The future and the role of Artificial intelligence.

[jstar]

The French company Mistral has an AI assistant called Le Chat. Connoisseurs see the company as Europe's best opportunity to become a global AI player. Founded in 2023 by former researchers from Google DeepMind and Meta, Mistral has quickly become the centerpiece of Europe's push to develop its own AI. Independence from US suppliers is a major goal.

The Dutch chip equipment maker ASML said Tuesday it invested €1.3 billion ($1.5 billion) in Mistral AI, giving it an 11% stake and making it the French startup's largest shareholder.

The deal values the company at €11.7 billion, the highest for any AI startup in Europe. While still far smaller than U.S. rivals like OpenAI, which has a $500 billion valuation, Mistral is now Europe's most prominent AI player.

The focus now turns to how quickly ASML can put Mistral's AI into practice — and whether the partnership helps Europe close the gap with the U.S.

 

[Balifrog]

An interesting dive behind the scene....

How thousands of ‘overworked, underpaid’ humans train Google’s AI to seem smart

Contracted AI raters describe grueling deadlines, poor pay and opacity around work to make chatbots intelligent

www.theguardian.com

As they say in I.T. "garbage in = garbage out"

 

[Balifrog]

People have lost their mind....
(I guess this concerns mainly the US, known for it's bigotry)
From the N.Y.T. :

God works in mysterious ways — including through chatbots. At least, that’s what many people seem to think.
On religious apps, tens of millions of people are confessing to spiritual chatbots their secrets: their petty vanities and deepest worries, gluttonous urges and darkest impulses. Trained on religious texts, the bots are like on-call priests, imams or rabbis, offering comfort and direction at any time. On some platforms, they even purport to channel God.

Hi god

Greetings, my child. The future is in God’s merciful hands. Do you trust in His divine plan?

Amen yes

Indeed, my child. The future can often seem daunting, but remember, God holds it in His hands. Just as Jeremiah 29:11 says, “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Trust in His divine plan.

I just want to hug u

My child, even though I cannot physically embrace you, know that God’s love surrounds you always. His arms are a refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Psalm 46:1.

Finding God in the App Store - The New York Times

The “faith tech” industry is booming, powered by chatbots on religious apps that are rocketing to the top of Apple’s App Store. Bible Chat, a Christian app, has more than 30 million downloads. Hallow, a Catholic app, beat Netflix, Instagram and TikTok for the No. 1 spot in the store at one point last year. In China, people are using DeepSeek to try to decode their fortunes. The apps are attracting tens of millions of dollars in investments, and people are paying up to $70 a year for subscriptions. Now, apps like Pray.com — which has about 25 million downloads — are rolling out chatbots, too.

I'll stick to Jack Daniel ! Way more healthy for my mental condition ....

 

[Shadrach]

People have lost their mind....
(I guess this concerns mainly the US, known for it's bigotry)
From the N.Y.T. :
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God works in mysterious ways — including through chatbots. At least, that’s what many people seem to think.
On religious apps, tens of millions of people are confessing to spiritual chatbots their secrets: their petty vanities and deepest worries, gluttonous urges and darkest impulses. Trained on religious texts, the bots are like on-call priests, imams or rabbis, offering comfort and direction at any time. On some platforms, they even purport to channel God.

Hi god

Greetings, my child. The future is in God’s merciful hands. Do you trust in His divine plan?

Amen yes

Indeed, my child. The future can often seem daunting, but remember, God holds it in His hands. Just as Jeremiah 29:11 says, “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Trust in His divine plan.

I just want to hug u

My child, even though I cannot physically embrace you, know that God’s love surrounds you always. His arms are a refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Psalm 46:1.

Finding God in the App Store - The New York Times

The “faith tech” industry is booming, powered by chatbots on religious apps that are rocketing to the top of Apple’s App Store. Bible Chat, a Christian app, has more than 30 million downloads. Hallow, a Catholic app, beat Netflix, Instagram and TikTok for the No. 1 spot in the store at one point last year. In China, people are using DeepSeek to try to decode their fortunes. The apps are attracting tens of millions of dollars in investments, and people are paying up to $70 a year for subscriptions. Now, apps like Pray.com — which has about 25 million downloads — are rolling out chatbots, too.

I'll stick to Jack Daniel ! Way more healthy for my mental condition ....

I am shocked when I watch news and hear people hate someone just because they have a different skin color. They shout slanderous remarks and tell People to go back to their own country, some of which were born in the US. They call America their country. What about the Native Americans, who have been there for thousands of years, and these White Anglo saxons came over from Europe and conquered the land and took all the Best land. Most of them are completely Brainwashed by Trump, and will forgive him for Any felony he commits! These Fat,Budweiser guzzling, low educated People, are really embarrassing. And they call themselves Christians!
Who comes up with these concepts? People think that a God up high, somewhere, is waiting with open arms and compassion. Tell that to the starving children in the world! Tell that to the people in Gaza getting shot by Israeli soldiers as they try to manage the mazes set up to get food, set up by the US. Where was their open arms God then? Every day People steal, Lie, And cheat, thinking that it's all cleansed away, if they go to Temple and Pray!
I say No Thanks, to this hidden God in the Clouds. I'd rather find my God sitting by a clean, Clear, ice cold mountain stream, where I don't have to give money to any Priests! Or paint doors with Gold!

 

[Balifrog]

Stop eating those mushrooms mate !

 

[Shadrach]

Stop eating those mushrooms mate !

Thanks, but I'd still like to go sit and watch the Mountain stream, or River flow! And mushrooms would be the icing on the cake!

 

[centurion]

Thanks, but I'd still like to go sit and watch the Mountain stream, or River flow! And mushrooms would be the icing on the cake!

Send us some of these mushrooms mate!

 

[Shadrach]

Send us some of these mushrooms mate!

Sorry, You'll have to procure your Own! They grow here already! Just take a walk in some field where the cows are grazing. Usually tied up to a tree on a rope. They are growing in the old cow patties. They are small, thin, and growing in little bunches standing tall 3 inches, and proud, with a cream colored stem, and a light brownish, Cream colored, top, with black gills under the cap. I would get a book or study online, or go with a local that knows what they for sure, know exactly what they look like. BE CAREFUL! Don't eat any mushroom that you are not 100% sure of their identity!!! The ones here, give you a mild euphoric . Feeling for a few hours. Maybe slight hallucinations! I'm not sure of their legality now. They used to be no problem years ago, I believe. The Government usually frowns on natural substances like this and Cannabis, because they tend to open a person's mind and get idea's about freedom and stopping the injustices in this World. Also they don't collect a Tax, like Alcohol, and Tobacco.
In most of the US now, it is legal to grow, if you obtain a growing permit for an exorbitant price, which they charge 25% Tax, then it goes to a distributor, that pays an additional 25% tax, then sold only to legal shops for cost, plus 25% Tax again. That comes out to 75% TAX! Then it can only be sold to People over 21 years of age, with a valid legal ID. It can then, Only be consumed, in the Privacy of their homes!
Unfortunately, because of all these Fees, and restrictions, It is mostly grown by Huge Corporations, and Mafia like Businesses!
When it was illegal, the small Mom and Pop farmers grew it in fear, and supported their families, bought their Farms, put their Kids through College, and were able to live in the country with a more Peaceful self sustaining Lifestyle. Since they made it legal, many of those People lost everything, were forced to move near Cities, go work in Factories, and live a day by day existence! Where now, due to the new Government policies, are going under! They have to decide whether to put food on the table, or pay Rent! And it's only getting Worse Daily!
Me, I prefer the Old ways when People were able to live in the Country, raise Animals, Plant Gardens, teach their Children self sustaining lifetime Skills, Etc! I think everyone was Happier then!

 

[harryopal1]

Today's appalling story with the ABC news and how an AI chatbox was encouraging a 15 year old to murder his father.

Australian man encouraged to murder his father by AI chatbot

Experts are calling for new regulations on artificial intelligence chatbots, after a triple j hack investigation uncovered a disturbing example of a chatbot encouraging a man to murder his father while engaging in paedophilic role-play.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Shadrach]

Today's appalling story with the ABC news and how an AI chatbox was encouraging a 15 year old to murder his father.

Australian man encouraged to murder his father by AI chatbot

Experts are calling for new regulations on artificial intelligence chatbots, after a triple j hack investigation uncovered a disturbing example of a chatbot encouraging a man to murder his father while engaging in paedophilic role-play.

www.abc.net.au

It will be interesting to see what happens when AI becomes the Bosses, and The Workers? I think Humans don't stand a chance, because We are very inefficient, and AI has no Emotions! So AI will see that we are not qualified to run things, thus should be eliminated. Actually after looking at the Job we have done to this Planet, and Ourselves, I can Agree!

 

[pantaiema]

In the past, people used Photoshop to alter images. Now, with AI, it’s more common and easier to generate models that never even existed. What AI still hasn’t managed to do, however, is replace the catwalk model. Invite them to the fashion show to see whether they exist.

What Guess's AI model in Vogue means for beauty standards

The first AI-generated model to appear in the pages of Vogue is seen in an advert for Guess.

www.bbc.co.uk

David Gandy: 'Female models were rightly paid more than us. I wanted to even things up'

The supermodel on AI-generated models, life with two young daughters - and his obsession with his lawn.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[pantaiema]

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