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Pope Leo's first encyclical critiques the tech industry's technological messianism, challenging AI leaders who frame the pursuit of artificial general intelligence as a religious endeavor to build a god. Prompting widespread debate, the ensuing discussion argues that despite the immense capabilities of modern language models, they are fundamentally just next-token predictors lacking true consciousness, subjective experience, or independent reasoning. Ultimately, critics maintain that AI will never achieve genuine aliveness or human-like understanding, serving as a highly powerful tool rather than a standalone superintelligence.

Box CEO Aaron Levie suggests that tech executives are uniquely prone to AI psychosis. He argues that this mindset explains their almost religious, unquestioning faith in the massive productivity gains promised by artificial intelligence.

The Church Rock uranium mill spill released 1.36 tons of uranium and radioactive contaminants into the Puerco River, severely contaminating the water supply used by the Navajo Nation. The disaster received significantly less media coverage and federal assistance than Three Mile Island, a disparity readers attribute to its rural location and the marginalization of the affected Native American community.

Version control systems helped transform the way we execute and manage software projects. Should we use GitFlow or trunk-based development method? This guide lists the pros and cons of both, and looks at various use cases.