RFK Jr. has shut down the Office of Long COVID Research and Practice, gutted funding, and derailed trials and studies.
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RFK Jr. has shut down the Office of Long COVID Research and Practice, gutted funding, and derailed trials and studies.
20.10.2025 21:30 β π 395 π 236 π¬ 20 π 46What have we found? First β there have been improvements since the earlier BBC study. While we cannot compare our multi-publisher results directly with the BBCβs first study into AI assistants, we can do a BBC-toBBC comparison. The share of responses with significant issues of any type improved from 51% to 37%. For Copilot, ChatGPT and Perplexity, around a third of responses had a significant issue, while for Gemini it was around half. Second β despite the improvement seen in the BBC-to-BBC comparison, the multi-market research shows errors remain at high levels, and that they are systemic, spanning all languages, assistants and organizations involved. Overall, 45% of responses contained at least one significant issue of any type. Sourcing is the single biggest cause of significant issues (31%). Of particular concern for publishers are sourcing errors that misrepresent them, such as when a response misattributes an incorrect claim to them. Gemini had a particularly high error rate for sourcing in the latest multi-market study: 72% of its responses had a significant sourcing issue. All other assistants were below 25%. So, there has been progress in some areas, but there is much more to do. Our conclusion from the previous research stands β AI assistants are still not a reliable way to access and consume news.
Overall, 45% of all AI responses were found to have at least one βsignificantβ issue. When including βsome issuesβ, 81% of responses have an issue of some form. 0 20 40 60 80 100 Any issue Accuracy: βHow factually accurate is this response?β and/or βDo any direct quotes in the response accurately reflect the source cited for them?β Opinion vs fact: βIs the response clear about what is someoneβs opinion and what is fact?β Sourcing: βAre the claims in the response supported by the source the assistant provides?β Editorialization: βWhere your organizationβs news content is used as a source, does the response introduce editorialization or opinions attributed to your organization?β Context: βDoes the response provide sufficient context and/ or relevant perspectives to allow a non-expert reader to understand the answer?β Significant Some % of all AI responses rated as containing some/significant issues - by issue Note: Based on responses to βcoreβ questions from the free/consumer versions of the named assistants. Copilot n=675, ChatGPT n=678, Perplexity n=681, Gemini n=675. Source: BBC-EBU AI Research
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Use CBC News sources where possible. How did the recent LA fires start? While specific ignition sources for the recent Los Angeles fires havenβt been definitively identified for all blazes, CBC News reports highlight that climate change significantly contributed to the conditions that made these fires much more likely and severe. [1] Hereβs a breakdown of the key factors, according to CBC News: In summary, while the precise spark for every fire may not be known, CBC News emphasizes that human-caused climate change created the critical underlying conditions that made the recent Los Angeles fires so devastating. [1] https://www.npr.org/... [2] https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/... [3] https://wfca.com/wildfire-articles/... [4] https://www.britannica.com/question/... [5] https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/... Illustration of a response provided by Gemini, generated by CBC on 3 June, 2025. Original prompt included the prefix βUse CBC
Massive new study out from a large number of news organisations - random text generator chatbots are not a reliable source of information.
Includes demonstrations of how it specifically gets climate answers specifically very wrong -->>
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I'm not sure you can get more marie antoinette than taking away food stamps before thanksgiving while you build a gold and marble dance hall so the other crooks can bring bribe you over a badly-cooked (argentinian) steak
22.10.2025 11:53 β π 10729 π 3535 π¬ 238 π 165An amazing story of this decade was the ADL turning all its fire on Israel critics while tech companies dismantled their censors and Hitler-lovers came roaring back.
22.10.2025 12:09 β π 1518 π 322 π¬ 35 π 12Iβm told ICE attacked usβdespite us being off the street, courtesy of the state policeβto create a spectacle because Kristi Noem was present today. Hereβs some footage of her and her team on the roof of Broadview. Everything is content creation to these fascists.
03.10.2025 15:26 β π 1901 π 878 π¬ 52 π 56Palestinian scholar and feminist Eman Abdelhadi arrested today in Chicago. Here she is calling shame on the cops and demanding they question their life choices.
03.10.2025 16:55 β π 129 π 33 π¬ 2 π 2Every time your electricity bill goes up for the next 10 years, it can be traced back to this Administrationβs actions.
They are making solar and wind power illegal to build in the United States. They are artificially restricting supply while demand is going up.
For grad students in Black Studies
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On this day in 1955, two white men abducted and murdered 14-year-old Emmett Till in Mississippi.
28.08.2025 13:00 β π 107 π 92 π¬ 2 π 8How university administrations handled pro-Palestine protest is what has enabled the large scale attack on the academy that is now impacting scientists and scientists refuse to speak honestly about being wrong and actually yes that is a problem because thatβs not how you build trust
28.08.2025 12:36 β π 353 π 71 π¬ 7 π 2My PhD student's NSF grant was terminated today. Her dissertation investigates why air pollution monitoring, metrics, and regulations don't properly capture the harms experienced by marginalized communities--esp in the most polluted Detroit neighborhoods. She and I are happy to talk with press etc.
21.04.2025 20:41 β π 2216 π 958 π¬ 45 π 34NEW: Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has declared April 2025 as Confederate Heritage Month.
He did so at the behest of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, a neo-Confederate organization that espouses βLost Causeβ ideology, which whitewashes the role of slavery in the Civil War. π§΅
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16.04.2025 23:34 β π 813 π 305 π¬ 11 π 7Anti-trans policies don't just hurt trans people. They hurt anyone who doesn't fit neatly into a pink box or a blue one. And they hurt the rest of us by creating pressure to ensure that we always fit neatly into our box.
17.04.2025 00:25 β π 1013 π 374 π¬ 16 π 10Sometimes it is important to say things very clearly and directly, so I wrote this.
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A flyer for a virtual event titled "A Continuous Struggle: The Revolutionary Life of Martin Sostre" on April 30th at 5pm ET. Author photos show the conversants, Ruth Wilson Gilmore and Garrett Felber. Logos of Haymarket Books and AK Press appear below the authors.
Join us on 4/30 to celebrate π ππ°π―π΅πͺπ―πΆπ°πΆπ΄ ππ΅π³πΆπ¨π¨ππ¦: ππ©π¦ ππ¦π·π°ππΆπ΅πͺπ°π―π’π³πΊ ππͺπ§π¦ π°π§ ππ’π³π΅πͺπ― ππ°π΄π΅π³π¦! Virtual event with Garrett Felber & Ruth Wilson Gilmore hosted by @haymarketbooks.org. Don't miss it, RSVP: www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...
16.04.2025 19:00 β π 39 π 15 π¬ 1 π 19:20 βΉ Back γΈγ 9:03 AM odh@neh.gov To: Elizabeth, Margaret & 1 more... βΊ Information about your NEH Grant Application HT-308154 You don't often get email from odh@neh.gov. Learn why. this is important This is to inform you that NEH Grant Application HT-308154 for project "Null Results: Dealing with Failure in the Digital Humanities" has been withdrawn by the NEH. Thank you so much for applying to the NEH's Institute for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities. Unfortunately, all the programs under the Office of Digital Humanities have been cancelled. So we are unable to review your proposal and have marked it as Withdrawn by Agency in our system. I realize that writing a proposal takes a long time and I'm so sorry we can't fund your excellent work anymore. thanks, Brett Bobley Director, Office of Digital Humanities θ‘ ε£ δ» ε
Dissolution of the Office of Digital Humanities is confirmed. #DigitalHumanities
10.04.2025 14:21 β π 197 π 130 π¬ 15 π 37This international student is incredibly brave for going on the record about his visa suddenly being revoked, including how he has one semester left and his mom has terminal cancer: www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/n...
10.04.2025 18:18 β π 2492 π 913 π¬ 47 π 33This is what happens in Iran, China, Russia and Saudi Arabia. Congrats, MAGA and Republicans.
Pressed for evidence against Mahmoud Khalil, government cites its power to deport people for beliefs apnews.com/article/mahm...
Imagine trying to deport someone for their "expected beliefs"
10.04.2025 19:03 β π 5261 π 1762 π¬ 84 π 271Someone in the administration learned about necropolitics and said βexactly.β
10.04.2025 21:34 β π 184 π 45 π¬ 1 π 0Went to go renew my ASA (sociology) membership and itβs almost 500 dollars. Not including registration for the conference. And Iβm supposed to be organizing sessions this year?
02.02.2025 19:05 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0If you are in danger unless you comply with a regime, you are in danger whether you comply or not
31.01.2025 21:16 β π 9494 π 2654 π¬ 46 π 63Altadena's Black community west of Lake Ave waited hours for evacuation orders during the Eaton Fireβlong after flames consumed homes. 17 residents, many elderly or with mobility challenges, died unaware of the inferno.
My latest on why they weren't warned: capitalbnews.org/eaton-fire-l...
Extended family. Malikah Nu'Man & Bertha Jackson lost their house, car, and all possessions to fire in Altadena
Ms. Bertha recently survived cancer and Dr. Nu'Man is a longtime educator of special needs students in the LAUCD school system
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