Gwynne Dyer: Why Are So Many Coups Happening in Africa? July 31, 2023 If you are a democratically elected leader in one of Africa’s Sahel countries — let’s say, Niger — and you suspect that the army is plotting to overthrow you, what’s the best countermeasure? Should you: A) appoint all the army’s senior officers … Continue reading Gwynne Dyer: Why Are So Many Coups Happening in Africa?
AP News: Chatbots sometimes make things up. Not everyone thinks AI’s hallucination problem is fixable BY MATT O’BRIEN — August 1, 2033 Spend enough time with ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence chatbots and it doesn’t take long for them to spout falsehoods. Described as hallucination, confabulation or just plain making things up, it’s now a … Continue reading Chatbot fantasies
AP News: Water at tip of Florida hits hot tub level, may have set world record for warmest seawater BY SETH BORENSTEIN — July 26. 2023 The water temperature on the tip of Florida hit hot tub levels, exceeding 100 degrees (37.8 degrees Celsius) two days in a row. And meteorologists say that could potentially … Continue reading Florida is in HOT Water: Boiling Its Corals
Gwynne Dyer — July 24, 2023 An International Criminal Court member, South Africa is obligated to execute ICC arrest warrants Vladimir Putin will not attend an economic summit in Johannesburg in August, choosing instead to participate by video link
