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I organize the Eurovision Song Contest, but exclusive to Lemmy, it’s called Lemmyvision !

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  • Always have been a police state, anti terrorism laws are ALWAYS used to silence ‘dissident’ voices

    From 5 July 2025, it is an offence under the UK’s Terrorism Act 2000 to be a member of Palestine Action,[7] fundraise for it,[8][9] wear or display items arousing reasonable suspicion of membership,[10] or if someone invites support or even “expresses an opinion or belief supportive of” Palestine Action “reckless as to whether a person to whom the expression is directed will be encouraged to support” it.[11] These offences carry a maximum penalty of up to 14 years in prison for membership or inviting support, and up to 6 months in prison or a fine for displaying supporting items.[7][10][11][9]


  • From the research paper:

    Summary of results

    We believe that some of the most striking observations in our study stem from Session 4, where Brain-to-LLM participants showed higher neural connectivity than LLM Group’s sessions 1, 2, 3 (network‑wide spike in alpha-, beta‑, theta‑, and delta-band directed connectivity). This suggests that rewriting an essay using AI tools (after prior AI-free writing) engaged more extensive brain network interactions. In contrast, the LLM-to-Brain group, being exposed to LLM use prior, demonstrated less coordinated neural effort in most bands, as well as bias in LLM specific vocabulary. Though scored high by both AI judge and human teachers, their essays stood out less in terms of the distance of NER/n-gram usage compared to other sessions in other groups. On the topic level, few topics deviated significantly and almost orthogonally (like HAPPINESS or PHILANTHROPY topics) in between LLM and Brain-only groups.

    Conclusions

    As we stand at this technological crossroads, it becomes crucial to understand the full spectrum of cognitive consequences associated with LLM integration in educational and informational contexts. While these tools offer unprecedented opportunities for enhancing learning and 142 information access, their potential impact on cognitive development, critical thinking, and intellectual independence demands a very careful consideration and continued research. The LLM undeniably reduced the friction involved in answering participants’ questions compared to the Search Engine. However, this convenience came at a cognitive cost, diminishing users’ inclination to critically evaluate the LLM’s output or ”opinions” (probabilistic answers based on the training datasets). This highlights a concerning evolution of the ‘echo chamber’ effect: rather than disappearing, it has adapted to shape user exposure through algorithmically curated content. What is ranked as “top” is ultimately influenced by the priorities of the LLM’s shareholders [123, 125]. Only a few participants in the interviews mentioned that they did not follow the “thinking” [124] aspect of the LLMs and pursued their line of ideation and thinking. Regarding ethical considerations, participants who were in the Brain-only group reported higher satisfaction and demonstrated higher brain connectivity, compared to other groups. Essays written with the help of LLM carried a lesser significance or value to the participants (impaired ownership, Figure 8), as they spent less time on writing (Figure 33), and mostly failed to provide a quote from theis essays (Session 1, Figure 6, Figure 7). Human teachers “closed the loop” by detecting the LLM-generated essays, as they recognized the conventional structure and homogeneity of the delivered points for each essay within the topic and group. We believe that the longitudinal studies are needed in order to understand the long-term impact of the LLMs on the human brain, before LLMs are recognized as something that is net positive for the humans.
















  • Yes

    Idk what else to say so here’s my favourite recipe

    Ravitoto Malagasy

    Ingredients:

    Serves 8

    1.5 kg beef

    500 g pounded cassava leaves

    2 large onions

    6 cloves garlic

    1 shallot

    1 ginger

    1 stock pot

    salt, pepper

    STEP 1

    If you’re not keen on pounding the cassava leaves yourself, you can find them in Afro-Asian grocery stores. You can even find them in the frozen section under the name ‘saka saka’.

    STEP 2

    Cut the beef into large cubes, then sauté in oil until browned (about 10 minutes). Add a little water to cover the meat and cook for 20 minutes.

    STEP 3

    In a pot (such as a cast iron pot), brown the sliced ​​shallot in a little oil, then add the garlic and ginger.

    STEP 4

    Add the cassava leaves, salt, and a little more water and oil. Heat over low heat for about 30 minutes. Remember to stir regularly.

    STEP 5

    Peel and finely crush the garlic and add it to the mixture, continuing to stir. Let it heat for a good 10 minutes.

    STEP 6

    Then check that the water has drained. When the juice darkens, the dish will soon be fully cooked. The cassava leaves should have turned from green to black. Now pour in the broth and stir lightly.

    The ravitoto is best served with rice.