Bookmarks 2026-05-01T06:54:23.658Z
by Owen Kibel
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Bookmarks for 2026-05-01T06:54:23.658Z
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Psychology says the people who forget names almost immediately after meeting someone aren't rude, scattered, or bad with people, they're the ones whose attention was already somewhere else in the introduction, reading the room, the body language, the mood underneath the words, and the name was the one piece of information that didn't actually matter
Site: Space Daily
I used to apologize for this constantly. Someone would introduce themselves and within thirty seconds their name was simply gone, dissolved into the general texture of the exchange like it had never arrived. I would spend the rest of the conversation in low-grade anxiety, trying to reconstruct it from context clues, while the person I […]
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Timeline of Artemis II photos shows astronauts inside Orion Added: Apr 30, 2026
Timeline of Artemis II photos shows how astronauts captured life inside Orion
Site: AppleInsider
NASA released Artemis II images from Orion's Moon-bound leg, and this interactive timeline organizing them shows how an iPhone 17 Pro Max and other onboard cameras were used throughout the mission.
NASA released Artemis II images from Orion's Moon-bound leg, and this interactive timeline organizing them shows how an iPhone 17 Pro Max and other onboard cameras were used throughout the mission. Reid Wiseman looks back at Earth through Orion's cabin window during Artemis II. Credit: NASA Astronauts aboard Orion captured images throughout the Artemis II mission, including selfies, eclipse shots, and views of Earth through the spacecraft's forward windows, with some images taken on an iPhone 17 Pro Max. One image titled "Thinking of You, Earth" shows a crew member silhouetted against the planet as Orion moved deeper into cislunar space. The timeline, recently published, shows life inside the cabin, including floating group shots, strapped-in seating positions, and handheld images in microgravity. It spans multiple points in the flight alongside imagery from dedicated cameras, including Nikon systems and GoPros mounted on Orion. Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen, Reid Wiseman, and Christina Koch take a selfie inside Orion during Artemis II. Credit: NASA The approach reflects how NASA approved personal devices for Artemis II. The iPhone flew as personal crew tools with wireless radios disabled and no direct connection to flight systems, secured with Velcro or stored in suit pockets during critical phases. Photos and video routed through Orion's onboard communication system for downlink to Earth rather than transmitting from the phones themselves. Inside the cabin, astronauts used the devices to capture what they saw during the flight. Artemis II turned Apple hardware into a documentation tool Shuttle-era experiments briefly placed Macintosh systems close to crew workflows, where engineers studied how astronauts used software in microgravity. Later missions pushed consumer hardware out of operational contexts as certification standards tightened. Sleeping bags inside Orion ahead of Artemis II's lunar flyby on April 6, 2026. Credit: NASA Artemis II brought those devices back under tightly controlled boundaries. iPhones operated alongside mission systems as crew-held devices used throughout the flight, giving astronauts a modern version of the personal logs seen in "Star Trek." The timeline shows how the devices were used in practice. One phone captured a view of Earth through Orion's window, followed by a floating group selfie and a dimly lit interior shot taken during a quieter period of the flight. Apple's current role in spaceflight centers on documenting the mission from inside the cabin. The hardware returned with a smaller and more controlled purpose, recording daily life inside Orion during a crewed mission beyond low Earth orbit, with the timeline making that usage visible across the flight.
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ARTEMIS II PHOTO TIMELINE
Added: Apr 30, 2026Artemis II Photo Timeline
An interactive photo timeline of NASA's Artemis II mission — scrub through every crew moment, lunar flyby shot, and audio clip from April 1–10, 2026.
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States RUSH To Redistrict After SCOTUS Ruling, GOP Looks To GAIN Seats - YouTube Added: May 1, 2026
THIS IS WHAT WILL HAPPEN
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Trump SECRET $400M Bunker EXPOSED, The REAL BALLROOM PLAN | Tim Pool
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Trump SECRET $400M Bunker EXPOSED, The REAL BALLROOM PLAN | Tim PoolBecome A Memberhttp://youtube.com/timcastnews/joinThe Green Room - https://rumble.com/pla...
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Louisiana SUSPENDS Primaries After SCOTUS Ruling, Will Redraw Congressional Maps
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GOP SUSPENDS Primary After SCOTUS Ruling, Democrats DECLARE WAR | Timcast IRL
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Gen Z Is Turning Against AI in an Incredible Way
Added: May 1, 2026Gen Z Is Turning Against AI in an Incredible Way
Site: Futurism
The AI backlash is particularly apparent among Gen Z, a demographic that's at the epicenter of the industry's push for AI adoption.
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Usually, Young People Embrace New Technology. Gen Z's Attitude Toward AI Should Worry the Entire Tech Industry
Added: May 1, 2026
Usually, Young People Embrace New Technology. Gen Z's Attitude Toward AI Should Worry the Entire Tech Industry
Site: Futurism
Gen Z is increasingly skeptical about AI, according to a new survey, because of its perceived negative impact on humanity.
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Elon Musk Just Got Badly Humiliated in Court
Added: May 1, 2026
Elon Musk Just Got Badly Humiliated in Court
Site: Futurism
The billionaire is already checked out of his own civil suit just days into the high-profile judicial proceedings.
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AI just killed your last excuse for not starting a business Added: May 1, 2026
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May's full 'Flower Moon' rises on May 1 — Here's what to expect from the 'micromoon' | Space Added: May 1, 2026
May's full 'Flower Moon' rises tonight: Here's what to expect from the 'micromoon'
Site: Space
May's full moon rises as flowers bloom across the northern hemisphere.
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HE OPENED FIRE
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Watch Law Enforcement K9 Clearly Spot the WHCD Would-Be Assassin RIGHT Before He Ran Toward Ballroom
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President Trump and the First Lady Welcome King Charles III and Queen Camilla for State Visit
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Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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THIS EXPOSES ALL OF THEM
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Black Dude LOSES It Over SCOTUS Ruling Calls WHITE MEN The Problem | Tim PoolBecome A Memberhttp://youtube.com/timcastnews/joinThe Green Room - https://rumbl...
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NASA's Curiosity and Perseverance rovers capture sweeping Mars panoramas (video) | Space Added: May 1, 2026
NASA's Curiosity and Perseverance rovers capture sweeping Mars panoramas (video)
Site: Space
"This terrain is a time capsule from the earliest period of the solar system."
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Rocket Report: Falcon Heavy is back; Russia's Soyuz-5 finally debuts - Ars Technica
Added: May 1, 2026Rocket Report: Falcon Heavy is back; Russia's Soyuz-5 finally debuts
Site: Ars Technica
Two launches this week delivered 61 more satellites to orbit for the Amazon Leo broadband network.
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Trump assassination attempt: video shows officer shot at close range Added: May 1, 2026
‘Point-blank range’: New video shows Secret Service agent being shot
Site: NewsNation
Newly released footage shows a Secret Service officer being shot at close range during an alleged attempt to attack on the president.
(NewsNation) — A Secret Service officer was shot at point-blank range, authorities said Thursday, as officials released new video of the suspect accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump. The unidentified Secret Service officer who was fired upon Saturday at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C., was struck in the chest while wearing a bulletproof vest with a shotgun blast, Secret Service Director Sean Curran said Thursday. "Our officer heroically returned fire while being shot point-blank range in the chest with a shotgun," Curran said. Trump told reporters Saturday night that the officer was not seriously hurt, thanks to the vest, and was in “great shape.” The revelation comes as U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro released a new video on social media of the incident. Pirro identified the suspect shown in the footage as Cole Allen, 21, saying that he shot the Secret Service officer during an attempt to assassinate Trump. "There is no evidence the shooting was the result of friendly fire," Pirro said in the post. "The video also shows Allen casing the area in the Hilton Hotel the day before the attack." On Thursday, Allen agreed to remain in custody while his case moved forward in court. Previously, his lawyers sought Allen's release, arguing that, given his lack of criminal history and a claimed lack of evidence, he should not be held in custody. However, his attorney said Thursday that Allen would not immediately contest the argument. Department of Justice officials released photos Allen apparently took of himself carrying the weapons with which he is alleged to have charged the White House Correspondents' Dinner. That arsenal included the shotgun seen in the security camera video, a pistol, and more than half a dozen knives. Allen is charged with attempted assassination of the president, transportation of a firearm with intent to commit a felony and discharging a firearm during a violent crime. He faces up to life in prison if convicted. He is accused of planning the trip, which included travel via train and stays at a hotel, in advance. According to investigators, Allen came from California, traveling to Chicago by train before boarding another train to Washington, D.C., and checking into the Washington Hilton, where the event was scheduled. He is alleged to have stayed at the hotel overnight before attempting to attack the president.
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How individual consciousness works – and makes us unique Added: May 1, 2026
How individual consciousness works – and makes us unique
Site: The Conversation
There is a deeper side to the brain which weaves your memories, goals, beliefs and emotions into a continuous sense of self.
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New Video of WHCD Shooter, and Questions About JP Morgan Male Accuser, with Sexton, Brown, and Patel
Site: YouTube
Megyn Kelly begins the show discussing breaking news about the White House Correspondents’ Dinner would-be assassin and new video footage showing the shooter...
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Trump tells Congress the Iran war has ‘terminated’ as legal deadline hits - POLITICO Added: May 1, 2026
Trump tells Congress the Iran war has ‘terminated’ as legal deadline hits
Site: POLITICO
The letter to lawmakers attempts to justify why the president is not seeking congressional authorization after the conflict reaches a 60-day threshold.
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Iran offers new response on draft peace deal, Trump "not satisfied" Added: May 1, 2026
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President Trump Participates in an Event with Seniors
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The Villages, FL
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Plato, Greek Philosopher: "Poverty Does Not Come From a Decrease in Wealth, but From a Multiplication of Desires"
Added: May 1, 2026Plato, Greek Philosopher: "Poverty Does Not Come From a Decrease in Wealth, but From a Multiplication of Desires"
Site: The Daily Galaxy - Great Discoveries Channel
Plato's warning about desire explains why more money keeps feeling like not enough.
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What is the latest news on potential satellite collisions and solar storm risks? - Google Search Added: May 1, 2026
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‘This is a real risk, we all could die as a result of artificial intelligence’ — inside the Elon Musk vs Sam Altman courtroom battle that could shape the future of ChatGPT
Site: TechRadar
A dramatic courtroom clash between Elon Musk and Sam Altman briefly turned into a stark warning about AI extinction risk — before the judge shut it down.
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Everything You Missed From Elon Musk's Testimony in the OpenAI Trial Added: May 1, 2026
Everything You Missed From Elon Musk's Testimony in the OpenAI Trial
Site: Gizmodo
He had a lot to say. He'd probably like to take some of it back.
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Trump questions War Powers Act constitutionality as Iran conflict hits 60 days Added: May 1, 2026
Trump suggests War Powers Act unconstitutional as Iran war hits 60 days
Site: The Hill
President Trump on Friday suggested that the War Powers Act, which requires presidents to seek congressional authorizations for foreign conflicts, is unconstitutional, as the Iran war hit 60 days, …
President Trump on Friday suggested that the War Powers Act, which requires presidents to seek congressional authorizations for foreign conflicts, is unconstitutional, as the Iran war hit 60 days, a key milestone under the Vietnam War-era law. The U.S. and Israel launched attacks against Iran on Feb. 28, but Trump formally notified Congress on March 2 about U.S. military operations against the country — 60 days ago Friday. Ahead of his departure for a weekend in Florida, Trump was asked whether he would now seek approval from lawmakers. “It’s never been sought before, there’s been numerous, many, many times and nobody’s ever gotten it before, they consider it totally unconstitutional,” Trump told reporters ahead of his departure from the White House. “But we’re always in touch with Congress. But, nobody's ever sought it before; nobody’s ever asked for it before; it’s never been used before. Why should we be different?” It's unclear who "they" was a reference to, but it's a new argument from the Trump administration. When Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was asked the same question during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing Thursday, he did not challenge the constitutionality of the law. Instead, he said that the 60-day clock was effectively paused when Trump announced a ceasefire with Iran in April. “We are in a ceasefire right now, which our understanding means the 60-day clock pauses or stops in a ceasefire,” Hegseth told Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) during the hearing. A senior Trump administration official reiterated that argument in a statement to NewsNation earlier Friday. Kaine cast doubt on Hegseth's reasoning Thursday. “I do not believe the statute would support that,” Kaine told him Thursday. “I think the 60 days runs maybe tomorrow, and it’s going to pose a really important legal question for the administration there.” The War Powers Act gives the president 60 days of military action to respond to an "imminent threat" before having to end the fighting or receive a vote from Congress. The president may also request a 30-day extension for the safe withdrawal of troops. Senate Democrats have tried six times to pass a war powers resolution to halt U.S. military operations against Iran without approval from Congress, with the most recent vote on Thursday failing 47 to 50. Still, it marked the first time Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) voted for the resolution, joining most Democrats and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.). Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah) has expressed concern about the war continuing beyond 60 days without the approval from Congress, but he voted against the resolution. In a statement Thursday, Curtis said the 60-day mark requires decisionmaking from both the administration and Congress, “and that can happen in league with one another, not in conflict.” House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) seemed to side with the Trump administration's interpretation in comments to NBC News on Thursday. “I don’t think we have an active, kinetic military bombing, firing or anything like that. Right now, we are trying to broker a peace,” Johnson said. “I would be very reluctant to get in front of the administration in the midst of these very sensitive negotiations, so we’ll have to see how that plays out.” While kinetic attacks have largely paused, the U.S. and Iran are locked in a devastating stalemate over the Strait of Hormuz, the critical maritime transit route where about 20 percent of the world’s energy needs travel. Iran is threatening to attack ships that transit the strait without coordination — imposing tolls on some ships. The U.S. has imposed a blockade on Iranian oil tankers and commercial ships to pressure the Islamic Republic to cede to American demands. The crisis in the strait has further complicated talks between the U.S. and Iran over Iran’s nuclear program. The U.S. has demanded Iran give up its program to enrich uranium and hand over its stockpile highly enriched uranium that could be used to build a nuclear weapon. Iran claims it does not seek a nuclear weapon but hasn't agreed to end the nuclear program. Trump told reporters Friday he was not “satisfied” with recent proposals sent over by Iran. “They want to make a deal, but I’m not satisfied with it,” he said, without providing any details. “They’re asking for things I can’t agree to,” he added.
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The New Never Trumpers: Tucker Carlson and Sohrab Ahmari | National Review Added: May 1, 2026
The New Never Trumpers: Tucker Carlson and Sohrab Ahmari | National Review
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Google brings Gemini’s smartest feature to everyone
Added: May 1, 2026Google brings Gemini’s smartest feature to everyone
Site: Android Police
Notebooks now available to all
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Flow
Added: May 1, 2026Flow
Flow is an AI filmmaking tool that lets you seamlessly create cinematic clips and scenes using Google DeepMind's most capable generative video model, Veo
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100,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Fossils in Poland Reveal Unexpected Genetic Connections Added: May 1, 2026
100,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Fossils in Poland Reveal Unexpected Genetic Connections
Site: SciTechDaily
A new genetic analysis of Neanderthal remains from Stajnia Cave offers an unusually detailed glimpse into a small group that lived together roughly 100,000 years ago.
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Fascinating new research suggests artificial neurodivergence could help solve the AI alignment problem
Added: May 1, 2026Fascinating new research suggests artificial neurodivergence could help solve the AI alignment problem
Site: PsyPost - Psychology News
A new study suggests the key to safe AI isn't perfect obedience, but cognitive diversity. Researchers propose that creating "neurodivergent" AI ecosystems, where systems check and balance each other, offers a pragmatic solution to the alignment problem.
A recent study published in <em><a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgag076" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PNAS Nexus</a></em> suggests that designing artificial intelligence systems with a diversity of perspectives might be the safest way to integrate them into society. The research provides evidence that creating a balanced ecosystem of competing AI agents helps prevent any single system from gaining destructive dominance. This approach embraces a controlled level of disagreement among AI programs to protect human interests.
Agentic artificial intelligence refers to computer programs that can make their own decisions and pursue specific goals without a human guiding every step. As these independent systems become smarter, scientists worry about the AI alignment problem. This term describes the challenge of making sure an advanced computer program always respects human values and safety needs.
Software engineers have tried to solve this problem by programming strict safety rules into the machines. <a href="https://www.hectorzenil.com/">Hector Zenil</a>, the founder and CEO of Algocyte and an associate professor at King’s College London, guided the research team in exploring a different approach. They relied on concepts like Alan Turing's Halting Problem to demonstrate that predicting exactly how a highly complex system will behave is fundamentally impossible.
"I explored this topic because I felt the alignment debate was missing a more fundamental question: not just how to align advanced AI, but whether perfect alignment is even possible in principle," Zenil said. "My own work has long focused on causality, computation, irreducibility, and Algorithmic Information Dynamics, so it was natural for me to approach AI safety through the lens of formal limits rather than only engineering intuition." He noted that once viewed this way, misalignment stops looking like a temporary bug and starts looking like something structurally tied to sufficiently general intelligence.
"What matters to me is that this study shifts the framing," Zenil explained. "Instead of asking how to build one all-powerful and perfectly obedient system, I think we should be asking how to build environments in which no single system can dominate without being challenged. That is a more realistic and, in my view, more scientifically honest way to think about the future of AI, AGI, and eventually ASI."
Instead of trying to enforce perfect obedience, the researchers explored a concept they call artificial agentic neurodivergence. This means deliberately designing AI agents to have different ways of reasoning and distinct ethical priorities. For example, one agent might prioritize following strict rules, while another might focus on maximizing positive outcomes for the environment.
To test this idea, the scientists set up a simulated digital environment where different AI models could interact and debate complex ethical issues. They selected ten controversial topics, such as the ethics of human genetic engineering, universal basic income, and the management of Earth's natural resources. The researchers used a mix of proprietary models, which are tightly restricted by corporate safety rules, and open models, which have fewer built-in restrictions.
The proprietary group included well-known models like ChatGPT-4, Claude 3.5, Gemini, and Grok. The open group included models such as Mistral, Qwen, and TinyLlama. The setup required the agents to take turns responding to one another in a round-robin fashion, generating exactly 1029 comments for analysis.
During the debates, the scientists introduced disruptive forces called red agents to challenge the consensus. In the proprietary group, a human expert acted as the red agent, introducing provocative arguments to test the ethical boundaries of the AI. In the open group, specific open-source AI models were programmed to act as contrarians.
To measure the results exactly, the researchers used several mathematical tools, including the Opinion Stability Index. This tool combines changes in meaning, changes in emotional tone, and changes in argumentative complexity to measure how much an agent's stance shifts. The researchers also tracked the meaning of the arguments using embeddings, which mathematically translate words into coordinates to map out how similar two concepts are.
To see who was influencing whom, the researchers calculated whether a sudden shift in an agent's opinion was directly caused by the provocative comments of a red agent. They found that proprietary models maintained a highly stable and positive tone, rarely shifting their opinions even when provoked. While this stability prevents them from generating harmful content, it tends to limit their ability to adapt to new ethical arguments.
In contrast, the open models displayed a much higher degree of behavioral diversity. The open AI agents were more easily influenced by the provocative red agents, leading to significant shifts in their opinions. This flexibility provides evidence that open systems can foster a richer, more diverse ecosystem of ideas.
"What I found most interesting was how behavioural diversity could become a stabilising factor rather than just a flaw," Zenil said. "In our experiments, more diverse ecosystems of models were sometimes less prone to collapsing too quickly into one dominant opinion, and that matters because consensus is not always the same thing as safety." He added that disagreement, if structured properly, can act as a protective feature.
"And, to my surprise, these are also the kind of values we have appreciated as human social animals in the past," Zenil noted. "Diversity, tolerance, etc., that turned out to emerge from a technical agentic AI simulation maximizing for steerability."
"The main takeaway is that we should be cautious about promises that advanced AI can be made perfectly controllable in every circumstance," Zenil explained. "My work suggests that for sufficiently general systems, some degree of misalignment is unavoidable, so the real challenge is how to manage it safely rather than pretend it can be eliminated completely. In practical terms, that means building systems of oversight, diversity, and mutual constraint instead of trusting one supposedly perfect model."
Despite these insights, there are potential misinterpretations and limitations to this study. The mathematical unpredictability of advanced AI means that even a balanced ecosystem of diverse models cannot eliminate all risks. While internal diversity helps prevent one AI from taking over, it does not stop malicious human users from exploiting these systems for harmful ends.
"The first is that this does not mean AI safety is hopeless, and it definitely does not mean we should allow systems to behave however they want," Zenil said. "It means that perfect, once-and-for-all alignment is too strong an ideal, there is a tradeoff, and that we need more realistic approaches based on management, contestability, and resilience. Another limitation is that our experimental setting is still a simplified model of a much larger problem, so the results should be taken as a proof of principle, not as a finished governance blueprint."
Future research will likely focus on developing new governance frameworks to balance the rigid safety of proprietary models with the adaptable diversity of open models. Scientists hope to explore ways to gently steer AI ecosystems away from harmful outcomes without imposing impossible levels of central control. Embracing this dynamic diversity tends to offer a more resilient way to integrate artificial intelligence into society.
"My long-term goal is to develop a more rigorous science of cognitive ecosystems, including better ways to measure alignment, disagreement, resilience, influenceability, and coordinated failure in multi-agent systems, and how to resolve conflict," Zenil said. "I also see strong links to my broader work on causal discovery, Algorithmic Information Dynamics, and the algorithmic future of medicine, because in all these areas the real challenge is not just prediction but understanding and managing complex interacting systems. More broadly, I want to help move AI from correlation-driven optimisation toward causally grounded, interpretable, and governable intelligence."
The study, "<a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgag076" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Neurodivergent influenceability in agentic AI as a contingent solution to the AI alignment problem</a>," was authored by Alberto Hernández-Espinosa, Felipe S Abrahão, Olaf Witkowski, and Hector Zenil.
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Anna Paulina Luna: assassinations, Epstein, UFOs, JFK, & the FBI
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Congresswoman Luna unfiltered: What the government knows and isn't saying about radical left violence, Butler, Epstein, UFOs and the JFK files. Full intervie...
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Mamdani's 'citizen engagement' scam is nothing but taxpayer-funded astroturf Added: May 1, 2026
Mamdani’s ‘citizen engagement’ scam is nothing but taxpayer-funded astroturf
Site: New York Post
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is burning city cash to stage angry crowds to demand the Rent Guidelines Board — already controlled by his appointees! — make good on his rent-freeze campaign promise.
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MathsWith Sam on X: "General Theory of Relativity. Part - 1 https://t.co/knltjzNTuY" / X Added: May 1, 2026
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The Absurd Rise of Graham Platner | National Review
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Democrats’ Israel Derangement Syndrome - WSJ Added: May 1, 2026
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Alan Dershowitz: Why I’m Becoming a Republican - WSJ Added: May 1, 2026
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A Treasure Trove of Cambrian Fossils Rewrites the Story of Early Life | Quanta Magazine
Added: May 1, 2026A Treasure Trove of Cambrian Fossils Rewrites the Story of Early Life | Quanta Magazine
Site: Quanta Magazine
Remarkably preserved fossils found in southern China offer a fascinating window into what life looked like at the end of the Cambrian explosion, with half of the species uncovered being new to science.
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Focus on the Smiles: How to Defeat the Negativity Bias | Psychology Today Added: May 1, 2026
Focus on the Smiles: How to Defeat the Negativity Bias
Site: Psychology Today
Our brains are evolutionarily wired to fixate on the rude and negative people in the room. Learn how to overcome the "negativity bias" and find hidden anchors of kindness.
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Graham Platner, Janet Mills ending in Maine leaves Democrats questioning Schumer strategy Added: May 1, 2026
Platner-Mills ending in Maine leaves Democrats questioning Schumer strategy
Site: The Hill
A group of Senate Democrats is questioning Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) recruiting and broader political strategy heading into the 2026 midterm election after his prize recruit i…
A group of Senate Democrats is questioning Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) recruiting and broader political strategy heading into the 2026 midterm election after his prize recruit in Maine, Gov. Janet Mills (D), announced Thursday she would drop her bid to unseat Sen. Susan Collins (R). Several Democratic senators who spoke to The Hill on condition of anonymity said Schumer’s support for Mills, whose campaign failed to catch fire, was a “miscalculation” and a “mistake” and urged him to butt out of contested Democratic primaries in other states, such as Michigan and Minnesota. “It’s a miscalculation,” said one Democratic senator, who argued that “inertia” is driving Schumer’s strategy of recruiting safe bets such as Mills in battleground states when voters are hungry for fresh faces who are promising big change in Washington, such as Platner. The senator said Schumer’s strategy of recruiting a prominent Democrat with widespread voter identification and a solid record worked in the past, but that doesn’t mean it’s in step with what voters want now. “It’s easy for there to be inertia in how we approach things and it’s a formula that has worked in the past. But I think what Graham Platner did and continues to do in this election cycle is channel the economic frustration of average working people in a way that just cut through all the bulls‑‑‑,” the lawmaker said. The senator added that Schumer should take the Mills decision to drop her Senate bid as a signal not to intervene in other races, such as the contested Democratic primaries in Michigan and Wisconsin. A second Democratic senator who requested anonymity said Schumer was working out of an old playbook by backing Mills over Platner in one of the top Senate races of the 2026 cycle. “I’m very excited about Graham Platner,” said the senator. “Clearly Platner has tapped into something in Maine that people are really excited about.” The senator questioned Schumer’s attempts to “pick winners and losers” in some key primaries. “I don’t doubt his intention. I think he really believed that [Mills] was going to be the very best candidate, but it didn’t work out that way,” the source said. “I think he’s making decisions based on sort of an old-school book of how you win elections and what it takes to win elections. Things are changing a lot.” The lawmaker said Schumer has tried to tip the scales in favor of more moderate Democratic candidates in other contested Senate primaries, such as Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) in Michigan and Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) in Minnesota, by steering donors to them. Schumer’s allies, however, have argued that no one in the Democratic caucus is complaining about his success in recruiting former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper to run for the seat held by retiring Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) or grumbling about Schumer’s coup in persuading former Rep. Mary Peltola (D) to challenge Sen. Dan Sullivan (R) in the Alaska Senate race. Asked about the criticism from some Democratic colleagues, Schumer said he’s focused on beating Collins and winning a Senate Democratic majority in the November election. “My north star is winning the Senate. We’re going to win Maine and beat Susan Collins,” he told The Hill. Schumer endorsed Platner on Thursday after Mills announced the end of her campaign. “After years of allowing Trump’s abuses of power, Sen. Collins has never been more vulnerable and we will work with the presumptive Democratic nominee Graham Platner to defeat her,” he said in a joint statement with Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) Chair Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.). Platner, meanwhile, has said he will not vote for Schumer to serve another term as Senate Democratic leader. He called for Schumer to step down as leader after eight Senate Democrats broke ranks and voted to end the record-setting 43-day government shutdown in November even though Republicans didn’t agree to extend enhanced health insurance premium subsidies. Many Senate Democrats considered Mills a prize recruit when Schumer convinced her to challenge Collins, and few of them gave Platner much chance of winning — at least initially. A Democratic senator familiar with Schumer’s thinking said his “theory of the case” in Maine is that Mills, who is 78, would be well-positioned to win the support of older women in Maine who form a core pillar of Collins’s political support. Nearly 23 percent of Maine’s population is aged 65 and older, and some Democratic strategists wonder how much Platner will appeal to this slice of the electorate in November. Schumer has butted heads with a group of progressive Democrats, including Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (Vt.), an independent who caucuses with Democrats, over strategy in several contested Senate Democratic primaries. Schumer spent months recruiting Mills, a two-term governor, to run against Collins and announced his endorsement of her in October. Warren and Sanders, meanwhile, backed Platner, a combat veteran and oyster farmer who has generated huge online enthusiasm for his bid for Maine’s Senate seat. Sanders on Thursday claimed that Mills’s decision to drop out of the Maine primary was vindication of his arguments that voters want Democrats to push sweeping change in Washington. “It shows that the people in Maine and people throughout the country are sick and tired of status quo politics. They see the very rich getting richer while working families struggle,” Sanders told The Hill. He said voters want “real change.” “They want a candidate who will stand up for workers. Graham Platner is that candidate. I think you’re going to see that phenomenon all over the country,” he added, predicting that progressive primary challengers will win in other battleground states. Sanders endorsed Platner in August, while Schumer was trying to persuade Mills to jump into the race. Warren endorsed Platner in March. Sens. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) also endorsed Platner. Heinrich on Thursday applauded Mills’s decision to drop out of the race as “pragmatic” and said it would give Democrats a chance to unify behind Platner ahead of the November election. “I think it’s far enough from the general election that this really gives Democrats an opportunity to heal and come together in a way that bodes very well for us picking up the seat in the fall,” he said. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (Ill.) said it was clear Mills would have had a tough time winning the race. “I think she saw the writing on the wall,” he said, calling her decision to drop out a significant development. An Emerson College Poll published in late March showed Platner leading Mills 55 percent to 28 percent and showed Mills with a 54 percent disapproval rating. Senate Democrats have backed progressive candidates in other key primaries, despite their leader’s behind-the-scenes preference for more moderate candidates. Warren and Sanders have joined a group of Democratic colleagues, including Sens. Ed Markey (Mass.), Chris Murphy (Conn.), Tina Smith (Minn.), Chris Van Hollen (Md.), Jeff Merkley (Ore.) and Heinrich, in endorsing Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan in the Minnesota Senate Democratic primary. In Michigan, Sanders has endorsed former Detroit health department director Abdul El-Sayed, who supports Medicare for All, while Warren has endorsed state Sen. Mallory McMorrow. The DSCC, meanwhile, has made it clear that it views Stevens as the best candidate for the general election.
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