Analysis Finds That Google's AI Overviews Are Providing Misinformation at a Scale Possibly Unprecedented in the History of Human Civilization A new analysis commissioned by The New York Times suggests that Google's AI Overviews are wrong an astonishing percentage of the time.

This is catastrophic.

If the 8th in line for the throne can be held accountable for their actions it makes you wonder who else can be, even if it takes some time. There are plenty of people who hide behind their privilege, wealth or power - hopefully they'll be looking over their shoulders wondering if they are next.

The use of large language models to generate text about health or rewrite content written by clinically trained people is utterly insane. The general population simply doesn't understand the technology, it's limitations and how dangerous trusting it blindly is.

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The video is well worth 9 minutes of your time.

This is a truly disgusting story. It never ceases to amaze to how some people choose to spend their time and money.

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This is the first I've heard of this, but the Department for Business and Trade is running a consultation on the scourge of late payments, they want to introduce new legislation to tackle poor practices

Deadline to respond is 23 October

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"I only had a starter, and Macron had three cocktails, I don't see why we can't just each pay for what we ordered".

ah! I thought I'd double check as I thought I'd missed tickets - look forward to it :-)

Was I supposed to be able to buy a main conference ticket just now?

This, and also the thought that somebody might look at an email I've put time and effort into putting together and thought "Oh, I can't be bothered reading that I'll get AI to summarise it" 🤮

A bland, concrete, five-storey post-war building, with seven groups of four windows each on each of the upper floors, retail space on the ground floor. The top storey is outlined in red.

I can guarantee you are NOT ready for what is going on behind this bland façade in Schöneberg, Berlin, but take a look anyway. The enormous top-floor apartment is on sale for 2.3 million yo-yos, and it is described by the realtor as a "one-off". Uh-huh.

Apparently my credit score has gone down because I switched energy provider - which is saving me money. Their recommendation to improve it? Get a credit card. Yeah thanks.

A Google search for "what is the time in hong kong" which includes a People also ask section with queries like "Is hong kong 12 hours ahead" (which it isn't for me).

Even simple searches on Google are polluted with rubbish pretend content/features these days. Why on earth would I care about these similar searches.

Apparently many sandwich fillings are already woke.

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"Too busy for lunch" but plenty of time to post 6 times a day to LinkedIn about how hard they work.

Screenshot of the Apple Intelligence setup process; with status text awkwardly positioned over the user interface.

Going well so far.

This is the worst thing I've seen on Bluesky. Awful.

"woke fillings" incredible.

A wide shot of the stage at Leeds Arena showing the crowd with giant balloons bouncing around.

Paul Heaton and Rianne Downey on stage.

Paul Heaton & Rianne Downey on stage with bright yellow and blue lights.

Wide shot of the stage at Leeds Arena.

Second gig of the week, @paulheatonsolo.bsky.social & @riannedowney.bsky.social at Leeds Arena.

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Gregggg's only TV work now is going to be on GBeebies complaining about "woke" and if that dries up, whatever dumb conspiracy is doing the rounds.

Confidence Man on stage at the Octagon in Sheffield, taken from the right right of the stage.

Confidence Man on stage.

Confidence Man amongst the crowd at a gig in Sheffield.

Confidence Man at The Octagon, Sheffield last night.

We were there; really enjoyed it.

Seems sensible to me; aside from SEO problems I've seen several cases of people using them to hold personal details/commercial information they don't realise is publicly accessible.

BLUESKY CHRISTMAS DISCOURSE SCHEDULE 1 Dec - Whamageddon Debate 3 Dec - Amusing DIY Advent Calendars 8 Dec - Elf On The F**king Shelf 10 Dec - Fairytale Of New York Lyrics 13 Dec - _ Is Actually A Christmas Movie 15 Dec - Crappy Winter Wonderland Scandal 17 Dec - Christmas Radio Times Nostalgia 20 Dec - Chris Rea 21 Dec - It's A Wonderful Life Appreciation 23 Dec - Baffling Cracker Jokes 24 Dec - Subtweeting House Guests 25 Dec - Doctor Who 26 Dec - Doctor Who 27 Dec - Bounty Bar Celebrations 28 Dec - The Word "Merryneum" 31 Dec - Hootenanny Rage 1 Jan - Public Domain Day 2 Jan - Cadburys Creme Eggs In Shops 3 Jan - When Is Bins?

They’ve released the Christmas Discourse Schedule! Lots to look forward to this year.

I saw them at Tramlines this year, they were brilliant, my favourite band that weekend.

John Prescott, British former deputy prime minister, dies aged 86 Former trade union activist, who had Alzheimer’s, died peacefully at care home, says family

Yup: www.theguardian.com/politics/202....

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If you bring central London to a halt in order to campaign against catastrophic climate change then you're a "barmy" eco "fanatic" who deserves to be locked up.

If you do the same to hang on to your multimillion pound inheritance tax exemption then you're a brave freedom fighter defying the odds

It really is like early Twitter here, although I preferred the fail whale.