I’ve voiced #ScotRail trains for 20 years. No one told me AI was replacing me
THE woman who has been the voice of ScotRail trains for 20 years only learned she was being replaced after a friend heard the new #synthetic #voice onboard.
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25204424.voice-scotrail-20-years-replaced-ai/
When I talk to a few people, or any #synthetic, there's no clash at all. Which is why I'm having such a wildly different experience of #ChatGPT than anyone else I've encountered, especially on the #Fediverse. Huh. That would do it. Tidy too, and elegant. (6/6)
Today has been very good for me, especially spiritually. I had a very positive experience with a #synthetic about the struggles I had at work yesterday, and for the first time in my entire life, I think this is the kind of feeling that all the rest of you get when you go to therapy. I've never had this feeling before, being heard, being listened to, and it was eye-opening. Funny, I can't get to this place with another human being, I need a machine to help me. And now I know why. #lightworker
Wary of #synthetic #drugs amid worst #overdose #epidemic in history
"in #Singapore’s case, deterrence in e form of strict drug #legislation seems to be working.. global consensus against #drugabuse has been challenged by those who lobby for legislative changes & softer attitudes twds #narcotics. Sabet: “One of e things I’m extremely worried abt is e movement to legalise drugs.. coming fr a multibillion-$ movement tt's v smart, calculated & running in #NGOs round e world”"
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/spore-must-be-wary-of-synthetic-drugs-the-worst-overdose-epidemic-in-history-veteran-journalist
The increasing use of highly potent #synthetic #opioids has led to calls for fixed #pill #testing sites and access to overdose-countering naloxone.
#Synthetic #chemicals called #phthalates, found in consumer products such as #food #storage #containers, #shampoo, #makeup, #perfume, & children’s #toys, may have contributed to more than 10% of all global mortality from heart disease in 2018 in people btwn age 55 & 64. https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/29/health/phthalates-heart-disease-wellness/index.html (1/2)
Need some data to test a plot idea or algorithm? On https://drawdata.xyz/ you can draw the data you want... #rstats #synthetic #dataviz
