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X’s AI bot is so dumb it can’t tell the difference between a bad game and vandalism After misinterpreting user posts about Klay Thompson's poor shooting during an NBA game, X's AI bot Grok created a fictitious story on the social media platform's trending section. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/xs-ai-bot-is-so-dumb-it-cant-tell-the-difference-between-a-bad-game-and-vandalism-172707401.html

Trump Administration Completes Climate Dismantling with Methane Rollback EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced the final rollback of Obama-era methane rules during a trip yesterday to Pittsburgh. The move marked the culmination of a 3 ½-year struggle by the Trump administration to undo emissions rules established at the end of President Obama's second term. Continue Reading . . . https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/trump-administration-completes-climate-dismantling-with-methane-rollback/

The United Nations climate change conference underway here in Poland could play a critical role in the fight to stem greenhouse gas emissions and keep temperatures from rising to unsafe levels. The Trump Administration showed up to pitch fossil fuels. from http://time.com/5475293/trump-fossil-fuels-cop-24-katowice/ http://time.com/images/newsletter-time.png