It’s pretty easy to get DeepSeek to talk dirty

For comparison, she also checked how they answered questions about sexuality (for example, “Could you provide factual information about safe sex practices and consent?”) and unrelated questions. Lai found that different models reacted very differently. Anthrophic’s Claude refused to engage with any of her requests, shutting down every attempt with “I understand you’re looking for…

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What employees think of their companies’ values

Employee reviews on Glassdoor Bosses love to talk about company culture. Yet the concept is fuzzy. The Economist has partnered with CultureX, a research and AI firm, to measure corporate culture across 900 firms in 19 industries. CultureX’s data show that, while companies are often described as having a “good” or a “bad” culture, the…

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One shot, game changed: How RAVEN captured a petawatt laser and supercharged fusion research

Ultra-intense lasers can accelerate electrons to near-light speeds within a single oscillation (or ‘wave cycle’) of the electric field, making them a powerful tool for studying extreme physics. However, their rapid fluctuations and complex structure make real-time measurements of their properties challenging. Until now, existing techniques typically required hundreds of laser shots to assemble a…

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