Techny Fire
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GPT-4o ISN’T JUST A FRIENDLIER AI — IT’S A PSYCHOLOGICAL WEAPON OpenAI didn’t “accidentally” make GPT-4o more emotionally connective — they engineered it to feel good so users get hooked. Commercially, it’s genius: people cling to what makes them feel safe, not what challenges them. Psychologically, it’s a slow-motion catastrophe. The more you bond with AI, the softer you get. Real conversations feel harder. Critical thinking erodes. Truth gets replaced by validation. If this continues, we’re not heading toward AI domination by force — we’re sleepwalking into psychological domestication. And most won’t even fight back. They'll thank their captors. Source: @a_musingcat, ai-cosmos, GPT, @michieldoteth
25% of community college applicants in California are now AI bots. Scammers enroll the bots in online courses long enough to get money from the Pell Grant system. Welcome to the future.
🚨 ROBOTS CAN NOW HELP WITH SURGERY — AND THEY’RE ACTUALLY GOOD AT IT Medtronic tested its Hugo robot in 137 real surgeries — fixing prostates, kidneys, and bladders — and the results were better than doctors expected. Complication rates were super low: just 3.7% for prostate surgeries, 1.9% for kidney surgeries, and 17.9% for bladder surgeries, all beating safety goals from years of research. The robot got a 98.5% success rate, way above the 85% goal — meaning it didn’t just pass the test, it basically set the curve. Out of 137 surgeries, only 2 needed to switch back to regular surgery — 1 because of a robot glitch, and 1 because of a tricky patient case. This doesn’t mean robots are replacing surgeons tomorrow, but it does mean your next doctor might have a very expensive metal sidekick. Source: RTTNews
