AI language tools like ChatGPT can be eerily convincing, but don’t be fooled by their authoritative tones. Chatbots are known to confidently make stuff up, or “hallucinate” — chosen as Dictionary.com’s word of the year.
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- Toy safety
- Presidential race
- Climate deal
Toy safety
Amazon, Walmart and Target have stopped selling water beads marketed toward children due to numerous safety concerns. Water beads are tiny balls made out of extremely absorbent polymer material that can expand up to 100 times their size when exposed to liquid. Because they can grow inside the body once ingested, the beads can cause intestinal blockages and life-threatening injuries, the Consumer Product Safety Commission says. More than 145,000 emergency department-treated injuries last year were associated with toys for children 12 years and younger, according to a CPSC report. Scooters, balls, balloons and toys with small parts were involved in the majority of incidents.
Presidential race
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley are racing to be the main alternative to GOP frontrunner Donald Trump as the first big electoral events of the 2024 presidential elections inch closer. In a CNN town hall in Iowa Tuesday night, DeSantis showed new urgency in taking on the former president, attacking his policies at every turn and slamming his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. Also on Tuesday, New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu endorsed Nikki Haley, the latest step in his long-running effort to slow Trump's march to the 2024 GOP nomination. The next CNN town hall with GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy starts today at 9 p.m. ET.
Climate deal
Dozens of countries around the world agreed to a centerpiece climate deal with an unprecedented call to transition away from fossil fuels, but several loose ends remain. The agreement forged at the COP28 summit in Dubai falls short of requiring the world to "phase-out" oil, coal and gas — a measure more than 100 countries and many climate groups have backed. Such advocates worry this vague language could provide a loophole for countries to avoid instituting major change. Still, COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber called the deal "historic," saying it represented "a paradigm shift that has the potential to redefine our economies." Some countries claim the deal signals the end of the fossil fuel era, but more ambitious nations say it is far from sufficient to reflect the growing urgency of the climate crisis.
Climate deal
For many New York Giants fans, the current NFL season seemed lost until rookie quarterback Tommy DeVito, affectionately known as "Tommy Cutlets," entered the picture.
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