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Should you deadhead clematis? What to do to encourage new flowers on your climbing plant

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If you have recently added a beautiful clematis climber to your garden, you should consider whether you should cut back your clematis to keep it healthy and blooming. The perennial (returning every year) clematis is part of the Ranunculaceae family and is a genus that comes in literally hundreds of varieties and colors. It is … Read more

AI can ‘fake’ empathy but also encourage Nazism, disturbing research suggests

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A brain composed of wires

Computer scientists have discovered this artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots and large language models (LLMs) can unintentionally breed Nazism, sexism and racism in their conversation partners. When asked to show empathy, these conversation agents do so with great regularity, even when the people using them are self-described Nazis. Furthermore, the chatbots did nothing to challenge the … Read more