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Noam Chomsky at 95: Speaking hard truths

After decades of opposing militarism, war and politics as usual, Chomsky's goal remains "changing the world"

Salon

Noam Chomsky turns 95: the social justice advocate paved the way for AI. Does it keep him up at night?

Noam Chomsky, the revered and reviled genius once famously described as “the most important intellectual alive”, turns 95 today. He is a monumental figure in modern linguistics, and only a slightly lesser deity in psychology, philosophy and political activism.

The Conversation

America's Broken, Lurid View of Foreign Wars

Fixating on atrocities and ignoring the “normal” horrors of war neither helps Americans appreciate the tragedy of war nor gives the dead the dignity they deserve.

Reason

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Taylor Swift and the end of the Hollywood writers strike – a tale of two media narratives

This fall, I’ve been starting my sociology classes by asking my students to share some uplifting news they’ve come across.

The Conversation

Chimpsky, not Chomsky: A talking chimp?

Nim Chimpsky raised the prospect of language among chimps but the experiment remains controversial today

Salon

Can ChatGPT Explain Geopolitics?

We asked the latest generative AI system to analyze Russia’s 2014 invasion of Crimea. Here’s how it fared against a college student.

Foreign Policy

Are you part robot? A linguistic anthropologist explains how humans are like ChatGPT – both recycle language

ChatGPT is a hot topic at my university, where faculty members are deeply concerned about academic integrity, while administrators urge us to “embrace the benefits” of this “new frontier.” It’s a classic example of what my colleague Punya Mishra calls the “doom-hype cycle” around new technologies. Likewise, media coverage of…

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Noam Chomsky and Bard College president had financial dealings with Jeffrey Epstein

The MIT linguist says the late sex offender helped on a ‘technical matter’ related to his and his late wife’s finances

The Guardian - US

First Thing: Ted Cruz faces backlash after deadly Texas mall shooting

Senator Ted Cruz ‘should advocate for gun controls rather than invoking prayer after mass shootings’. Plus, King Charles ‘moans’

The Guardian - UK

‘He used people’: Jeffrey Epstein scandal rolls on as new names emerge

The names in legal documents and fresh details of his daily itinerary present a detailed picture of how Epstein tried to rebuild his reputation

The Guardian - US

New Documents Spills Ehuk Barak’s Association With Jeffrey Epstein Including Other Notable Names

It was documented that Barak was a regular guest at Epstein's house that included Noam Chomsky over Palestine policies.

Zenger

CIA chief and ex-White House counsel among figures who met Epstein after his conviction, report says

Documents seen by The Wall Street Journal indicate disgraced financier met with leading figures even after his conviction and jail term

The Independent UK

Commentary: Fox News and the prison of profit

I am not a Fox News fan, so I was curious what the conservative media company’s viewers made of this week’s massive $787.5 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems over broadcasting lies that the 2020 presidential election had been stolen.

Los Angeles Times

Noam Chomsky on savage capitalism

"If you want to stop destroying the planet and human life on Earth, you have to bribe the rich and powerful"

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Al Jazeera

Q&A: Noam Chomsky on Palestine, Israel and the state of the world

The renowned US academic spoke to Al Jazeera about his career and positions he regrets not taking in the past.

Salon

Trump's real crimes are being ignored

Like Richard Nixon, Trump is being punished for his sins against the dominant order, not his most serious crimes

Daily Mirror

Noam Chomsky says AI 'may' overtake human intelligence but ChatGPT is nothing to fear

The American scientist has spoken out and said that modern-day artificial intelligence is nothing to be afraid of, as he warned: "That day may come, but it's not yet breaking.

Fortune

Noam Chomsky says A.I. is far from ‘true intelligence’ and ChatGPT is the ‘banality of evil’

ChatGPT doesn’t hold a candle to “true intelligence,” the famous linguist argues. It also will tell you it’s just following orders.

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Noam Chomsky speaks out against St David's Hall plans ahead of protest march

The protest will also be in opposition to the council's proposed plans for the Museum of Cardiff and potential changes to library opening hours

The Guardian - UK

ChatGPT isn’t a great leap forward, it’s an expensive deal with the devil

The new chatbot is generating a lot of hype, but we would do well to consider its human and environmental cost

Fortune

Generative A.I. doesn't much impress Noam Chomsky

The systems can write books or make art. But they are not getting us any closer to human-level intelligence.

Fortune

Generative A.I. doesn't much impress Noam Chomsky

The systems can write books or make art. But they are not getting us any closer to human-level intelligence.

The Guardian - UK

Israel keeps building settlements and Palestinians keep dying. Peace is impossible this way

More than 100 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank this year. Where is the accountability, asks Palestinian lawyer and writer Raja Shehadeh

The Conversation

The war in Ukraine: A no-win situation for the left

The political left is floundering over what to say about the war in Ukraine.

The Hindu

4 organisations join Noam Chomsky, Rajmohan Gandhi in demanding Umar Khalid's release from jail

Mr. Khalid was arrested on September 13, 2020 and has been in custody since then.

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