A drone show lit up New York Harbor last night: 2,977 lights, one for every life lost on 9/11. They rose from the water and formed the Twin Towers at full scale, two nights before the 25th anniversary. 9/11 families, survivors and first responders helped create the tribute, including FDNY’s Brenda Berkman and Tim Brown, Terry Strada of 9/11 Families United, Jim Smith and Genevieve Siller. It was meant as a moment of remembrance and unity. But as the towers dissolved back into scattered lights, it became hard not to flinch. For some, it felt less like a tribute and more like watching it happen again. Source: ABC7 News / Writer: Julie
More than three decades after publishing The End of History and the Last Man, political scientist Francis Fukuyama is looking back on the ideas that made him famous, and asking whether democracy can still withstand the forces reshaping the world. In this episode of Ways to Change the World, Krishnan Guru-Murthy talks to Fukuyama about Donald Trump, the rise of populism, why young men are driving political upheaval across the West, and whether social media has destroyed our shared sense of reality. Through the lens of his new book, In the Realm of the Last Man. They discuss why people are drawn to extreme causes, what Europe should do in a world where America can no longer be relied upon, and whether liberal democracy is entering a period of dangerous turbulence. Fukuyama also reflects on changing his mind about the Iraq War and free-market economics, the intellectual friendships he lost along the way, and why he believes good thinkers must be willing to abandon ideas when the facts change.
Douglas Macgregor delivers a stark warning about America’s position in the Middle East, arguing that the war with Iran has exposed serious weaknesses in U.S. military strategy, planning, and power projection. In this interview, Macgregor explains why he believes the United States made critical assumptions about Iran and entered the conflict unprepared for modern drone and missile warfare. He describes the situation as potentially one of the most significant strategic defeats for the United States in generations — and argues that America is now “stuck.” The discussion goes deeper into the future of U.S. military power, American bases in the Middle East, the vulnerability of naval forces, the decline of the petrodollar system, the cost of decades of foreign intervention, and the growing pressure on America’s military production and logistics. Macgregor also argues that Washington needs a fundamentally different national strategy focused on defending the United States rather than continuing endless overseas intervention.
*What happens next could reshape America’s role in the world.* Topics covered: • Iran and the future of the Middle East • America’s strategic position • U.S. military weaknesses • Drones, missiles and modern warfare • American bases and naval forces • The future of U.S. involvement in the Middle East • The petrodollar system • The cost of foreign intervention • U.S. military production and logistics • The changing global balance of power • America’s future national strategy • Hemispheric defense This video presents Douglas Macgregor’s analysis, opinions, and predictions expressed during the interview. His statements are presented as his perspective and should not automatically be interpreted as established fact.
A future OpenAI model is already breaking new ground
You may have heard claims that OpenAI’s Astra has opened the AGI era, but OpenAI’s internal model is already achieving mathematical breakthroughs.
On Tuesday, OpenAI announced that it used an internal model “significantly more capable than GPT-6 Astra” to solve the Navier-Stokes equations, a set of problems for fluid motion and one of the Millennium Prize Problems.
To put it simply, while the Navier-Stokes equations generally work well in determining the movement of fluids, under certain circumstances, OpenAI claims that its model proved that under certain circumstances, fluid can develop a “singularity” in finite time, meaning that a fluid’s speed can grow infinitely without bound. This major implications for potential scientific breakthroughs.
In a press briefing, OpenAI said it used roughly 10,000 agents to determine that this equation breaks down, and that viscosity doesn’t always keep fluid motion well behaved. While this sounds complicated, these equations explain some of the most complex phenomena in our world, including things like aerodynamics and weather forecasting, Ven Chandrasekaran, a mathematician at OpenAI, said in the press briefing. “Given that kind of enormity, understanding their fundamental nature carries very deep significance.”
However, OpenAI didn’t just decide to solve this problem randomly. Sebastien Bubeck, a member of the technical staff at OpenAI, said that the company saw rumors that rival Anthropic had solved two Millennium Prize Problems, including Navier-Stokes, in which Anthropic had made more progress. Because of this, Bubeck said, the company decided to “pull together all of our compute and to put it all on that question,” a decision that cost the company millions of dollars.
Mark Chen, chief research officer at OpenAI, refuted allegations made by mathematician Tristan Buckmaster, who was working with Anthropic employee Levent Alpöge on solving the equation over the past month and claims that OpenAI took their work and finished solving it with a single prompt. “That would be a huge breach of user trust,” said Chen.
While solving this problem is a major step forward for mathematics, it has far greater implications for AI’s utility in scientific and mathematical research, said Bubeck. “What happens when we are able to spend that amount of compute on problems that really matter? Developing new materials, finding cures to diseases — all of those things that we have been talking about for a long time — now they seem to be at our fingertips.”
Additionally, solving this problem may have been a stress test for OpenAI’s longstanding push towards AGI, serving as an evaluation of a system that the company has been training for “general purpose intelligence,” Jakub Pachocki, chief scientist at OpenAI, said in the briefing.
“This pace of progress is something to be taken very seriously,” said Pachocki. “Even a week ago, we definitely were not expecting we’d be talking about a solution to Navier-Stokes today. It’s a serious moment. We’re developing these systems, and their capabilities are advancing faster than our understanding of them in some sense.”
Finding a solution to some of the most complex and foundational problems in mathematics is probably one of the most valuable use cases for powerful frontier AI. It fits directly into the utopian vision that these companies paint for an AI-powered future: systems that are finding solutions to humanity’s hardest problems, such as new medicines or cures for diseases. It’s also interesting to see how these labs are pushing one another by their competitive nature alone, with Anthropic being the main driver for OpenAI to want to solve this problem. While that competition could result in advances to science and medicine that benefit everyone, it’s important to remember the sheer power that these companies hold in their hands, with Pachocki himself admitting that these models are advancing beyond our ability to understand them. As a society and an industry, we also have to be very careful about letting competition fuel breakneck technological advancement when we’re dealing with such a potent, dangerous, and unpredictable force.
The Power of Daily Self-Education is not just an idea; it is a simple habit that can completely change your life. In this inspiring motivational video, Jack Ma shares powerful life lessons about resilience, personal growth, and the importance of daily self-education. This video features Jack Ma discussing various concepts for personal growth and success. He emphasizes the importance of daily motivation and discipline, highlighting how small, consistent actions lead to significant life lessons. By focusing on a positive mindset, you can achieve remarkable change. If you feel stuck or want to improve your English, your mindset, and your life, this message is for you. Start small. Stay consistent. And keep moving forward every day.
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