1 hour ago Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI

When the people making AI seem trustworthy are the ones who trust it the least, it shows that incentives for speed are overtaking safety, experts sayKrista Pawloski remembers the single defining moment that shaped her opinion on the ethics of artificial intelligence. As an AI worker on Amazon Mechanical Turk – a marketplace that allows companies to hire workers to perform tasks like entering data or matching an AI prompt with its output – Pawloski spends her time moderating and assessing the quality of AI-generated text, images and videos, as well as some factchecking.Roughly two years ago, while working from home at her dining room table, she took up a job designating tweets as racist or not. When she was presented with a tweet that read “Listen to that mooncricket sing”, she almost clicked on the “no” button before deciding to check the meaning of the word “mooncricket”, which, to her surprise, was a racial slur against Black Americans. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Meet the forgotten celebrity siblings: The surprising lives of could

In an era where the term nepo baby has become somewhat of a slur, there are many could-be stars who have chosen to stay out of the spotlight, unlike their famous family members

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1 week ago Amid Holly Ramsay's feud with fiancé Adam Peaty's family, a psychologist reveals how mothers can win back control and stay 'dignified'

Holly Ramsay is set to marry Adam Peaty, but despite the happy occasion, reports claim all is not well between the couple and the groom's family.

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1 week ago Family flee Spain hotel as toilet's pungent smell 'woke them up when someone lifted seat'

Frankee and Jonny James, both 33, took their son Rowan, 8, for their first family holiday abroad but were appalled by their stay at Hotel Sorra Daurada Splash in Malgrat de Mar

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1 week ago Explained: What is the Denmark's tough immigration model and are we about to copy it?

Denmark's tighter rules on family reunions and restricting some refugees to a temporary stay are among the policies being looked at

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2 w. ago Teenager loses court bid against his own parents after they sent him to boarding school in Ghana over fears he would fall into gang violence in Britain

The boy's parents feared he was becoming involved with gang culture in the UK and arranged for him to stay with extended family in Ghana without telling him.

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3 w. ago Hurricane Melissa latest updates: category 5 storm makes landfall in Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica as a category 5 storm, the strongest direct hit to the island in 174 yearsJamaicans take shelter as Melissa bears downTell us if you’ve been affectedHurricane Melissa is predicted to be the most powerful hurricane to hit Jamaica on record and is reported to be the strongest storm anywhere on Earth so far this year when measuring wind speeds and central pressure.Its maximum sustained winds are 175 mph (282km/h), according to the National Hurricane Center, as of 2pm ET.We urge the public to exercise extreme caution: activities such as climbing roofs, securing sandbags, or cutting trees may seem manageable, but even minor mistakes during hurricane conditions can result in serious injury or death.Driving through flooded roads or areas with debris is also extremely hazardous. Health centres remain closed, but hospitals are open and attending to storm-related injuries. Please be wise, stay safe, and protect yourself and your family during this s...

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3 w. ago Hurricane Melissa latest updates: storm set to make landfall in next few hours as Jamaica braces for ‘storm of the century’

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) says hurricane Melissa is expected to cause a ‘catastrophic situation’Jamaicans take shelter as Melissa bears downTell us if you’ve been affectedHurricane Melissa is predicted to be the most powerful hurricane to hit Jamaica on record and is reported to be the strongest storm anywhere on Earth so far this year when measuring wind speeds and central pressure.Its maximum sustained winds are 175 mph (282km/h), according to the National Hurricane Center, as of 2pm ET.We urge the public to exercise extreme caution: activities such as climbing roofs, securing sandbags, or cutting trees may seem manageable, but even minor mistakes during hurricane conditions can result in serious injury or death.Driving through flooded roads or areas with debris is also extremely hazardous. Health centres remain closed, but hospitals are open and attending to storm-related injuries. Please be wise, stay safe, and protect yourself and your family during this storm...

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3 w. ago Hurricane Melissa latest updates: Red Cross says 1.5m people in Jamaica could be impacted by ‘storm of the century’

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) says hurricane Melissa is expected to cause a ‘catastrophic situation’Jamaicans take shelter as Melissa bears downTell us if you’ve been affectedHurricane Melissa is predicted to be the most powerful hurricane to hit Jamaica on record and is reported to be the strongest storm anywhere on Earth so far this year when measuring wind speeds and central pressure.Its maximum sustained winds are 175 mph (282km/h), according to the National Hurricane Center, as of 2pm ET.We urge the public to exercise extreme caution: activities such as climbing roofs, securing sandbags, or cutting trees may seem manageable, but even minor mistakes during hurricane conditions can result in serious injury or death.Driving through flooded roads or areas with debris is also extremely hazardous. Health centres remain closed, but hospitals are open and attending to storm-related injuries. Please be wise, stay safe, and protect yourself and your family during this storm...

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3 w. ago Hurricane Melissa latest updates: Red Cross says 1.5m people in Jamaica could be impacted as most powerful storm of the year set to make landfall

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) says ‘storm of the century’ is expected to cause a ‘catastrophic situation’Jamaicans take shelter as Melissa bears downTell us if you’ve been affectedHurricane Melissa is predicted to be the most powerful hurricane to hit Jamaica on record and is reported to be the strongest storm anywhere on Earth so far this year when measuring wind speeds and central pressure.Its maximum sustained winds are 175 mph (282km/h), according to the National Hurricane Center, as of 2pm ET.We urge the public to exercise extreme caution: activities such as climbing roofs, securing sandbags, or cutting trees may seem manageable, but even minor mistakes during hurricane conditions can result in serious injury or death.Driving through flooded roads or areas with debris is also extremely hazardous. Health centres remain closed, but hospitals are open and attending to storm-related injuries. Please be wise, stay safe, and protect yourself and your family during this ...

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3 w. ago Holidaymakers can stay at Emmerdale star's Fletchers' Family Farm this December

Fletchers' Family Farm has proven to be a hit with viewers, and now fans of the ITV show can book a stay at the stunning Stag Cottage, which is located on the farm

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3 w. ago Hurricane Melissa latest updates: three dead in Jamaica as most powerful storm of the year set to make landfall

Jamaican officials tell public to shelter; three dead in Jamaica and four dead in Haiti and Dominican RepublicJamaicans take shelter as Melissa bears downTell us if you’ve been affectedHurricane Melissa is predicted to be the most powerful hurricane to hit Jamaica on record and is reported to be the strongest storm anywhere on Earth so far this year when measuring wind speeds and central pressure.Its maximum sustained winds are 175 mph (282km/h), according to the National Hurricane Center, as of 2pm ET.We urge the public to exercise extreme caution: activities such as climbing roofs, securing sandbags, or cutting trees may seem manageable, but even minor mistakes during hurricane conditions can result in serious injury or death.Driving through flooded roads or areas with debris is also extremely hazardous. Health centres remain closed, but hospitals are open and attending to storm-related injuries. Please be wise, stay safe, and protect yourself and your family during this storm. Co...

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