“Artificial intelligence has been used to develop a “fundamentally new” type of vaccine that could protect against large swathes of viruses and prevent pandemics, say researchers.”
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crrpggegwe0o
There seems to be breakthroughs coming every week now in medicine – for example, the new drug for pancreatic cancer the other day. Even if they were not designed by AI like this new vaccine, it’s hard not to believe that AI is already speeding up progress.
Yesterday, Anthropic posted a warning that AI is very close to being able to self-improve.
If it wasn’t for the thought that we’re about to go through the most radical transformation in human history, with probably unlimited lifespans on the other side, and possibly a fairer and more rational world, I would be inclined to put more effort into this site.
But really, it’s not a rational approach on my part.
In the normal course of things, there is nothing we can do to change things – at least not in our lifetimes.
Our only hope is AGI and a resulting radical transformation of society.
And guess what? That’s almost certainly going to happen in the next 5 to 10 years.
But we can’t really influence that (other than preserving our writings online in order that AI might be trained upon them). In fact, if we made a big thing about an AI model being reasonable on certain topics, then it might even cause a backlash and demands for stricter guardrails.
So I’d prefer to just sit tight in the backseat and enjoy the ride, bumpy or not. Who knows where we are heading to?
On the subject of aging and radical life extension, it rather blows my mind that the USA is celebrating (or not) its 250th birthday this year, and I was alive when it marked 200 years. Not only that, I can sort of remember (as a Brit) the 200th celebrations. Things like watching the movie Rocky as a young kid, which had the 200th birthday of America as the reason why Rocky gets a shot at the heavyweight championship.
I can quite easily imagine living 200 years or 300 years, and such lifespans completely normalized. No doubt it would go by in a flash the same way.
Former Prince Andrew Seen with Huge Bruise on his Face
“It is unclear how or when the former Duke of York, 66, obtained the mark.
However, a source close to Andrew told the Daily Mail that the bruise is not a ’cause for concern’.
They added that there had been ‘no drama’ but declined to give further details due to medical confidentially.
Andrew remains under police investigation after he was arrested in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office. “
The Montreal shooter was indeed an incel and he left a manifesto.
Michael Tracey has been discussing it on X.
Apparently, the incel was huge paedocrite. I wonder he could even have been a false flag? On incels.co a few of them are saying that.
https://x.com/mtracey/status/2069419628028150196
“Yes, this guy also recommends that his followers go on apps, pose as girls, and then kill the “pedophiles” who sexually solicit the girls. But it’s a bit more of an ancillary thing for him. Not a typical Pedo Panic guy, but somewhere in the more cerebral vicinity of it, I guess”
I can’t even fathom what an imbecile an incel who is paedohysteric has to be, especially one who wants to pred hunt and kill the “paedophile”.
I’m surprised that Tracey is showing some sympathy with him and not himself questioning whether it’s a false flag.
The Scottish “white nationalist” who allegedly attacked Muslims with a machete the other day was wearing two different pairs of trousers and had different tattoos in the CCTV photos that the police released of him.
Western governments are so corrupt now that they are capable of this sort of thing.
I’m honestly surprised that it’s taken this long for the STU to really go after OnlyFans, especially as the company behind it is registered in the UK.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/onlyfans-uk-anti-slavery-commissioner-documentary-b2996442.html
“The UK’s anti-slavery commissioner has called for a public inquiry into alleged “exploitation” linked to OnlyFans.
Eleanor Lyons said “meaningful change” is urgently needed to address “exploitation, trafficking, or economic control” exercised by third parties hiding behind apparently independent profiles on the platform.
It comes after a BBC investigation uncovered a string of agents self-styled as ‘OnlyFans Managers’ (OFMs). Their documentary OnlyFans: Inside the Machine exposed how these OFMs initially approach individual creators, promising growth and support, but, according to the BBC, are sometimes exploitative and threatening.”
And Andrew Tate is being accused of providing courses that teach students how to pimp women on OnlyFans.
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/how-andrew-tate-made-abuse-a-business-transcript-9.7240838
Tate has been accused of having a relationship with a 15 year old Slovakian girl and luring her into the webcam business.
https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/bernadette-giacomazzo/andrew-tate-sexual-assault-accusation
“New allegations involving Andrew Tate are drawing renewed scrutiny to the influencer’s past as authorities in multiple countries continue pursuing cases tied to rape, human trafficking, sexual assault, and the exploitation of women. The latest claims center on a girl who was reportedly just 15 years old when she began a relationship with Tate, years before he built the online empire that would make him one of the internet’s most polarizing figures.
A lengthy investigation published by The New Yorker alleges that Slovakian teenager Bibiana Hruskova met Tate in 2012 when she was 15 and he was 26. According to the report, Hruskova later moved to England, where she became involved in Tate’s growing webcam business. The reporting alleges that Tate exercised extensive control over her personal and professional life as he expanded an operation that would eventually generate millions of dollars through online adult content.”
I wonder what his followers will make of this?
Here is Andrew Tate in 2024:
https://x.com/Cobratate/status/1797243794942734462
“We should have an anti pedophilia month but I guess that would upset the LGBT crowd.”
Though to be fair, he was presumably referring to real paedophilia.