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OpenAI Strangely Concerned About Goblins
OpenAI is forbidding its latest AI model from discussing an unlikely topic: goblins. As Wired reports, the company’s developers included strongly-worded instructions for its coding tool, Codex, that specifically proscribe any talk of the troublesome mythological creatures, along with a peculiar grab bag of other entities, both real and fictional. “Never talk about goblins, gremlins,
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Ving Rhames released from hospital after collapsing in a Los Angeles restaurant
“Mission: Impossible” star Ving Rhames is reportedly recovering after a health scare at a local restaurant. Rhames, who has portrayed computer hacker Luther Stickell in all eight “Mission: Impossible” films, collapsed at his table while eating at a restaurant with his family on Wednesday, according to TMZ. The Los Angeles Fire Department confirmed to USA
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Hegseth dressed down to his face for using anti-Semitic term: ‘I cannot stand for that’
A lawmaker grilled Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for shamelessly using an anti-Semitic term against his enemies. “You compare journalists, you compare us, you compare so many to ‘Pharisees,’” Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) told Hegseth during a hearing on Thursday. “‘Pharisses’ is a problematic and historically weaponized term that casts Jewish communities as morally corrupt.” She
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WNBA star Lexie Brown calls out Megan Thee Stallion, Klay Thompson for staying silent as cheating rumors swirl
Lexie Brown called out “friend” Klay Thompson and Megan Thee Stallion for not coming to her defense after the WNBA star was falsely accused of being the other woman who caused their split. “I wouldn’t have minded if either one of them came out and said it because at the end of the day, they’re
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Senate Rejects Measure to Restrict Iran War Hours Before Key Legal Deadline
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, joined Democrats in voting for a War Powers Resolution to end U.S. military operations in Iran —Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images The Senate on Thursday rejected a Democratic-led effort to force the removal of U.S. forces from Iran, turning back a War Powers Resolution just one day before a
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It’s never a bad time to be Ringo Starr
Ringo Starr and T Bone Burnett were sitting around the other day at the Sunset Marquis when the former Beatle suddenly turned a dining table into a drum kit and belted out a bit of “Rock Island Line.” “It was Lonnie Donegan who gave us all a great break,” Starr, 85, said of the late
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Epstein’s reported ‘suicide note’ could soon be unsealed: ‘Time to say goodbye’
A purported “suicide note” by Jeffrey Epstein may soon be made public if a major media outlet is successful in convincing a federal judge to unseal it. In a Thursday report, The New York Times revealed that it had petitioned a judge to make the note public after it was sealed as part of a
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Trump-Endorsed Steve Hilton Unveils Plan to Bring Production Back to California as Governor
The leading Republican candidate for California governor Steve Hilton unveiled his plan to bring film and television production back to California on Thursday, proposing ambitious federal tax incentives and uncapped state credits. Endorsed by President Donald Trump, Hilton stated that if elected he would work directly with the Trump administration to secure a federal tax
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Musk v. Altman Kicks Off, DOJ Guts Voting Rights Unit, and Is the AI Job Apocalypse Overhyped?
This week on Uncanny Valley, the team discusses the stakes behind the trial of Elon Musk against OpenAI’s leadership (and how Microsoft is trying to stay away from the drama). They also look into what recent layoffs announced at Meta and the industry at large say about the ways in which AI is—and isn’t—replacing jobs.
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Gotta snack ’em all? Man hidden in Best Buy snags refreshments before Pokémon card drop
Surveillance cameras captured footage of a man hiding out in a Pasadena Best Buy store hours before it was set to open. The incident occurred on the same day as a crowd of Pokémon fans camped outside the store, awaiting the latest trading card drop. Pasadena police received a call around 1 a.m. Wednesday, from