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Yesterday - August 13, 2025

‘Distracting the public’: group of health professionals call for RFK Jr to be removed
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Ahead of the second Maha report, grassroots Defend Public Health warns that everything HHS is doing is ‘horrifying’

Training language models to be warm and empathetic makes them less reliable and more sycophantic

Artificial intelligence (AI) developers are increasingly building language models with warm and empathetic personas that millions of people now use for advice, therapy, and companionship. Here, we...

Staffing shortages at VA health systems are on the rise, watchdog finds
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The VA's Office of Inspector General found facilities reported 4,434 staffing shortages this fiscal year, which is a 50% increase from fiscal year 2024.

Kobi refused a doctor's AI scribe. She was told to go elsewhere
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Unregulated AI scribes raising privacy, security concerns.

ADHD medication linked to lower risk of suicidal behaviours, study suggests | Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder | The Guardian
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Research also suggests the medication lowers risks of substance misuse, transport accidents and criminality

AI slop and the destruction of knowledge – Iris van Rooij
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This week I was looking for info on what cognitive scientists mean when they speak of ‘domain-general’ cognition. I was curious, because the nuances are relevant for something I am researching at the moment. To my surprise and dismay, I hit upon this ScienceDirect page that 'defined' the concept as follows: I thought, Huh?! This…