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Frozen star Idina Menzel: 'I was born singing!'
Frozen star Idina Menzel: 'I was born singing!'
Idina Menzel was "born singing" but always worried about what others thought of her and tries to connect with others when she performs her signature songs today.
2023-09-03 17:21
Sarah Jessica Parker hugs Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis at 'SATC' reunion after Kim Cattrall shot 'AJLT' cameo alone
Sarah Jessica Parker hugs Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis at 'SATC' reunion after Kim Cattrall shot 'AJLT' cameo alone
Cattrall reportedly filmed the cameo for 'And Just Like That' alone as she refused to shoot with all three of her former co-stars
2023-06-07 20:53
Trey Lance Is Looking Like an All-Time Bust
Trey Lance Is Looking Like an All-Time Bust
The San Francisco 49ers named Trey Lance their third-string quarterback this week, slotting him behind Brock Purdy and Sam Darnold. It is a shocking fall for th
2023-08-25 06:17
Elon Musk warns of ‘civilisational risk’ posed by AI at historic gathering of tech giant chiefs
Elon Musk warns of ‘civilisational risk’ posed by AI at historic gathering of tech giant chiefs
Tesla titan and multi-billionaire Elon Musk has reportedly warned US senators at a private meeting that unregulated artificial intelligence technology poses a “civilisational risk” to society. Senate majority leader Chuch Schumer convened a meeting of the most prominent tech executives in the US to help pass a bipartisan legislation encouraging both the rapid development of AI technology and also mitigating its biggest risks. The closed-door meeting was attended by some of the tech industry’s biggest names, including Tesla and SpaceX boss Mr Musk, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, former Microsoft chief Bill Gates, Alphabet’s Sundar Pichai, as well as OpenAI founder Sam Altman. As Mr Musk left the Capitol building following several hours of the meeting, he told reporters that “we have to be proactive rather than reactive” in regulating AI as its consequences of going wrong are “severe”. “The question is really one of civilizational risk. It’s not like … one group of humans versus another. It’s like, hey, this is something that’s potentially risky for all humans everywhere,” he said, according to NBC News. Mr Musk also reportedly called for a government AI agency, similar to the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Federal Aviation Administration to oversee developments in the sector and ensure safety. Leaders in the tech industry also called for a balanced approach towards regulating AI. In his prepared remarks, Mr Zuckerberg said the two defining issues for AI are “safety and access”, adding that the US Congress should “engage with AI to support innovation and safeguards”. “New technology often brings new challenges, and it’s on companies to make sure we build and deploy products responsibly,” the Meta chief said. “This is an emerging technology, there are important equities to balance here, and the government is ultimately responsible for that,” he added. The Facebook founder called for policymakers, academics, civil society and industry to work together to minimise the potential risks of AI, but also to maximise its potential benefits. Some of the measures he suggested for building safeguards into AI systems included “selecting the data to train with, extensively red-teaming internally and externally to identify and fix issues, fine-tuning the models for alignment, and partnering with safety-minded cloud providers to add additional filters to the systems we release”. As lawmakers at the US Capitol Hill interacted with tech giant chiefs about potential AI regulations, companies including Microsoft, OpenAI, Meta, Alphabet, and Amazon were also being probed on the conditions of the workers behind tools like ChatGPT, Bing, and Bard. Lawmakers are reportedly probing the working conditions of data labelers who are tasked by companies, often at outsourced firms, to label data used to train AI and for rating chatbot responses. “Despite the essential nature of this work, millions of data workers around the world perform these stressful tasks under constant surveillance, with low wages and no benefits,” lawmakers, including Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey, said in a letter to tech executives. “These conditions not only harm the workers, they also risk the quality of the AI systems –potentially undermining accuracy, introducing bias, and jeopardizing data protection,” they said. Read More Elon Musk was on brink of death after catching malaria on South African safari, book claims Fatherhood, rows with Amber Heard and ‘the woke mind virus’: 6 big revelations from Elon Musk’s biography Putin praises Musk as ‘outstanding person’ days after report Tesla boss stopped Ukrainian attack Long-form video content is here to stay, says YouTube UK boss Cybertruck sparked Tesla revolt that saw secret design plan, Musk biography reveals Everything Apple killed off at iPhone 15 event
2023-09-14 12:45
Benn, Seguin in different roles as 30-somethings for Stars in push to West final
Benn, Seguin in different roles as 30-somethings for Stars in push to West final
The roles have changed for Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin with the Dallas Stars, and they have also played a little less this season
2023-05-18 07:15
Are Jamie Foxx and Katie Holmes still friends? Jamie Foxx is allegedly 'on a mission' to win back his former flame
Are Jamie Foxx and Katie Holmes still friends? Jamie Foxx is allegedly 'on a mission' to win back his former flame
'Jamie has dated scores of beautiful women in his life, but none came close to matching what he had with Katie,' a source said
2023-08-15 17:57
5 Research-Backed Tips for Successful Negotiations
5 Research-Backed Tips for Successful Negotiations
Negotiation isn't a battle, it's a joint problem-solving session.
2023-09-10 16:21
Colts lose rookie QB Anthony Richardson against Titans with right shoulder injury
Colts lose rookie QB Anthony Richardson against Titans with right shoulder injury
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson left Sunday's game with a right shoulder injury late in the first half
2023-10-09 03:23
'FUBAR' star Monica Barbaro recalls awkward first meeting with Tom Cruise for 'Top Gun: Maverick': 'I forgot my name'
'FUBAR' star Monica Barbaro recalls awkward first meeting with Tom Cruise for 'Top Gun: Maverick': 'I forgot my name'
'He walks down the hallway, and suddenly, I couldn’t feel my legs,' recollected 'FUBAR' actress Monica Barbaro
2023-05-25 14:56
He spoke no English, had no lawyer. An Afghan man's case offers a glimpse into US immigration court
He spoke no English, had no lawyer. An Afghan man's case offers a glimpse into US immigration court
The case of an Afghan man who represented himself in U.S. immigration court offers a rare look in that system's proceedings
2023-09-24 22:17
Robert Lewandowski reveals hopes for 'very easy' Lionel Messi partnership at Barcelona
Robert Lewandowski reveals hopes for 'very easy' Lionel Messi partnership at Barcelona
Robert Lewandowski has once more revealed his desire for Lionel Messi to return to Barcelona, detailing how he would be able to link up with the Argentine on the pitch.
2023-06-03 18:30
Kanye West and Chris Brown branded 'sick' for laughing at explicit 'antisemitic' lyrics
Kanye West and Chris Brown branded 'sick' for laughing at explicit 'antisemitic' lyrics
Anyone hoping that Kanye West’s verbal attacks on Jewish people were a thing of the past has just been proven stomach-churningly wrong. Over the weekend, footage emerged of the disgraced rapper-producer, 46, dancing along elatedly to his new track ‘Vultures’. He was accompanied by that other paragon of male virtue, Chris Brown, 34, who bopped alongside him to some of the most offensive lyrics we’ve heard in a long time. In the song, which is a collaboration between West and Ty Dolla $ign, the former Mr Kim Kardashian says: “How I’m antisemitic (sic)? I just f***ked a Jewish bitch.” At that point, he and Brown beam at each other, before the song continues: “I just f**ked Scooter's b***h and we ran her like Olympics. Got pregnant in the threesome, so whose baby is it?” This appears to be a reference to Scooter Braun, Ye’s former manager, whom he fired in 2018. Last year, Braun divorced his wife of six years Yael Cohen Braun – a Canadian health activist and founder of a charity called “F**k Cancer” – who is Jewish. The clip, which has been widely circulated on social media, has understandably been met with horror and disgust. Sharing the video to Instagram, New York businesswoman Tanya Zuckerbrot asked: “What’s more sickening? The lyrics [...] Or the fact that both Kanye West and [Chris Brown] find it hysterical?” She followed up by branding the pair “sick, masochistic, antisemitic f**ks.” Thousands of others agreed, with one commentator writing: “Let the record industry chew on this. Let them never EVER work again.” Another urged viewers to block the two artists from their Spotify accounts, providing instructions on how to do so. While a third branded Brown and Ye “the two most problematic rappers of all time”. West, who lost his highest-profile contracts over hideous displays of antisemitism and Nazi veneration last year, continues to face demands to be axed from top streaming platforms. A year ago, a man from Milwaukee launched a petition calling on the likes of Spotify, Apple and Amazon Music to remove all of his solo tracks in a bid to “limit [his] influence on society”. Nathan Goergen wrote on the campaign’s Change.org webpage: “Kanye West has recently made statements praising Hitler and denying the Holocaust, after over a month of making harmful antisemitic statements. “Our society has no place for people who spread that kind of hate to be making millions off of their work. I call on Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, and other streaming platforms to immediately remove all of Kanye West’s solo albums and singles from their platforms. “By doing this, I hope that we can limit Kanye’s influence on society by eliminating his ability to make money off of people streaming his music. His statements are virtually irredeemable, and the time has finally come for him to receive a major punishment. We cannot let him continue to influence our youth and our society as a whole.” It has since garnered more than 95,000 signatures. And yet, the fact that the 46-year-old is still able to release songs featuring such offensive lyrics, and celebrate this alongside a convicted domestic abuser, shows that the world as a whole simply doesn’t care enough to prevent such despicable behaviour. Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings
2023-11-26 18:53