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A blog post recounts a framework shared by an engineer named Emily for working with AI coding tools, dubbed the 'Brain Sandwich': think through the problem yourself first, delegate implementation to AI, then personally review and refine the output before sending it for review. The approach is offered as a counter to engineers fully outsourcing tasks to AI, a practice some reportedly call a 'Meat Proxy'.
In a Guardian op-ed, researchers Timnit Gebru and Emily M. Bender cite an unverified CNN report claiming U.S. officials nearly intercepted a Chinese vessel after a chatbot-generated intelligence report falsely stated it carried nuclear-weapons components. The plan was reportedly halted only after officials double-checked the AI-generated claim and found it erroneous.
A retired judge acting as arbitrator ruled that Uber and driver Vu Tran must pay $40 million to the parents of Emily Normandin-Parker, a 23-year-old UCLA graduate killed after Tran dropped her and a friend at an illegal gore point on a California freeway following a dispute over a cleaning fee. The arbitrator found Tran's account of the incident largely incredible and said he showed more concern for his car than for his passengers' safety. Uber says the arbitrator wrongly held the company legally responsible.
Steven Spielberg's new science-fiction film, titled 'Disclosure Day,' is heading to Peacock this October. The project stars Emily Blunt, Josh O'Connor, Colman Domingo, and Colin Firth in a story centered on an alien mystery.
Emily Oberg, founder of fashion brand Sporty & Rich, revealed she tested AI-generated imagery to cut costs on e-commerce photo shoots, which typically run upwards of $200,000 twice a year. She said the results looked flat, lifeless and overly perfect, with models appearing 'dead in the eyes,' prompting her to return to using a full human team for future shoots.