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Meta’s AI system ‘Cicero’ beats humans in game of Diplomacy by lying: study

MIT experts say artificial intelligence systems are learning to lie to humans, and Meta’s AI stands out as a “master of deception.” Cicero, touted by Meta as “the first AI to play at a human level” in the strategy game Diplomacy, was successfully trained by the company to perform extremely well, ranking in the top […]

Subsidizing birth control in Africa does nothing: Study

Melinda Gates is resigning from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, a nonprofit organization funded by her husband’s billions, which exists primarily to get African women on birth control. Getting poor women on birth control is the “cause of her life,” and her foundation is in the middle of spending $2.8 billion over a decade […]

Mail-order abortion pills safe and effective: Study

Medicinal abortion pills (mifepristone and misoprostol) are effective and have a low risk of serious adverse events when mailed to patients, a new study shows. The study was published in a peer-reviewed publication on Monday JAMA Internal Medicinelooks at the experiences of more than 500 people who wanted to end their pregnancies between January 2020 […]

Gen Z is struggling financially more than Millennials did at their age: Study

A new study released last week by credit reporting company TransUnion shows that young members of Generation Z are struggling more financially today than Millennials were a decade ago. The research includes a February survey of 614 Gen Z consumers between the ages of 22 and 24 and 623 Millennials who were between the ages […]

Internet use is associated with greater wellbeing, global study finds | Internet

Although spending time online is often portrayed as something to be avoided, research shows that internet use is associated with improved happiness for people around the world. There is intense debate about the potential impact on the health of the Internet, especially social media. Professor Andrew Przybylski from the University of Oxford, a co-author of […]

Common cooking ingredient could reduce dementia mortality risk, study suggests

Injecting more olive oil Adding it to your diet may have significant benefits for cognitive health and longevity, new research suggests. Researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and other universities analyzed health data on more than 92,000 adults over 28 years. The average age of the participants was 56 years, and none […]

US reputation declines globally as immigration concerns grow in Europe: study

The United States’ global reputation has been tarnished over the past year, with a majority of Americans believing that election integrity threatens the country’s democracy, while immigration is currently one of the biggest concerns among Europeans. The decline in positive attitudes toward the United States was particularly pronounced in Muslim-majority countries surveyed such as Indonesia, […]