That’s an apt example from English, especially given the visual similarity of the error.
It’s the kind of error we would expect AI to be especially resilient against, since the phrase “corner cube” probably appears many times in the training dataset.
Likewise scanning electron microscopes are common instruments in many schools and commercial labs, so an AI writing tool is likely to infer a correction needed given the close similarity.
Transcription errors by human authors, however, have been dutifully copied into future works since we began writing stuff down.
There was a comment yesterday that offered a simpler explanation than the headline’s conclusion.
The papers were published by Iranian researchers and in Farsi “scanning” (روبشی) and “vegetative” (رويشی) differ only by one character (ب and یـ) which also happen to be adjacent on the keyboard.
That is, there’s some evidence that this is a typo or mistranslation that has been reused among non-native speakers, as opposed to a hallucination. If so, it could still be a LM replicating the error, but I’ve definitely seen humans do the exact same thing, especially when there’s a strong language barrier.
Edit: brevity
That would seem badass until it invites a political sovereignty grievance. The US throws its weight around quite enough, and we absolutely meddle in other nations’ affairs for less justified reasons, but release of a citizen from the custody of a sovereign state is always negotiated, not forced, to ensure there’s always incentive to maintain the captive’s health the next time around.
I’ve found it’s easy to do this anyway because the tricks they use to obfuscate the job description tend to be predictable. The original job posting can usually be found within a minute. That’s also without using AI search tools, which might be faster.
Major shareholders should be at the top. Execs are usually just the goons getting their hands dirty. They’re explicitly disposable, intended to soak up liability then go away. It’s the major shareholders they answer to, and these are the real agenda setters.
Granted, sometimes you have to go through a few goons to get to the actual boss, and it at least sends a message, but there are always more goons ready for dirty work if the price is right. The major shareholders, however, are publicly known and limited in number (like one-page-of-names limited).
They’re the ones treating the global economy and the health of our planet like a game of monopoly. Once people realize the simplicity of the task, you will start seeing actual players removed from the board, and reform will quickly follow.
Piracy: Hey everyone, they made a thing! Here’s a copy I made [without permission].
Memes: You made this? [minor change] I made this.
Copyright septimus 2025 all rights reserved
OK doomer. There’s still a lot more of us than these crooks, and just one was necessary to scare them.
“The Dems” is only a party label, which has and will mean something different to different times. The most difficult task ahead is re-earning governmental legitimacy and global trust, which can only happen if we fix everything in our system of government recently demonstrated to be dangerously outdated, broken, or useless. I’m fairly certain that’s the only way back. That scale of reform will require a public mandate and will leave no party label intact. AOC could lead that charge, and may not need to run as a democrat ever again. We may not even have a two-party system by the end of it.
But getting anywhere requires first steps. The easiest way to not see reform is for those who would fight to give up hope. I know it’s easy to get discouraged in dark times. It is OK to feel discouraged, but spreading that despair among allies when it’s time to fight is not. That is selfish wallowing that only serves the enemy.
And then there was a fire fight! rapturous dancing
I can’t explain the psychology behind it, but this really simple design technique apparently still works.
Apparently some men need a reason to aim, and will continue doing so even after they realize they’ve been bamboozled.
Love that word/anecdote! It’s a good example of a German compound word but it’s also one of the silliest examples of male identity gatekeeping I’ve heard of.
Or keeps talking about how long they’ve been looking for their “unicorn” and you’re hoping to avoid telling them why.
Slammed! Also cool metaphor.
Too much effort. This administration is populated first and foremost by unobservant and intellectually stunted pragmatists and yes-men.
That sort of psychological warfare is effectively outsourced and you interact with it every day.
Sorry, I meant the point of the graph is to highlight the market’s impetus: selfishness.
Specifically, it casts investor sentiment in a negative light, where “feeling bullish” translates to “feeling greedy” and anything else is loss aversion/fear.
While I agree in principle (to share with those invested in your wellbeing), might do the same, and am otherwise unqualified as a fairly young person without living parents to refer to, I think I can understand why someone would prefer to postpone the revelation of that kind of news to someone they loved, especially their kid, until they knew for sure.
so pointless …. at best, volatility for obvious reasons.
I believe you just described “the point.”
outspoken about being guys
Hmm, I hadn’t considered that, but it tracks. The popular aspects of contemporary male gender identity are hard for me to understand. Often it strikes me as trauma-related pathology, as if boys were socialized poorly on purpose to serve an imagined need in society like war.
I’ve definitely seen many examples of what you’re talking about, though, like this apparent need to be perceived as not just male but the most male, but I don’t have a good theory for where it comes from.
normally just go along with it
Yeah I do the same, and tend to go with whatever gender others assume, but then gender-bending is kind of my jam. It’s more important to others to have a stable, recognizable gender identity, and I’m pretty sure I get it.
rebekah is usually a female name
Re: people online totally ignoring your username, honestly that sounds like par. People’s attention is spread more thinly these days, and anyway the average person is just very average. Especially in online spaces trending male, its easier to just assume, so people do. For me, incoming gender assumptions are the mystery prize in each box of cracker jacks, but I’m privileged to be tall and rarely worry about physical safety.
headache
Well it’s almost the weekend so party on. I’ll meet you there.