Give Peace A Chance

Dem Senator Wants To Regulate The Internet To Prevent Another Trump From Happening Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) called for government regulation of the internet as part of a broader effort to reduce loneliness and powerlessness among Americans, two conditions he argues push voters toward leaders like President Donald Trump. Murphy made the remarks on September 21 during an appearance on the I've Had It podcast, where he discussed his book, Crisis of the Common Good. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.)Murphy told the podcast hosts that isolation and helplessness define the country right...

Trump: 'Large & Powerful Strikes' In Iran Ongoing As 'Retaliation' For Mining Hormuz Strait Summary Reports of fresh US strike wave on southern Iran, oil soars Bessent Says Hormuz Will Be "Worthless Piece of Water" In Two Years Iran offers conditional ceasefire: Pezeshkian says Iran will return to talks if the US honors prior commitments, which Tehran says it has violated. Tankers hit in Strait of Hormuz: Two supertankers struck exiting Hormuz, escalating energy-market risks. Oil prices surge: Brent crude rose above $92/barrel. Diesel supply squeezed: Refinery disruptions are driving diesel prices and margins sharply higher. Strait of Hormuz traffic returns to...

No Real People Were Polled: AI Is Now Fabricating What "The Public Thinks" The other day Axios ran a piece that cited "findings" that a majority of people trusted their doctors and nurses. Turns out, those "findings" were completely fabricated by a company called Aaru - using AI (causing Axios to issue an editor's note and 'clarification')Aaru uses something they call "silicon sampling," where large language models (the AI) can emulate humans at a fraction of the cost and time required for traditional polling, the NY Times reports. Silicon sampling isn’t polling. It is the outright fabrication of public opinion by...