition in 1993 of Israel’s right to exist in peace, and Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin’s determination to pursue that peace, a decision that cost him his life in 1995 at the hands of an extreme right-wing Israeli assassin who said he acted 'on the orders of God.' These were the ephemeral glimmerings of shared humanity, soon quashed." Roger Cohen in the NYT (Gift Article): Between Israelis and Palestinians, a Lethal Psychological Chasm Grows. And one of the key factors that endangers the people in the Middle East, and has become an increasingly dangerous trend here in America. "'The humanity of the other is less acknowledged for the simple reason that human contact has become rare,' said Yuval Shany, a professor of international law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Where there is contact, as between Israel’s Jewish and Palestinian populations, some measure of empathy stirs." 3Tenants Seeking Improvements"For Ellie, the motel — home to her mom, her grandparents and her baby sister for more than a year — remained largely a place of wonder. For Jennifer, it was more like purgatory. Each night, Jennifer said a prayer. 'Please, God, I’m begging you,' she’d whisper, pressed tight against her sleeping husband. Her daughter and granddaughters lay snug on a second bed, 2 feet away. 'Please don’t let the girls remember this.'" Tampa Bay Times: Across Tampa Bay, families cram into motels to avoid life on the street. "Not quite homeless but stuck in transition, working families like Jennifer Spencer’s are trapped in housing purgatory." 4Debt Service"If you’re reading this I have passed away ... I loved each and every one of you with my whole heart and I promise you, I knew how deeply I was loved." A New York City woman who died Sunday from cancer has raised enough money to erase millions of dollars in medical debtwith a posthumous plea for help. 5Extra, ExtraSteel Magnolia: "Rosalynn was my equal partner in everything I ever accomplished. She gave me wise guidance and encouragement when I needed it. As long as Rosalynn was in the world, I always knew somebody loved and supported me." Rosalynn Carter, transformative former first lady and mental health advocate, dies. From Time: Rosalynn Carter Hired a Wrongfully Convicted Murderer to Serve as White House Nanny. They Remained Lifelong Friends. And, Rosalynn Carter: a life in pictures. 6Bottom of the News"'One woman said I was an abomination. Another used the F-word and said, ‘You don’t deserve to be here.’ One woman said, ‘I will haunt you until you quit.' Lenarth’s crime, in the eyes of these competitors, was owning a 'colored' Frenchie. (And yes, the language may sound disturbing—more on that in a bit.)" Vanity Fair: The French Bulldog Revolution: A Culture War Over America’s Most Popular Dog. Get a copy of my 📕, Please Scream Inside Your Heart, or grab a 👕 in the Store. |
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