Large language models (LLMs) are more likely to report being self-aware when prompted to think about themselves if their capacity to lie is suppressed, new research suggests. In experiments on artificial intelligence (AI) systems including GPT, Claude and Gemini, researchers found that models that were discouraged from lying were more likely to describe being aware … Read more
It’s the Daily LFS – Lim Fic Spotlight from the Liminal Fiction website. Today: A.K. Adler Fantasy I write queer, lyrical YA fantasy about broken kids choosing hope https://www.limfic.com/mbm-book-author/a-k-adler YOU CAN “FAVORITE” THIS AUTHOR TO GET UPDATES BY CLICKING THE STAR NEXT TO THEIR NAME ON LIMFIC.COM
It’s the Daily LFS – Lim Fic Spotlight from the Liminal Fiction website. Today: Brian Fence Fantasy BRIAN FENCE is an author of fantasy and science fiction novels, short stories, and poetry. He lives near the beach outside New York City — though his wanderlust often takes him elsewhere — with his husband and five … Read more
Caltech engineers have developed a multimodal robot system — a humanoid robot with a transforming drone that launches off its back. Sitting on the back of the humanoid robot, a Unitree G1 machine, the drone, called M4, can transform — switching between driving and flight modes. We’re not talking Optimus Prime or Megatron here; instead, … Read more
Genre: Fantasy Reviewer: Estora Amazon (Paperback) | B&N | Google Play | Indigo | Itch.io | Kobo About The Book A Doomed Love. An Inexorable Law. An impending war and buried secrets. Keylin, daughter of Lord Giles, goes from a noblewoman about to be married to the love of her life to a slave, owning not even her own person. The laws of Castrial are … Read more
It’s the Daily LFS – Lim Fic Spotlight from the Liminal Fiction website. Today: Philip Rowlands Fantasy, Horror, Sci Fi Philip Rowlands is a former software engineer turned writer and game developer, living in Galway, Ireland. https://www.limfic.com/mbm-book-author/philip-rowlands YOU CAN “FAVORITE” THIS AUTHOR TO GET UPDATES BY CLICKING THE STAR NEXT TO THEIR NAME ON LIMFIC.COM
Microbes in the gut can help the immune system fight cancer, and a fiber-rich diet may be the key to unlocking those benefits, a study in mice suggests. The immune system is a key player in the body’s battle against cancer. On the front line of this resistance are CD8+ killer T cells, a type … Read more
D. M. Kannapan has a new YA fantasy cli-fi book out: Fire’s Ally. For most of her life, Eleg has been obsessed with the eerie, persistent, wildfire claiming parts of her home. No amount of rain seems to be able to put it out. She belongs to a gentle, bookish society, and her people have … Read more
When asked to evaluate how good we are at something, we tend to get that estimation completely wrong. It’s a universal human tendency, with the effect seen most strongly in those with lower levels of ability. Called the Dunning-Kruger effect, after the psychologists who first studied it, this phenomenon means people who aren’t very good … Read more
Welcome to the Daily LFS – Lim Fic Spotlight from the Liminal Fiction site. Today’s find: Brian Fence Fantasy BRIAN FENCE is an author of fantasy and science fiction novels, short stories, and poetry. He lives near the beach outside New York City — though his wanderlust often takes him elsewhere — with his husband … Read more
