Researchers from the MIT Media Lab studied posts to r/MyBoyfriendIsAI on Reddit. While using AI chatbots for relationship stand-ins is still niche, interest seems to be growing. On the reported ben ...
From Gyana Swain for Computerworld on how "hallucinations" a.k.a. computer errors are inevitable with LLMs: "Unlike human intelligence, it lacks the humility to acknowledge uncertainty,
For Futurism, Maggie Harrison Dupré highlights the role of ChatGPT between divorced couples. "Empathy and validation are important components of any kind of mental health treatment or mental health ...
Women's clothing sizes aren't the same across brands. The Straits Times collected measurements, printed 3-D models, and compared size charts against reality to show variation scale and ...
Speaking of the BLS, economist David Wessel joins Jonathan Schwabish on the PolicyViz podcast to discuss the current state of the economy and the reliability of data coming from statistical agencie ...
Erika McEntarfer, the former chief for the Bureau of Labor Statistics made her first public appearance since the abrupt firing. For Bloomberg, Molly Smith reports: On Aug. 1, several hours after he ...
The Washington Post algorithmically identified circling flight paths for helicopters over Washington, D.C., between August 7 and September 7, 2025. The repeating patterns make it obvious where the ...
The Bird Migration Explorer shows bird migrations that you can explore. Each color represents a type of migratory bird, such as landbirds in green and shorebirds in yellow. I'm into the color ...
Speaking of data games, Dataguessr by David Bauer is a sorting game that follows in the steps of NYT's Flashback quizzes. Each day is a new dataset, such as total population by country. Then ...
Chartle, by Erwan Rivault and Adnaan Jiwa, is a game to test and/or improve your knowledge about world demographics. In the spirit of Wordle, the game presents a line chart each day that shows a ti ...
