KeepingItReal
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@KeepingItReal
A Global Drug/Pharma Brand Director's Perspective On This Journey Called Life
.@POTUS: "I negotiated directly with the drug companies and foreign nations, which were taking advantage of our country for many decades, to slash prices on drugs and pharmaceuticals by as much as 400, 500, and even 600%."
This might be the most disturbing AI paper of 2025 ☠️ Scientists just proved that large language models can literally rot their own brains the same way humans get brain rot from scrolling junk content online. They fed models months of viral Twitter data short, high-engagement posts and watched their cognition collapse: - Reasoning fell by 23% - Long-context memory dropped 30% - Personality tests showed spikes in narcissism & psychopathy And get this even after retraining on clean, high-quality data, the damage didn’t fully heal. The representational “rot” persisted. It’s not just bad data → bad output. It’s bad data → permanent cognitive drift. The AI equivalent of doomscrolling is real. And it’s already happening. Full study: llm-brain-rot. github. io
NEW 🚨 Nearly 1 in 3 Americans may have an undiagnosed iron deficiency, a problem that can lead to fatigue, brain fog and difficulty concentrating, a new study suggests — NBC
In a new large retrospective cohort study of 624,000 overweight or obese adults, starting metformin within 3 months of COVID infection was linked to a 64% lower risk of developing #LongCOVID. Findings suggest the drug’s anti-inflammatory and metabolic effects may help prevent post-viral complications. academic.oup.com/cid/advance-ar…
Aug 1st Update + Forecast 📈 Wastewater jumped this week, and is now increasing in most locations. Current model forecast suggests a peak in early Sept at around 500-600k. This would imply a step down from last summer. 🔸️290k daily infections 🔸️1:280 currently infectious
