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The researchers demonstrated that hallucinations stemmed from statistical properties of language model training rather than implementation flaws. The study established that “the generative error rate is at least twice the IIV misclassification rate,” where IIV referred to “Is-It-Valid” and demonstrated mathematical lower bounds that prove AI systems will always make a certain percentage of mistakes, no matter how much the technology improves.
Christopher Plummer at peak hotness, as Captain Von Trapp in The Sound of Music, tearing a massive red, white, and black swastika flag in half.
Large Language Models (LLMs) work by using deep learning and massive datasets to predict the next word in a sequence, which is how they generate human-like text. After processing text inputs (which are first "tokenized" into smaller pieces), a transformer architecture analyzes these tokens to understand patterns and context, creating word embeddings that represent meaning. Based on these learned relationships, the LLM then calculates probabilities for the most likely next word, assembling them into coherent sentences and paragraphs to form a response.
Dashboard of 1964 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III Saloon
Oregon Trial game you have died of dysentery
Novak Djokovic Dances To 'Soda Pop' Song From 'KPop Demon Hunters'
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES To the Marshal of the District of West Tennessee--Greeting: You are Hereby Commanded to take the body of Nathan B. Forrest if it to be found in your District, and him safely keep, so that you have him before the judge of the Circuit Court of the United States, at a term of said Court, to be held for the District aforesaid, at the Court House in the City of Memphis, on the first Monday in March next, then and there to answer the United States, on a Bill of Presentment against him, for Treason. Herein fail not, and have you then and there this writ. Witness, The Hon. Salmon P. Chase (Roger B. Taney is crossed out), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, and the seal of said Circuit Court, this First Monday in September 1865 and 90 year of American Independence. A.S Mitchell (signature) Clerk. Isaac Morrison (signature) D. Clerk.
Two rats fighting over a slice of pizza
The primary duty of the prosecutor is to seek justice within the bounds of the law, not merely to convict. The prosecutor serves the public interest and should act with integrity and balanced judgment to increase public safety both by pursuing appropriate criminal charges of appropriate severity, and by exercising discretion to not pursue criminal charges in appropriate circumstances. The prosecutor should seek to protect the innocent and convict the guilty, consider the interests of victims and witnesses, and respect the constitutional and legal rights of all persons, including suspects and defendants.
The Government may not prohibit the verbal or nonverbal expression of an idea merely because society finds the idea offensive or disagreeable, even where our flag is involved. Nor may a State foster its own view of the flag by prohibiting expressive conduct relating to it, since the Government may not permit designated symbols to be used to communicate a limited set of messages. Moreover, this Court will not create an exception to these principles protected by the First Amendment for the American flag alone.
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At Gettysburg, Private Marshall Sherman of the 1st Minnesota captured the battle flag of the Confederate 28th Virginia Infantry Regiment during Pickett's Charge. Minnesota has for 160 years refused any and all requests by Virginia to return the flag and has even defied orders from Congress to do so.
Roy Scheider in Jaws “You’re gonna need a bigger boat”
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“Not only was this a much weaker than forecast payrolls number, the monster downward revisions to the past two months inflicts a major blow to the picture of labor market robustness,” said Seema Shah, Chief Global Strategist at Principal Asset Management in an analyst’s note. “What’s more concerning is that with negative impact of tariffs only just starting to be felt, the coming months are likely to see even clearer evidence of a labor market slowdown.”
“Not only was this a much weaker than forecast payrolls number, the monster downward revisions to the past two months inflicts a major blow to the picture of labor market robustness,” said Seema Shah, Chief Global Strategist at Principal Asset Management in an analyst’s note. “What’s more concerning is that with negative impact of tariffs only just starting to be felt, the coming months are likely to see even clearer evidence of a labor market slowdown.”
n this graphic, we show global coal consumption by region from 1965 to 2020, according to data from the Energy Institute. Key Takeaways Global coal consumption surpassed 164 exajoules for the first time ever in 2023. China is by far the largest consumer of coal, accounting for 56% of the world’s total. In 2023, India exceeded the combined consumption of Europe and North America for the first time.
John Roberts as Hot Dog Guy. “We’re all looking for the guy who did this”
Definiton for formery in the past; in earlier times.
Picture of Bobby Knight throwing a chair. Knight sparked controversy with his outspoken nature and his volatility. He once threw a chair across the court during a game and was once arrested following a physical confrontation with a police officer. He was accused of choking an Indiana player during practice in an incident that was recorded on video,prompting the university to institute a "zero tolerance" policy for him. Following a subsequent run-in with a student, he was fired by Indiana University in the fall of 2000.
The Supreme Court defaulted on its responsibility. Its duty was not to fret over future presidential prosecution but to deal with the facts at hand so that the electorate would be fully informed before November 5. By stifling the proceedings in Judge Tanya Chutkun’s courtroom, the Court made its unique and potentially lethal contribution to our failing Constitution.
At the height of his power in the 1970’s former president/dictator of the Philippines Ferdinand E. Marcos commissioned the construction of a 99-foot concrete bust in own image, situated on a cliff overlooking the South China Sea around 130 km North of Manila. In 2002 it was torn apart in an explosion, the eyes, forehead and cheeks blown to bits
Twitter post from June 2013 "No war is over until the enemy says it's over. We may think it over, but in fact, the enemy gets a vote." — Gen. James Mattis
June 2013 post from Twitter. Quote from General James Mattis. "No war is over until the enemy says it's over. We may think it over, but in fact, the enemy gets a vote.”
Soldier in WWI dress riding an electric scooter near Washington DC
Tiananmen Tank Man
John Lewis said Get in good trouble necessary trouble and help redeem the soul of America.
IceCube, the South Pole neutrino observatory, is a cubic-kilometer particle detector made of Antarctic ice and located near the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. It is buried beneath the surface, extending to a depth of about 2,500 meters. A surface array, IceTop, and a denser inner subdetector, DeepCore, significantly enhance the capabilities of the observatory, making it a multipurpose facility.
Highway sign that says If you don’t know enough about a subject to tell if ChatGpt (or any LLM) is wrong, you shouldn’t be using it. If you do know enough you don’t need to use it.
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Chernobyl control panel with the AZ-5 SCRAM button highlighted
Picture of Chernobyl dosimeter "3.6 Roentgen? Not great. Not terrible."