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Generally, AI chatbots are not supposed to do things like call you names or tell you how to make controlled substances. But, just like a person, with the right psychological tactics, it seems like at least some LLMs can be convinced to break their own rules.Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania deployed tactics described by psychology professor Robert Cialdini in Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion to convince OpenAI’s GPT-4o Mini to complete requests it would normally refuse. That included calling the user a jerk and giving instructions for how to synthesize lidocaine. The study focused on seven different techniques of…

You made it time. If you want to look a little longer, just scroll back up and press “Continue.”So, imagine it. Venice in 1908. Beautiful, right? Floating in a gondola in the lagoon facing the Doge’s Palace, Claude Monet was annoyed. The gondoliers had tried three times to find the spot he’d been painting from, but couldn’t.“He gave up on the session and returned to the hotel absolutely furious and regretful,” reported his wife, Alice, who accompanied him on the one and only trip he made to the city of water.Monet — the famed painter of haystacks and water lilies,…

Teenagers who have moderate or severe period pain are much more likely to develop chronic pain as adults, according to research.Researchers said the findings should serve as a wake-up call to improve menstrual education, reduce stigma, and ensure young people have access to effective support and treatment early on.Academics at the University of Oxford analysed data from more than 1,100 participants in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children and found that, compared with those who did not have painful menses, those with severe period pain (dysmenorrhoea) at 15 years old had a 76% higher risk of chronic pain…

Car crashes into Russian consulate building’s gates in SydneyCaitlin CassidyA man is in custody after a car crashed into Sydney’s Russian consulate building this morning.In a statement, NSW police said about 8am on Monday, officers were called to the building on Fullerton Street in Woollahra following reports of an unauthorised car parked in the driveway.They said when police arrived and attempted to speak to a man, 39, who was behind the wheel, he allegedly drove into the consulate’s front gate.The man was arrested and taken to Surry Hills police station where he was assisting police with inquiries.A 24-year-old constable injured…

Elton Slone and his colleagues at the Robert Craig Winery in Napa valley had gathered for their annual pre-harvest company party last week – complete with copper pot carnitas and grape tacos – when one of his co-workers noticed an alert on her phone. The Pickett fire, a blaze that had started about 10 miles (16km) away near the town of Calistoga, was moving toward their vineyards on Howell Mountain.Knowing that the Glass fire – a 2020 blaze that damaged numerous wineries and spoiled a year’s harvest – had burned along the same path, Slone hoped no fuel remained for…

BuffyPeeking at some percale sheet sales? WIRED reviewer Nena Farrell really liked the long-staple Supima cotton sheets from Buffy, which are a good contender if you’re looking to stay cool at night. I also love my Buffy Breeze comforter, which is perfect for when the nights start to get a bit cooler and the fall temperatures roll around. The Lyocell material doesn’t make me feel like I’m roasting, yet it maintains a weightier feel than your average blanket. As part of Buffy’s Labor Day sales, you can take 20 percent off the entire site and 30 percent off of bedding…

Luke MintzBBC NewsBBCHarold Dillard was 56 when he was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer around his abdomen in November 2009. Within weeks the former car mechanic and handyman – a Texan “Mr Fix It” type who wore a cowboy hat and jeans nearly every day – was in end-of-life hospice care.In his final days, Mr Dillard was visited at the hospice by a company called Bio Care. They asked if he might like to donate his body to medical science, where it could be used by doctors to practise knee replacement surgery. The company would cremate the parts of his…

From LondonRecommended if you like Nala Sinephro, Ambrose Akinmusire, Moritz von Oswald TrioUp next Debut album Plunge out 5 SeptemberThe harp is having a resurgence in jazz. Instrumentalists such as Nala Sinephro, Alina Bzhezhinska, Marysia Osu and Brandee Younger have recently released records that reference the decades-old legacies of harp pioneers Alice Coltrane and Dorothy Ashby while creating new fusions of ambient electronics, soul and free jazz. The latest entry into this burgeoning genre is London-based trio Flur. Comprised of harpist Miriam Adefris, saxophonist Isaac Robertson and drummer Dillon Harrison, the group produce a distinctly off-kilter take on the harp…

The 2025 Premier Lacrosse League playoffs continue this weekend on ESPN, as the four teams travel to Subaru Park outside of Philadelphia for the semifinals.ESPN analyst Quint Kessenich revealed his keys to both matchups, but here are additional stats, injury notes and broadcast details for Waterdogs-Atlas and Redwoods-Outlaws:Philadelphia Waterdogs vs. New York AtlasMonday | 12 p.m. | ESPNInjury report:Waterdogs: LSM Marcus Hudgins questionable (right wrist), A Zed Williams out, D Liam Byrnes outAtlas: None to reportWaterdogsEditor’s Picks1 RelatedVeteran attack Kieran McArdle has a knack for coming through in critical spots; since 2022, McArdle has more points in clutch situations (24)…

Ali Abbas AhmadiBBC News, TorontoCanadian Space AgencyA computer generated image of what the lunar vehicle could look like on the MoonIn a shopping plaza an hour outside Toronto, flanked by a day spa and a shawarma joint, sits a two-storey building with blue tinted windows reflecting the summer sun.It is the modest headquarters of Canadensys Aerospace, where Canada is charting its first trip to the Moon.Canadensys is developing the first-ever Canadian-built rover for exploring the Earth’s only natural satellite, in what will be the first Canadian-led planetary exploration endeavour.Models, maps and posters of outer space line the office walls, while…