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Prompt engineering and other tips to prevent AI sycophancy
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (672+ words) One of the greatest disservices in human relationships occurs when one person tells another what they want to hear, regardless of the facts. This behavior is called sycophancy, and it occurs when someone tries to avoid conflict, protect others' feelings,…...
One mobile number, two phones: What is iPhone handoff and which carriers support it?
10+ min ago (304+ words) If you switch between two iPhones regularly, you're going to love this new feature. If you use two iPhones, you no longer need to run separate carrier accounts for each of them, thanks to a new iOS 27 feature: iPhone Handoff....
Swedish Migration Reshaped Medieval Finland???s Genetic Landscape, Study Finds
20+ hour, 40+ min ago (544+ words) A new ancient DNA study reveals that coastal and inland communities in southwestern Finland were genetically similar during the early Middle Ages, before migration from Sweden transformed the coastal population. The research also shows that medieval Finland was deeply connected…...
Microsoft Seeks To Patent Gaming Ad System
43+ min ago (169+ words) Microsoft has filed a patent application for a system that would support free-to-play games at suitable pause points after a period of ad-free access, TechSpot reports. These points would include the end of a boss fight, a completed quest, a…...
Modern humans are the evolutionary product of different ancestral populations
21+ min ago (201+ words) Most recently, an article in the scientific journal Nature (“Who were the Denisovans? Rich trove of fossils and tools paints new picture” Dyani Lewis, September 9, 2026) adds important new knowledge about their culture and geographic distribution. Furthermore, it was discovered that:…...
Ed Exploits AI Dangers ⋆ Electronics Weekly
38+ min ago (376+ words) Now that His Majesty has taken an interest in the debate about the perils of AI, I feel I may be able to advance my prospects of a Dukedom if I show that HMG is coming up with a useful…...
Architectural Breakdown: i built a green blob that lives on my desktop. now it has feelings.
33+ min ago (118+ words) class MoodLabel(Enum): CONTENT = "content" CURIOUS = "curious" PLAYFUL = "playful" ANXIOUS = "anxious" SLEEPY = "sleepy" IRRIATED = "irritated" LOVING = "loving" MELANCHOLIC = "melancholic" @dataclass class AffectVector: valence: float = 0.0 # -1.0 to +1.0 emotional axis arousal: float = 0.5 # 0.0 to 1.0 activation level dominance: float = 0.5 # 0.0 to 1.0 sense of control novelty_seeking: float = 0.5 # 0.0 to…...
The AI Interview Paradox: Decoupling Skill Assessment from Tool Usage
33+ min ago (617+ words) We must refactor the interview process. The goal is not to stop using AI, but to shift the focus of the evaluation from implementation details to systemic architecture and verification logic. In the AI era, the highest-leverage skill for a…...
Scientists Discover Trees Have a Hidden “Muscle” That Helps Them Straighten Themselves
3+ hour, 38+ min ago (278+ words) Young poplar trees can sense bends in their stems and straighten them by changing where they grow wood that pulls like a muscle....
Why do they even talk about x-risk? — LessWrong
45+ min ago (256+ words) Why do CEOs and other AI leaders talk about existential risk at all? What sociological mechanisms make it possible for them to do it? And how should we respond to the popular argument: “if Musk says something, the opposite must…...