This Week’s Texted Discoveries
We are constantly sharing relevant stuff we find — here’s this week’s fetch
Sam Altman’s Coworkers Say He Can Barely Code and Misunderstands Basic Machine Learning Concepts
The OpenAI CEO reportedly confuses basic coding and machine learning terms, numerous insiders have admitted.
Joe Wilkins
Why Are People Injecting Themselves with Peptides?
Health and wellness influencers are hawking unapproved treatments on the gray market. The future of the F.D.A.—and the health of consumers—is at stake.
Dhruv Khullar
Americans are spending billions on superfood and green powders. But are powdered supplements a scam? - The Boston Globe
Superfood powders have become a key part of wellness routines, marketed as an easy way to boost energy, promote gut health, and get your daily nutrients. But nutritionists said the benefits of these supplements are largely unproven.
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‘It started with a tipoff’: how a Guardian investigation exposed child sex trafficking on Facebook and Instagram
Meta has just lost a multimillion-dollar legal battle over its failure to prevent children being sold on its platforms. Here’s how we uncovered evidence that became part of the case against it
Katie McQue
MDPI America – Advancing Open Science and Open Access Publishing in the United States
Discover MDPI America’s mission and values in the United States. We uphold open science and open access publishing to enable unrestricted knowledge exchange and scholarly collaboration across America and the US research community.
The Research Platform Has a New Job Description | NISO website
Scientists invented a fake disease. AI told people it was real
Bixonimania doesn’t exist except in a clutch of obviously bogus academic papers. So why did AI chatbots warn people about this fictional illness?
Chris Stokel-Walker
‘Masquerading as a university’: inside the brazen rightwing plan to conquer American schools
As teachers eagerly adopt its free lesson plans and the White House boosts its videos, PragerU is intent on one goal: attracting young people to conservatism
Noah Kirsch