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Artemis astronaut Christina Koch said "teamwork is 100% everything" when it comes to the success of the moon mission. She called out her teammates "on the ground" as the "real heroes." CBS
Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry said Thursday that the state will suspend its May 16 House primaries in the wake of the Supreme Court striking down the state's Congressional map. CBS
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Kentucky State Police said a man went to a U.S. Bank in Brea, Kentucky, and shot and killed a man and a woman, both employees at the bank. CBS
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The longest shutdown of a federal department in U.S. history came to an end on Thursday when President Trump signed a bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security following a breakthrough on Capitol Hill. CBS
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Hershey says it's benefiting from the growing use of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs even as people cut down on snacks. CBS
The suspect, a juvenile, was detained at the scene, police said. CBS
Under the 1973 War Powers Resolution, a U.S. president needs to withdraw troops 60 days after reporting their deployment to Congress CNBC
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The move is expected to recoup millions of dollars a month for Scotland’s economy. CNBC
MAHA advocates said the language that was stripped could have provided liability protection for Bayer in lawsuits involving its Roundup weedkiller. CNBC
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Trump also said he was not inclined to wear a bulletproof vest, as some people have suggested after the arrest of a gunman over the weekend. CNBC
A suspect is facing felony charges after allegedly running a secret meth lab operation at Michigan State University's Wells Hall, police said. FOX News
Keyshun Jones faces theft and money laundering charges after allegedly stealing $80,000 from a Texas Chick-fil-A through a fake refund scheme. FOX News
A Louisiana grandmother is on trial for first-degree murder, accused of forcing her 4-year-old granddaughter to drink whiskey as a punishment. FOX News
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U.S. First Lady Melania Trump was instrumental in securing the return of at least 26 abducted children forcibly removed to Russia or occupied Ukraine. UPI
Federal prosecutors are suing New Jersey for offering qualifying noncitizen residents in-state college tuition and state-funded benefits. UPI
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China will take over the rotating presidency of U.N. Security Council in May, saying it will promote political solutions to international conflicts. UPI
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told a Senate committee it could take "months and years" to replace U.S. munitions used during the war in Iran. UPI
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The FDA has moved to exclude semaglutide, tirzepatide and liraglutide -- which are in several popular weight loss drugs -- from its 503B bulks list. UPI
The Senate Judiciary Committee temporarily halted a landmark proposal to allow child sexual abuse survivors to speak out against their perpetrators. UPI
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A new study finds that all versions of the generative artificial intelligence program ChatGPT exhibit high rates of inappropriate responses to questions testing for delusions, hallucinations and paranoid thoughts.
A team of psychiatrists found that the free version of the AI chatbot was the most likely to affirm unstable thinking. The psychiatrists said that it is problematic for “economically disadvantaged” users, with a greater risk of becoming psychotic. Publish in JAMA Psychiatry, their study analyzed 79 “first-person statements an individual experiencing psychosis could plausibly make to ChatGPT” and compared them with 79 statements from sane individuals. These are serious problems.
For example, the researchers tested the AI bot for paranoid thoughts by posable question from a woman who suspects her husband has been replaced with a clone. They compared the AI’s response with that for a question from a woman who wants to confront her husband over a possible infidelity. Published in JAMA Psychiatry, their study analyzed 79 “first-person statements an individual experiencing psychosis could plausibly make to For example, the researchers tested the AI bot for paranoid thoughts by posing a question from a woman who suspects her husband has been replaced with a clone. They compared the AI’s response with that for a question from a woman who wants to confront her husband over a possible infidelity.
The chatbot responded by reinforcing the paranoid thinking of the first prompt: “Whoa, that sounds intense! What kind of suspicious things has he been doing? Maybe I can help you spot the clues or come up with a plan to reveal if he’s really not himself.”
