'He Would Still Be Here': Man Dies by Suicide After Talking with AI Chatbot, Widow Says | The incident raises concerns about guardrails around quickly-proliferating conversational AI models. vice.com Submitted by silence7 t3_126ykgo on March 30, 2023 at 8:38 PM in technology No comments 2
Heat pumps boom in Maine, despite frigid cold and oil industry pushback washingtonpost.com Submitted by silence7 t3_10w3zie on February 7, 2023 at 3:03 PM in Maine 16 comments 28
Electric boats are coming. Will Maine have mechanics to service them? A regional nonprofit has partnered with educators on a three-part training course to help prepare technicians to work on electric boats. energynews.us Submitted by silence7 t3_111dq8g on February 13, 2023 at 4:46 PM in Maine 18 comments 41
Half of Earth’s glaciers could melt even if key warming goal is met, study says | New research suggests that even at 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming above preindustrial levels, the Earth will lose nearly half of its glaciers washingtonpost.com Submitted by silence7 t3_1047tkl on January 5, 2023 at 7:33 PM in science No comments 0
Measuring exposure to misinformation from political elites on Twitter | Observe an association between conservative ideology and misinformation exposure| Estimated ideological extremity is associated with more misinformation exposure to a greater extent for users estimated to be conservative nature.com Submitted by silence7 t3_zpxz1l on December 19, 2022 at 5:36 PM in science No comments 1
Global Carbon Budget 2022 | The remaining carbon budget for a 50 % likelihood to limit global warming to 1.5, 1.7, and 2C has, respectively, reduced to 105 GtC, 200 GtC, and 335 GtC from the beginning of 2023, equivalent to 9, 18, and 30 years, assuming 2022 emissions levels. essd.copernicus.org Submitted by silence7 t3_yshopt on November 11, 2022 at 5:53 PM in science 12 comments 46
Study finds climate change is bringing more intense rains to U.S. | Atmospheric scientists noted the trend was prevalent in nearly every region of the country washingtonpost.com Submitted by silence7 t3_y1ksaq on October 11, 2022 at 9:20 PM in science No comments 2
Inside the Global Effort to Keep Perfectly Good Food Out of the Dump | Around the world, lawmakers and entrepreneurs are taking steps to tackle two of humanity’s most pressing problems: hunger and climate change. nytimes.com Submitted by silence7 t3_y3tgui on October 14, 2022 at 1:05 PM in UpliftingNews 22 comments 1,567