The developer of ChatGPT is being sued for defamation because ChatGPT generated output that seems to defame the plaintiff.

In fact, ChatGPT is not really intelligent: it doesn't know anything and does not understand the text it generates. This ought to make it immune to accusations based on the meaning of the text it generates. But the company is trying to have it both ways, saying that the output should not be trusted while suggesting that it gives valid information. Perhaps because of that it should be found liable for defamation.

Governor Abbott of Texas plans to install a chain of buoys along the Rio Grande to make it impossible to cross it from Mexico to the US.

The people who try to cross that way are mostly desperate — they risk death by staying at home. When they cross, they look for the safest way, but staying home is too dangerous. They will tackle the buoys somehow even if some of them die trying.

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China is drilling a very deep narrow hole in the Tarim basin, apparently with a view to drilling for oil there.

One deep hole for geological exploration is an interesting project. More oil extraction is murder.