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The unforeseen impact of chatbots on mental health should be viewed as a warning over the existential threat posed by super-intelligent artificial intelligence systems, according to a prominent voice in AI safety.Nate Soares, a co-author of a new book on highly advanced AI titled If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies, said the example of Adam Raine, a US teenager who killed himself after months of conversations with the ChatGPT chatbot, underlined fundamental problems with controlling the technology.“These AIs, when they’re engaging with teenagers in this way that drives them to suicide – that is not a behaviour the creators wanted.…

Ever since I discovered the mating dynamics of the deep-sea anglerfish, where the male fuses with the female, and how closely this mirrors some disturbing human relationship patterns, I have been chewing over the idea that everything that exists in our unconscious also exists in the ocean. From the methodical violence of sharks, to dolphins who mourn their dead and jellyfish whose pulsating contractions remind me of my labour, the only phenomenon on Earth that is as rich and colourful and dark and fascinating as the deep sea is the deep unconscious.My problem, as I realised in a session not…

They had the decency to ask nicely, so their wish is Saturday Night Live’s command — no, Please Don’t Destroy has not been destroyed. The comedy trio composed of John Higgins, Ben Marshall, and Martin Herlihy reunited on stage at the Aladdin Theater in Portland, Ore., on Friday for the first time since last week’s gauntlet of SNL casting news cast doubt on the group’s continued existence. “How’s everybody’s week goin’?” Higgins jokingly asked the crowd, as Herlihy doubled down on the aloof bit by following up, “Anything go on this week?” After the shocking announcements of departures from cast…

FIFA President Gianni Infantino attends an event in Los Angeles on May 17, 2023, to mark the upcoming World Cup, which will held next year across the United States, Mexico and Canada. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images The first opportunity to score regular tickets for the 2026 World Cup is on Wednesday. But be warned: Tickets may not be easy to get — and they likely won’t be cheap. Demand for the popular men’s tournament is expected to soar even higher once the tournament kicks off across the United…

Rick Davies, co-founder and lead singer of British rock band Supertramp, whose soulful voice and songwriting helped shape hits like “Goodbye Stranger” and “Bloody Well Right”, has died at 81 after a decade-long battle with cancer, the band announced Sunday.

Ian YoungsCulture reporterGetty ImagesRick Davies, pictured in 2010, shared Supertramp vocals and songwriting with bandmate Roger HodgsonSupertramp founder Rick Davies, who wrote and sang some of the rock band’s best-known hits, has died at the age of 81.The English vocalist and keyboardist died on Saturday, a decade after being diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer, the band said.”As co-writer, along with partner Roger Hodgson, he was the voice and pianist behind Supertramp’s most iconic songs, leaving an indelible mark on rock music history,” a statement said. “His soulful vocals and unmistakable touch on the Wurlitzer became the…

Getty Images Lamar Jackson briefly got into it with a fan after the Baltimore Ravens scored a touchdown during the second half of the Sunday night game in Buffalo. The fan had hit both Jackson and DeAndre Hopkins in the head when Jackson decided to retaliate by shoving the man. Following Baltimore’s 41-40 loss to the Bills, Jackson was asked about the incident. “I seen him slap D-Hop…. And then he slapped me,” Jackson told the media. “He’s talking, so I just forgot where I was for a little bit. You got to think in those situations, we got security out there,…

An almost full moon glides close to Saturn this week, forming a pleasant conjunction in an otherwise unremarkable patch of the sky.The chart shows the view looking east-southeast from London at 22:00 on 8 September 2025. The moon’s visible hemisphere is just over 98% illuminated, and at 16 days old it is just past full and so is beginning its waning gibbous phase.Saturn will be a yellowish spot of light compared with the moon’s silvery glare. The pair will be visible soon after sunset, appearing low on the eastern horizon. As the sky darkens and the night gathers, they will…

It’s farm-to-fork dining at its freshest. I’m sitting at a vast outdoor table in Herefordshire looking out over rows of vines. On the horizon, the Malvern Hills ripple towards the Black Mountains; in front of me is a selection of local produce: cheeses from Monkland Dairy, 6 miles away, salad leaves from Lane Cottage (8 miles), charcuterie from Trealy Farm (39 miles), cherries from Moorcourt Farm (3 miles), broccoli quiche (2 miles) and glasses of sparkling wine, cassis and apple juice made just footsteps away. This off-grid feast is the final stop on White Heron Estate’s ebike farm tour –…

Convicted triple murderer Erin Patterson leaves the Supreme Court of Victoria following her sentencing in Melbourne, Australia, on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. Joel Carrett/AAP Image/AP hide caption toggle caption Joel Carrett/AAP Image/AP MELBOURNE, Australia — An Australian judge on Monday sentenced triple-murderer Erin Patterson to life in prison with a non-parole period of 33 years for poisoning four of her estranged husband’s relatives with death cap mushrooms. Justice Christopher Beale told the Victoria state Supreme Court that Patterson’s crimes involved an enormous betrayal of trust. Patterson was convicted in July of murdering Don and Gail Patterson and Gail’s sister, Heather…