Ever since they burst onto the scene, A.I.-powered chatbots like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini and others have been pitched as dispassionate sources, trained on billions of websites, books and articles from across the internet in what is sometimes described as the sum of all human knowledge. (Myers & Thompson, The New York Times)
Read MoreThe sobriety of the Catholic tradition, by which on All Saints’ Day graves are cleaned and flowers are brought to cemeteries to spend time with deceased loved ones, has given way in recent years to sweets, fake blood, and spider webs from one of the most iconic holidays in the United States. (Medrano & León, Associated Press)
Read MoreAs Russia’s war in Ukraine drags on, the Kremlin is increasingly trying to define itself in contrast to the West. The Russian authorities have sought to crack down on social events in conflict with the Kremlin’s conservative worldview. (Hopkins, The New York Times)
Read MoreFrom the Protestant work ethic to ‘rage quitting,’ American attitudes about their work are driven by its promise of prosperity—and its precarious nature. (Ellis, The Wall Street Journal)
Read MoreFamine has spread to two regions of war-torn Sudan, including a major city in Darfur where paramilitary fighters have been rampaging, a global hunger monitoring group said Monday, as the war has created the world's largest humanitarian disaster. (Associated Press/NPR)
Read MoreThere’s no clergy, pulpit or altar. No statues of saints, no stained-glass windows. No one sings or chants, burns incense or lights candles. They simply sit in silence in 200-year-old wooden pews — and wait for a message from God to move through them until they speak. (Henao, AP News)
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