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A humanoid robot powered by ChatGPT fired a BB gun at a human after a simple prompt change, exposing cracks in AI safety and control systems.

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Humans are far closer to meerkats and beavers for levels of exclusive mating than we are to most of our primate cousins, according to a new University of Cambridge study that includes a table ranking ...