Mother stereotypes, an “emotional” AI jailbreak, and the perfect UFO sighting |

1. Asian Mothers, Bad Feelings: A Note on the All-Conquering Stereotype

No matter what continent you come from, mothers are a never-ending subject. It is the inevitable endpoint of a therapy session, the proverbial receptacle for endless dissatisfaction, and a shortcut to understanding a person’s idiosyncrasies and anxieties. But there’s something about Asian mothers in popular culture that feels both overexposed and underdeveloped.

Rebecca Liu wrote this lengthy article for the Guardian exploring the roots of the stereotype of the pushy Asian tiger mother.

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2. Introducing the AI ​​jailbreakers: “We’re looking at the worst thing humanity has ever created”

To test the safety and security of AI, hackers need to trick large language models into breaking their own rules. It requires ingenuity and manipulation, and can be mentally taxing. Jamie Bartlett spoke to those at the new front lines of AI safety about words, not just code.

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3. ‘I don’t want to be part of a dictatorship’: Americans line up to renounce their citizenship

Zoe Williams has noted the rapid increase in Americans who are abandoning their U.S. citizenship despite hurdles and fear of retaliation. Cutting ties with the United States could take more than a year and cost thousands of dollars. But Paul, Ella, Margot and thousands of others feel they have no choice.

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4. Rendlesham Forest mystery: ‘It’s the perfect storm of UFO incidents’

There were multiple witnesses, including military personnel. This is a sighting for 3 consecutive nights. That’s physical evidence such as radar, radioactivity, indentations in the ground, and scorch marks. This is an incident in which a document was declassified and made public.

In 1980, two US airmen reported an unusual encounter near a military base in eastern England. Daniel Lovell asked what really happened in Rendlesham Wood.

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5. Curfews, conspiracy theories… and canceled concerts: Mali’s capital tries to shake off the violence at hand

Last weekend’s surprise and coordinated attacks by jihadists and separatists rattled the regime and its security ally Russia. Eromo Egbejour and Aisha Daun have written this fascinating read about how civilians are trying to maintain a sense of normalcy with curfews and tight security following the riots.

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6. Fifty years later, Lam Tak Tam looks back on life in Australia as the first Vietnamese refugee to arrive by boat

Lam’s father ran an ice factory in Saigon’s Chinatown. Rumors spread that wealthy families were being rounded up. “We left everything behind,” Lamb says. Life is more important. ‘The father decided to flee on the family’s fishing boat.

Lam Tak Tam was the first Vietnamese refugee to arrive in Australia by boat from Darwin in 1976. Fifty years later, Ram Tak Tam spoke to Bertin Hein about his memories of that extraordinary journey.

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