Anthropic said Monday that it has identified a small internal workspace Claude uses to hold and manipulate ideas without putting them into wordsāa structure the company says bears intriguing similarities to how humans consciously access thoughts. Why it matters: Anthropic hasn't shown that Claude feels or experiences anything. But it has found a surprisingly human-like division between information used for deliberate reasoning and the far larger volume of automatic computation occurring beneath itāgiving fresh ammunition to the debate over what would count as machine consciousness. Driving the news: In a video, the company says Claude uses a separate area to plan strategies that can be unrelated to its immediate task and are separateā¦
Anthropic said Monday that it has identified a small internal workspace Claude uses to hold and manipulate ideas without putting them into wordsāa structure the company says bears intriguing similarities to how humans consciously access thoughts. Why it matters: Anthropic hasn't shown that Claude feels or experiences anything. But it has found a surprisingly human-like division between information used for deliberate reasoning and the far larger volume of automatic computation occurring beneath itāgiving fresh ammunition to the debate over what would count as machine consciousness. Driving the news: In a video, the company says Claude uses a separate area to plan strategies that can be unrelated to its immediate task and are separateā¦Open
On June 30, the United States Supreme Court upheld the right of states to ban transgender athletes from competing in female sports. Now, the hard work begins to identify the trans athletes and ensure that women's sports are protected from men forever. But how?
Maine U.S. Senate hopeful Graham Platner (D.) announced Monday that he is ātaking the time to reflectā on his candidacy after stunning new sexual abuse [ā¦] Source
A Tennessee Bureau of Investigation probe is underway after National Guard soldiers, deployed as part of a federal anti-crime task force, shot and killed an armed man during a foot pursuit in Memphis.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Tennessee National Guard soldiers, assisting Memphis police as part of the Memphis Safe Task Force, fatally shot 20-year-old Tyrin Johnson after he allegedly turned a weapon toward them during a foot pursuit early Sunday morning. The incident occurred in downtown Memphis on Sunday while officers and soldiers were responding to reports of gunfire. DETAIL: The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is now leading the inquiry into the shooting, collecting evidence and interviewing witnesses before presenting findings to the District Attorney General.Ā The Memphis Safe Task Force, established by the Trump administration in September, is a multiagency initiative targeting violent street crime and includes variousā¦Open
U.S. ā In the wake of sexual assault allegations being leveled at Senate nominee Graham Platner, Democrats were left wishing there had been some sort of warning sign that he was a bad person.
