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☆ IDF says it won't back up its claim that Hamas decapitated babies in Israel because it is 'disrespectful for the dead'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The IDF said it won't investigate its claim that Hamas killed and decapitated babies at a kibbutz. AdvertisementAdvertisementA spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces told Insider that the military won't seek further evidence for its claim that Hamas decapitated babies in Israel. On Tuesday, Dinar told Insider that babies' bodies had been found at the Kfar Aza kibbutz, and that some had been decapitated. AdvertisementAdvertisementHe said then that the IDF would not confirm the exact number of babies killed or how many had been beheaded. CBS News later reported that Israeli body-recovery teams had discovered beheaded babies and children in kibbutzim in southern Israel.

Persons: —, Nir, Aza, i24News, Nicole Zedeck, Laura Cellier, Yossi Landau, Zaka, CNN's Nic Robertson, I'm, David Ben Zion, i24NEWS, Ben Zion, it's, Itai, Kfar Aza Organizations: Service, Israel Defense Forces, IDF, CBS, Anadolu Agency, BBC News, CNN, New York Times, Palestinian Ministry of Health, Ministry of Defense Locations: Israel, Kfar Aza, Zaka, Turkish, Gaza

As a platform subject to Europe’s Digital Services Act (DSA), X could face billions in fines if regulators conclude that violations have occurred. Much of the problematic content appears to stem from platform changes made under Musk’s supervision, Breton suggested in the letter, which he shared on X. “We have, from qualified sources, reports about potentially illegal content circulating on your service despite flags from relevant authorities,” Breton wrote. The EU letter comes as misinformation about the conflict continues to spread widely across X. On Tuesday, the investigative journalism group Bellingcat said a fake video designed to look like a BBC News report was circulating on social media.

Persons: Elon Musk, Thierry Breton, X didn’t, Breton, X, ” Breton, Porte, Gonzalo Fuentes, ”, Bellingcat, Elliot Higgins, Shayan, “, Musk Organizations: CNN, Europe’s Digital Services, White, DSA, SpaceX, Tesla, Viva Technology, Porte de, Reuters, BBC, BBC News, Pentagon Locations: Israel, Paris, France, EU, Ukraine

☆ An Israeli woman whose husband was called up to serve in the army following Hamas' attacks says this is her worst nightmare
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Israeli mother says her husband being called to war is her worst nightmare coming true. Soon after Hamas attacked Israel, Danielle Rozenboim's husband left to go fight. Her husband was called in the middle of the night, leaving her with their one-month-old and 3-year-old. An Israeli mother of two who gave birth just one month ago says her husband being called up to serve in the army following Hamas' attacks on Israel is her worst nightmare coming true. At least 700 people have been killed in Israel since Hamas first attacked, the country's defense ministry said on Monday.

Persons: Danielle Rozenboim's, —, Danielle Rozenboim, Ariel, Rozenboim, Alisa Shodiyev Kaff Organizations: Service, Hamas, Israeli Armored Corps, BBC News, Israeli Defense Forces, NBC News, Israel, Gaza Ministry, Health, West Bank, BBC Locations: Israel, Israeli, Gaza, Jerusalem, Mazkeret Batya, Tel Aviv, Ariel, Hamas

☆ A video appears to show at least a dozen Israeli soldiers involved in huge gunfight on a highway in second day of fighting
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A video appears to show at least a dozen Israeli soldiers involved in a gunfight on Sunday. AdvertisementAdvertisementA video shows a gunfight taking place between the Gaza border and Ashdod in Israel, believed to have taken place on Sunday in the second day of fighting. The video, which has been verified by the BBC, is filmed from a car by the Route 4 highway and appears to show Israeli soldiers in uniforms and helmets engaged in a firefight. There appear to be over a dozen soldiers involved in the firefight, and the militants they are fighting do not appear to be visible. The surprise attack involved thousands of rockets being fired into Israel from Gaza and Hamas militants entering Israel by land, sea, and air.

Persons: — Organizations: IDF, Service, BBC, Hamas Locations: Israel, Gaza, Ashdod

☆ Britain's Labour Party hails 'seismic' win in Scottish vote
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Alistair Smout | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

People in Rutherglen and Hamilton West have sent a clear message – it is time for change. And it is clear they believe that this changed Labour Party can deliver it," Labour leader Keir Starmer said in a statement. John Curtice, Britain's most prominent pollster, said it was a "remarkable result" for the Labour party, which comes on the eve of its annual conference next week. "This is the kind of result that suggests that the Labour Party is potentially capable of winning seats again in Scotland," he told BBC News. "However, we will reflect on what we have to do to regain the trust of the people of Rutherglen & Hamilton West."

Persons: Rishi, Hamilton West, Keir Starmer, Margaret Ferrier, Michael Shanks, Katy Loudon, John Curtice, Ferrier, Humza Yousaf, Yousaf, Nicola Sturgeon, Alistair Smout, Jamie Freed, Michael Perry 私 Organizations: Labour, LONDON, Labour Party, Scottish Nationalist Party, Conservative Party, Hamilton, Hamilton West, BBC News, Scottish, COVID, Rutherglen & Hamilton, Rutherglen Locations: Scotland, Rutherglen, Glasgow, London's, Britain's, United Kingdom

☆ Spotify won't remove all AI-generated music despite previously pulling some AI tracks from the platform
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

He said the use of AI in the music industry would likely be debated for years. Ek told the outlet there was a debatable middle ground where AI-generated music was influenced by, but did not mimic, an existing artist. The Spotify boss added that the use of AI in the music industry would likely be debated for years. Several artists have criticized this type of AI music. During an appearance on the "Full Send" podcast, Ice Cube said he would sue "the people and the platform" who made and distributed AI-generated music in his style.

Persons: Daniel Ek, Ek, —, Drake, Spotify's, it's Organizations: Spotify, BBC, Service, BBC News, Apple Music, YouTube

☆ Fake naked pictures of young girls created with AI spark fury in a small Spanish town
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A small town in southern Spain has been rocked by fake naked pictures created by an AP app. AI-generated naked images of local girls have been circulating in Almendralejo, Extremadura. The photos were processed by an AI application that created new, fake images showing the girls naked, per the report. AdvertisementAdvertisementMore than 20 girls aged 11 to 17 have been identified as victims in the town, in the western Spanish region of Extremadura. María Blanco Rayo, the mother of a 14-year-old, told BBC News the images were having a significant impact on some of the girls.

Persons: El País, Euronews, Miriam Al Adib, They'd, María Blanco Rayo, Al Adib Organizations: Service, BBC Locations: Spain, Almendralejo, Extremadura, Wall, Silicon, Spanish

☆ Britain is tossing aside its last green trump card
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Neil Unmack | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Ahead of a likely national poll next year, the British prime minister is considering watering down the country’s targets for electric vehicles and energy efficiency. Yet the weaker targets would come at a time when the Conservative government’s lackadaisical environmental approach means that green transition momentum is stalling. Faced with these obvious policy gaps, the government’s bold targets at least gave industry and consumers a clear signal that the green transition was inevitable. Weakening them will probably lead manufacturers to delay investment in new car or battery plants, and consumers to put off buying green vehicles. I am proud that Britain is leading the world on climate change.”Editing by George Hay and Oliver TaslicOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Sunak, Sunak’s, Goldman Sachs, –, Rishi Sunak, ” Sunak, George Hay, Oliver Taslic Organizations: Reuters, BBC News, Conservative, BBC, Thomson Locations: Germany, France, Britain

☆ Sunak Poised to Weaken U.K. Climate Targets as Election Approaches
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Stephen Castle | More About Stephen Castle | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of Britain was preparing on Wednesday to weaken key targets in the country’s efforts to slow climate change in what could be a critical policy shift for a nation that has claimed to lead the world in the fight against global warming. His statement did not deny speculation that he was planning seven new measures for Britain, including delaying a ban on the sale of new gas- and diesel-only cars to 2035 rather than 2030, and weakening targets to phase out gas boilers. He promised to more fully address the matter in a speech later this week, which was later brought forward to Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Sunak must call a general election by January 2025, and his Conservative Party is trailing the opposition Labour Party in opinion polls at a time of sluggish economic growth and high inflation. But in July, the Conservatives won a surprise victory in a parliamentary election in northwest London when they campaigned against moves by the city’s Labour mayor to expand an air-quality initiative that charges drivers of older, more polluting vehicles.

Persons: Rishi Sunak, Sunak Organizations: BBC News, Conservative Party, Labour Party, Conservatives, city’s Labour Locations: Britain, London

☆ Ukraine's capture of two villages shows 'severe degradation' of Russia's defending troops, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukrainian soldiers retook two villages south of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, a think tank reported. The attacks inflicted "severe" damage to Russian troops, The Institute for the Study of War said. The respected Institute for the Study of War said Ukrainian troops breached a strategic defensive line that Russian forces tried to hold onto in the area south of Bakhmut, citing Ukrainian military officials. The Ukrainian recapture of the villages — Klishchiivka and Andriivka — likely left Russian forces battle-worn and less able to fight. Ukraine's advance into new villages is the latest example of its steady but costly progress in the monthslong counteroffensive.

Persons: Andriivka —, Budanov, Mark Milley, aren't, Milley, Michael Kofman Organizations: Institute, Service, Russian, Reuters, US Army, Joint Chiefs of Staff, BBC News, Carnegie Endowment, International Peace, Kyiv Independent Locations: Bakhmut, Ukraine, Wall, Silicon

☆ An Austrian former minister who controversially danced with Putin at her wedding flew to Russia with her ponies on a military plane, says report
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Austria's former foreign minister Karin Kneissl has moved to St. Petersburg to manage a think tank. A Russian military plane flew her and her ponies to Russia. She said she had decided to move to Russia to run a think tank at St. Petersburg University, reported Russia's state-owned Tass news agency. I decided to move to St. Petersburg for this work." AdvertisementAdvertisementKneissl said on social media that she took a Russian military plane to St. Petersburg along with her possessions — and ponies — as due to sanctions against Syria there were no commercial flights or DHL.

Persons: Karin Kneissl, Putin, Vladimir Putin, Kneissl Organizations: Service, Russian, Petersburg University, Tass, Gorki, Austrian Freedom Party, BBC, DHL, Guardian, Kneissl Locations: St, Petersburg, Russian, Russia, Wall, Silicon, Austrian, St . Petersburg, Syria, Austria, France, Lebanon

☆ Kim Jong Un's latest alliance with Putin could make him a formidable force
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

North Korea's Kim Jong Un and Russia's Vladimir Putin are meeting in Vladivostok. But this time, it's Kim who has the upper hand, and many fear his new alliance with Putin will make him a formidable force. "If Russia pays in oil and food, it can revive the North Korea economy, which in turn could then also strengthen North Korea's weapons system. AdvertisementAdvertisementBut Putin, at this stage, likely sees challenging US influence in Asia, by bolstering North Korea, as a bigger priority. In the tumult that's resulted from the Ukraine war, Kim, a canny and ruthless player, could yet emerge as one of the big winners.

Persons: Kim Jong, Russia's Vladimir Putin, Putin, Kim, Kim Jong Un, Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, it's Kim, Victor Cha, Ellen Kim, Sergei Shoigu, JUNG YEON, Yang, Sergey Radchenk, Henry, Kissinger Organizations: Service, North, New York Times, Analysts, CSIS, Russian, Korean, Getty, Asian Institute for Policy Studies, BBC, UN Security Council, Guardian, China, US Locations: Vladivostok, Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, North Korean, North Korea, Russia, Washington, Seoul, North, Asia

☆ Ukraine's counteroffensive could have only 30 days left, says US military's top general
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine counteroffensive could have only 30 days before autumn weather starts, says US military's top general. The counteroffensive has been "long, slow, hard, and high-casualty-producing," said General Mark Milley. They haven't finished the fighting part of what they're trying to accomplish," said the US military's top general. "There's still a reasonable amount of time, probably about 30 to 45 days' worth of fighting weather left, so the Ukrainians aren't done," Gen. Milley told BBC News. Though the weather will stall the counteroffensive, the head of Ukraine's military intelligence, Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov, told Reuters that "the fighting will continue one way or another."

Persons: Mark Milley, Jan Kallberg, Milley, haven't, aren't, Efrem, Sir Tony Radakin, Adm Radakin, General Kyrylo Budanov Organizations: Service, Joint Chiefs of Staff, BBC News, CNN, AP, Russia, Reuters Locations: Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Ukrainian, Zaporizhzhia region, Russia, British

☆ Fact Check-BBC clip on Musk project putting EU citizens out of work is fake
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A video using BBC News branding that says billionaire Elon Musk launched supercomputer software to trade stocks and make investments is a fake report and is not connected to the broadcaster. The clip shows BBC News presenter Lewis Vaughan Jones introducing the so-called investment project, saying ”All the European Union citizens no longer need to work,” before switching to a video of Musk. No such report can be found on the BBC News website or social profiles, nor any reporting on any such investment project launched by Musk. The clip featuring Musk is taken from Tesla’s annual shareholder meeting held in Austin, Texas, on May 16, 2023. The original clip shows Musk talking about changes in the voltage architecture of Tesla cars (here) (timestamp 11:15).

Persons: Elon Musk, Lewis Vaughan Jones, Musk, Jones, Read Organizations: BBC News, BBC, European Union, Facebook, Reuters, CNN Locations: Russian, Ukrainian, Kramatorsk, Austin , Texas

☆ Russia keeps jamming Ukrainian drones, forcing their operators to move closer to the front line — and into greater danger
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Russia keeps jamming Ukraine's drones and it's making their operators get closer to danger. That's forced Ukraine to shuffle its drone operators, such as first-person-view (FPV) pilots, closer to avoid jamming and counter Russia's own drone operators. In the early months after Russia's full-scale invasion, drone operators could pilot miles from the front, which kept them safer from conflict. Drone operators, who have received extensive training, are indispensable for their side — and high-value targets for enemies. Some of these relatively cheaper drones can have an outsized impact, with some FPV drones taking out high-cost, high-value targets such as Russian T-90 tanks.

Persons: That's Organizations: Service, BBC News, PBS Locations: Russia, Wall, Silicon, Ukrainian, Ukraine

☆ Ukraine arrested the oligarch who owns the TV station that aired Volodymyr Zelenskyy's show before he became president
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine has detained Ihor Kolomoisky, a prominent oligarch, as part of an anti-corruption drive. Kolomoisky owns the TV station that showed Volodymyr Zelenskyy's "Servant of the People." The country's security service said on its Telegram channel that oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky would be held in custody for two months on fraud and money laundering charges. AdvertisementAdvertisementUkrainian oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky appeared in court on Saturday. Kolomoisky owns the TV station 1+1 that broadcast "Servant of the People," in which Zelenskyy played a comedian who becomes president.

Persons: Ihor Kolomoisky, Kolomoisky, Volodymyr Zelenskyy's, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Forbes, Vladyslav Musiienko, Reuters Zelensky, Zelenskyy, they'd, oligarch, Petro Poroshenko Organizations: Reuters, BBC News, Kyiv International Institute of Sociology Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Kolomoisky

☆ Pro-Putin bloggers are posting propaganda videos from the Ukrainian frontlines — and say they're making big money
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russian influencers are profiting from their war posts, a BBC investigation found. They say they can make big returns from advertising revenue with posts on Telegram. Some bloggers are also using the platform to criticize Russian military mistakes. The presence of Russian influencers on the frontline has at times provided crucial intel on the situation in the war, showing what it's like in the Russian trenches. But some bloggers have taken to using the platform to voice criticism about military blunders and setbacks.

Persons: That's, Andrew Wilson, Maksim Fomin, Makiivka Organizations: Service, BBC News, Facebook, Twitter, BBC, Borges's, Babel, University College London, intel, Ukraine Locations: Wall, Silicon, Russian, Russia, Ukraine, Moscow

☆ Ryan Reynolds says his $120K electric motorcycle makes him feel like Superman – and he's sparked a surge of interest in its English maker
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ryan Reynolds raved about his custom-made electric motorcycle on Instagram. His praise for the bike has sent its maker, an English startup called Arc, into "overdrive." AdvertisementAdvertisementRyan Reynolds has sent a small English electric motorcycle company "into overdrive" after raving about one of their high-end electric motorcycles. His celebrity power sparked a surge of interest for Coventry-based Arc on social media and a "huge amount" of enquiries. AdvertisementAdvertisementChairman Mark Truman told BBC News: "As a start-up business we would never have been able to pay for that sort of celebrity endorsement."

Persons: Ryan Reynolds raved, Ryan Reynolds, Arc, he'd, Mark Truman, Reynolds, Truman Organizations: Wrexham, BBC, BBC News Locations: Coventry, American

☆ Fact Check-BBC-branded report saying Prigozhin is alive is fake
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A social media video with BBC branding that says Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin is alive, having staged his death with Russian authorities, is a fake, a spokesperson for the broadcaster told Reuters. The private Embraer jet on which Prigozhin was travelling crashed on Aug. 23, killing all 10 people aboard (here). On Aug. 29, a minute-long clip mimicking a BBC News report circulated on social media and claimed the mercenary chief was still alive. Captions superimposed on footage of the crash site and a picture of Prigozhin say: “BBC source denies information about the death of the owner of PMC Wagner. In a statement sent to Reuters via email, a BBC spokesperson said: “We are aware of this fake video and our lawyers are urgently looking into it.

Persons: Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Prigozhin, Read Organizations: BBC, Reuters, Embraer, PMC Wagner, Facebook

☆ CNN is reportedly in talks to bring in a British boss to clean up Chris Licht's mess
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Chris Johnston | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Two British media figures have been linked with the top job at CNN, Semafor reported. Mark Thompson, the former New York Times Company CEO, is the "leading candidate," per the outlet. Not one, but two, British media figures have been linked with the role, Semafor first reported. Before an eight-year stint as The New York Times boss, he was director-general of the BBC. The decision to launch CNN Max comes about year after the company axed CNN+.

Persons: Semafor, Mark Thompson, James Harding, Chris Licht, Licht, Donald Trump, He'd, Jeff Zucker, Thompson, he'd, Semafor's Ben Smith, David Zaslav, Oli Scarff, Harding, WBD, CNN Max Organizations: CNN, New York Times Company, BBC News, Morning, The, Street Journal, New York Times, BBC, Financial Times, Washington DC, Max Locations: British, London, AFP, Asia, Washington

☆ 3 Marines were killed and 20 injured after a US helicopter crashed on a training exercise in northern Australia
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Three marines died when a US military helicopter crashed in northern Australia, reports say. Five others are in a serious condition in hospital after the Boeing MV-22B Osprey crashed. The troops were taking part in Predators Run, a training exercise involving 2,500 personnel. All 20 remaining survivors sustained injuries in the crash, and five are in hospital in a serious condition, the outlets reported. According to a statement seen by the publications, the troops were taking part in a training exercise involving 2,500 personnel from the US, Australia, the Philippines, East Timor and Indonesia.

Organizations: Boeing, Service, US Marines, Guardian, BBC, US Marine Corp Locations: Australia, Wall, Silicon, Philippines, East Timor, Indonesia, Melville, Darwin, Northern

☆ Taurine is the latest anti-aging supplement touted for promising results: Here's what scientists say
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Taurine, an amino acid that humans produce naturally, is the latest anti-aging supplement that shows potential for increasing longevity. Though taurine levels naturally decline as you age, new research suggests that supplementing taurine may slow down, or reverse, aging in older animals like worms, mice and monkeys. A research paper, published this June in the journal Science, found that daily supplements of taurine increased the lifespan of mice and worms by at least 10%. Mice that received taurine supplements each day lived 10% to 12% longer than mice that didn't. Still, the scientists noticed very positive changes to the monkeys' immune systems, blood-sugar levels, weight and bone health, according to BBC News.

Persons: Dr, Vijay Yadav Organizations: BBC News

☆ Ukrainians who don't want to fight are using huge Telegram group chats to dodge drafting officers
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ukrainians who want to avoid being drafted are turning to massive group chats to evade drafting officers. Some of these chats have more than 100,000 members, BBC News reported. They're popular across the country and are used to track the movements of drafting officers, the report said. These Telegram group chats — some of which have more than 100,000 members — are used across Ukraine to tip members off about where draft officers are, the BBC reported. The report said that some men are so intent on avoiding being drafted that they've left Ukraine altogether, all while drafting officers rely on increasingly more strong-arm tactics to recruit soldiers.

Persons: they've, Nazar Vernyhora Organizations: BBC News, Service, BBC, The New York Times, Times Locations: Wall, Silicon, Russia, Ukraine, Ukrainian

☆ A grocery chain is offering free coffee to cops in an attempt to deter shoplifters
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

British grocery chain Waitrose is offering free coffees to cops under a plan to deter shoplifters. Assaults on staff at Waitrose stores have roughly doubled since 2020, The Times of London reported. Waitrose, an upmarket grocer with more than 300 stores, has begun offering uniformed officers free hot drinks from its coffee machines and will ask them to bring a reusable cup. Parent company John Lewis Partnership said in a press release shared with Insider that the initiative was "part of efforts to strengthen relationships and tackle retail crime." It's trialing increasing the number of security, warning customers that CCTV is in use and that shoplifters face jail time.

Persons: John Lewis, Nicki Juniper, John Lewis Partnership's, It's, Juniper, BRC Organizations: Waitrose, shoplifters, Service, John Lewis Partnership, Partners, The Times, British Retail Consortium, BBC News Locations: London, Wall, Silicon, England, Wales, Northern Ireland

☆ A theoretical physicist says AI is just a ‘glorified tape recorder’ and people’s fears about it are overblown
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A theoretical physicist shut down the fears around AI saying it's just a "glorified tape recorder." Michio Kaku said chatbots like OpenAI's ChatGPT can't even distinguish true from false. An AI godfather also said that fears about AI threatening humanity are "preposterously ridiculous." A theoretical physicist shut down the hype around the dangers of AI saying chatbots like OpenAI's ChatGPT are just "glorified tape recorders." Yann LeCun, dubbed an AI "godfather" and Meta's chief AI scientist, shared similar sentiments with Kaku saying that fears about AI posing a threat to humanity are "preposterously ridiculous."

Persons: it's, Michio Kaku, CNN's Fareed Zakaria, Google Bard, Elon Musk, Yann LeCun, LeCun Organizations: City College of New, CUNY, Center, Google, BBC Locations: City College of New York, Paris

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