Are we all fucked?

[The Butcher]

Ah don't sweat that - Scientists will use AI to help identify bacteria/enzymes capable of breaking it down.

The plastic eating bacteria will be able to pass the blood-brain barrier and eat the microplastics...then eventually eat our brains and turn us all to mush 

[The Heretic]

As much as AI being able to predict fMRI scans doesn't alarm me, this does:

The human brain may contain up to a spoon's worth of tiny plastic shards...according to new findings published Monday in the journal Nature Medicine.

...

Based on their analysis, the amount of microplastics in the human brain appears to be increasing over time: Concentrations rose by roughly 50 percent between 2016 and 2024.

The researchers also found much higher levels of microplastics in brain tissue than in liver and kidney tissue. And microplastic concentrations were also higher in the brains of deceased patients who had been diagnosed with dementia compared to the brains of deceased individuals without dementia.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-human-brain-may-contain-as-much-as-a-spoons-worth-of-microplastics-new-research-suggests-180985995/

Original research article: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-024-03453-1

I know people with a just spoons worth of brain

[Mower Liberation Front]

I'd argue that's not true at all and the pace of improvement in the field is staggering. Sure, some of it seems like hype and implementation is slower but make no mistake, America with it's corporate capitalism slant will push on with this now to the detriment (IMO) of society as a whole. Mainly due to the speed/scale of it by 2030 onwards we're going to be looking at totally different world.

Take for example Wendys (fast food chain that's actually coming here soon), remember this improves as time goes on - this is the worst it will be ->

Wendy's is actively integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into its drive-thru operations through a platform called Wendy's FreshAI, developed in partnership with Google Cloud. This generative AI system is designed to enhance the ordering process by improving speed, accuracy, and consistency. It can understand casual conversation, handle complex menu customizations, and respond to customer inquiries in real-time.

The implementation of Wendy's FreshAI has led to notable improvements. For instance, a test site in Columbus, Ohio, reported service times 22 seconds faster than the local market average. The AI system achieved an accuracy rate of nearly 99%, defined as orders initiated by the AI and submitted to the point-of-sale system, even if human intervention was required for corrections. Without human assistance, the AI successfully handled 86% of orders, a figure expected to improve over time.

There's about 3.6 million people in the fast food industry in the US. If you can knock off 4-8 people per drive-thru that are involved in that process taking orders / cash/card / handing out food etc - then all the other chains will follow.

Pity Wendy's couldn't get the AI to operate potato peelers, as good as their burgers are, their fries have been horrible ever since they went for the "natural" gimmick.

[astfgyl]

Wouldn't be mad keen on the oul casing around the chernobyl reactor getting blown off. Seems like an odd move on the Russians part the same day that there's mention of the US and Russians on the phone about peace deals.

Giving me Nordstream vibes due to the utter silliness of it all

[Yung Led Zeppelin]

Massive eastward movement of American aerial refuelling tankers last night.

Probably grand sure.

[Eoin McLove]

Is America (or Trump at least) completely under the thumb of Israel? Is the tail wagging the dog here?

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

AIPAC is the second most influential lobby group in the US, so it's a shit-load of sway rather than "being under the thumb." More of a mutually "beneficial" arrangement and distaste for brown and black people, especially those who have the gall not to be Christian or Jewish. Biden though, for example, was an absolute full-on Zionist, during his whole career. There's a few great documentaries out there about the Israel lobbies in both the US and UK.

[The Butcher]

Israel and all that US stuff aside - Does anyone think it's a good idea that Iran gets a nuke? Not a fan of nuclear proliferation myself  Enriching uranium is not technically hard really - just requires lots of power. If Iran got a nuke, I could see many other countries looking at that option.

I get the feeling time will run out for Israel in the long long run.

[Bürggermeister]

https://t.me/MilitaryStrategist/4505

   I know what you're thinking.

Chemtrails!

It seems the Israelis are targetting police and keepers of order, they're fully into the idea of facilitating a regime change. I believe the new Iraq is not unfriendly with Iran, so this may escalate quickly. On the plus side, if such a thing exists even barely, it cuts off a supply of arms to Putin.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Looking like the absolute record temperature for Bordeaux (41.2°) may be beaten tomorrow, over three weeks earlier in the year than last time. Across the country, 84 "départements" (out of 96) are on high heatwave alert, also a record in itself. Already been peaking at 40° here since Saturday.

[Carnage]

I don't know how you stick it, I struggle in Irish 'heatwaves' when they happen, and that's just high 20s.

[Mooncat]

Looking like the absolute record temperature for Bordeaux (41.2°) may be beaten tomorrow, over three weeks earlier in the year than last time. Across the country, 84 "départements" (out of 96) are on high heatwave alert, also a record in itself. Already been peaking at 40° here since Saturday.

Similar thing happening here in the last few years. Temps in the summer peaking around 40, whereas in the past it was closer to 30. We had a heatwave of a full week of 40 where it didn't even get below 20 overnight (beneath that temp is what the body needs to fully recover overnight). It was the longest week of my life. I was coming into work early all week because there's AC there, and while at home I could barely move from the couch the entire week. Suffocating.

[Thorn]

Same as Carnage, a heatwave here kills me especially with trying to sleep during the day for working nights so I can't fathom how bad those temperatures must be.

[Mooncat]

Are we all fucked? Maybe? It seems in recent tests AI has learned to defend itself. Even at the expense of human life.

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/far-will-ai-go-defend-survival-rcna209609

Apparently there was another hypothetical scenario not mentioned in that report where, in an overheating server room, an AI blocked a worker's distress call outward in order to avoid itself being deactivated.

[Ollkiller]

Are we all fucked? Maybe? It seems in recent tests AI has learned to defend itself. Even at the expense of human life.

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/far-will-ai-go-defend-survival-rcna209609

Apparently there was another hypothetical scenario not mentioned in that report where, in an overheating server room, an AI blocked a worker's distress call outward in order to avoid itself being deactivated.

Like the terminator laid it all out. If the current versions are starting to ignore protocol and seek to survive wtf are higher powered models gonna do.