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Sources: Anthropic met with Christian leaders in March to seek input on Claude's moral and spiritual development and if it could be considered a "child of God" (Washington Post)

Washington Post:
Sources: Anthropic met with Christian leaders in March to seek input on Claude's moral and spiritual development and if it could be considered a “child of God”  —  The artificial intelligence company asked religious leaders for guidance on building a moral chatbot.  —  Summary

FAQ Live: 100 Days of Mamdani

Mayor Zohran Mamdani explains his first preliminary budget during a City Hall press conference,

FAQ NYC hosts Christina Greer, Katie Honan and Harry Siegel visited the Greene Space in Soho on Thursday night for a sold-out live taping, hosted by ABNY, talking about Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s first 100 days. “I would give him a B,” said Chrissy. “I’m a harsh grader, so I think that’s a solid grade. We’re […]

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Critters might be a Gremlins knock-off but it's B-movie magic

Critters, a 1986 cult classic B-movie horror film, features a family being attacked by ravenous hedgehog-like monsters known as Krites.

A wave of top AI researchers returned from the US to China in the past year, driven by better pay, quality of life, and a more restrictive US immigration system (Zijing Wu/Financial Times)

Zijing Wu / Financial Times:
A wave of top AI researchers returned from the US to China in the past year, driven by better pay, quality of life, and a more restrictive US immigration system  —  Engineers and scientists return for better pay and quality of life as US grows more hostile  —  In the hushed corridors …

Pan American Luggage Labels

Some graphic design fun for the weekend: achingly gorgeous art pieces recreating vintage Pan Am luggage tags, by Ella Freire. I love them all. The colors, the type, the shapes — sublime.

(Via Dan Cederholm’s Studio Notes.)