A few days ago, OpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman, testified that artificial intelligence posed significant dangers and ought to be regulated. Yesterday, though, he released a short brief on the subject and, remarkably, it turns out he doesn't want anything regulated at all. Not in practice, anyway. For starters, here's what he affirmatively does want regulated: ...continue reading "Should AI be regulated?"
Aerosmith's recorded their share of legendary albums that are packed with classic tracks, but unlike many of their peers, the band never really did one of those tours where they…
BETHALTO – Rural broadband is more than making an Internet connection, it’s about connecting people and giving back to our local communities. This year marks the 18 th year that Madison Communications has sponsored the Teacher of the Year Awards contest! Madison has proudly contributed over $27,000 to local area schools through this program. The Teacher of the Year program annually presents an award to three teachers. Teachers employed at school districts within Madison’s service areas are eligible to be nominated for this award. The contest takes place from March 1 st - May 1 st and is divided into the nomination and voting phase. During the month of March Madison received a total of 210 nominations and during the month of April, they received over 20,000 votes. This was a big jump from receiving 140 nominations and 12,000 votes in the 2022 contest. The three teachers who received the highest number of votes were announced May 1 st on social media platforms
ILLINOIS — Yardwork season is well underway across Illinois and the experts at the Chicago Botanic Garden have a list of unwanted plants for you to exterminate with extreme prejudice. The expert When WGN reached out to the Botanic Gardens to ask about the worst invasive plant offenders, they had just the person. Andrea Kramer [...]
CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today released a comprehensive report detailing decades of child sex abuse by members of the Catholic clergy in Illinois. The report concludes a multi-year investigation into child sex abuse by members of the clergy in all six Catholic dioceses in Illinois. Attorney General Raoul’s report reveals names and detailed information of 451 Catholic clerics and religious brothers who abused at least 1,997 children across all of the dioceses in Illinois. The Attorney General’s Report on Catholic Clergy Child Sex Abuse in Illinois – released this morning during a press conference in Chicago – represents the state of Illinois’ first comprehensive accounting of child sex abuse by members of the Catholic clergy in the six dioceses across Illinois. The nearly 700-page report features detailed narrative accounts of child sex abuse committed by Catholic clerics. Many of the narratives were written in consultation with
Florissant and VFW to Host Flag Retirement Ceremony June 10 Mayor Timothy Lowery has announced that on Saturday, June 10 the VFW and the City of Florissant will host a Flag Retirement Ceremony that will be held in the front of Florissant City Hall starting at 9 a.m. The event is open to the Florissant […]
Food Truck Night With Music June 16 at Duchesne Council Mayor Tim Lowery has announce that the Knights of Columbus Duchesne Council #2951 and the City of Florissant will be co-sponsoring a Food Truck Knight on Friday, June 16 from 5 to 8 p.m. on the lot near the Old St. Ferdinand Shrine located at […]
To recap: due to unsubstantiated fear-mongering about TikTok, the lack of a real federal privacy law, and a weird obsession with China, Montana passed a blatantly unconstitutional law banning TikTok in the state. Last week, governor Greg Gianforte signed the bill into law and we predicted his doing so would cost Montana taxpayers a ton […]
A who's who of guitar rock royalty gathered at London's Royal Albert Hall on Monday night for the first of two concerts honoring the late Jeff Beck, who died in January…
Video posted by WUSA-TV shows a police officer at the scene picking up and inventorying several pieces of evidence from the truck, including a Nazi flag.
On view at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum until July 24, The Air That Inhabits features artworks by the current MFA in Visual Arts candidates of the Sam Fox
This series of new work directs our gaze towards arduous and life-threatening journeys that millions of immigrants undertake in search of a better home, often holding an image of a
AJ Ainscough explores with this new exhibition, the complex and nuanced emotions of love and relationships through a diverse collection of paintings and works on paper. He focuses on exploring