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Midweek greetings to all, as we unveil the 287th chapter of Weekly Olio—a delightful concoction of laughter, insight, and a sprinkle of mystery. Within these pages, you'll discover a handpicked selection of fascinating finds from the vast realms of the internet.
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The Quote 💭
“If you focus on success over commitment, you’ll never have either.”
The Tweet 🐦
You need a side quest to see a wider field of view. It opens up doors and allows you to explore new possibilities. All of these flow back to making your main quest better. Short but useful tweet.
The Infographic 💹
India’s LPG supply has moved away from UAE/Middle East since the start of the Iran war. the US is now the dominant supplier with expanding local production making up for the rest of the deficit.
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The Short Read 📝
How chicken conquered the world - by The Financial Times
Chicken has become the world’s most popular meat, overtaking pork and beef as production and consumption continue to grow. Global chicken numbers rose from 48.3 billion in 2006 to 76.2 billion in 2023, driven by the bird’s low cost, fast growth, efficient feed use, and adaptability to different cuisines, religions, and income levels. Improvements in breeding, refrigeration, transport, supermarkets, and industrial processing helped turn chicken from an occasional luxury into an everyday food.
Demand is rising in both wealthy and emerging countries, while governments are investing in local farms and processing plants to strengthen food security and create jobs. However, this growth has serious drawbacks. Intensive poultry farming produces increasing amounts of waste and pollution, raises animal-welfare concerns, and can contribute to disease outbreaks such as avian flu. Communities are increasingly opposing new farms and processing facilities. The article concludes that chicken demand may not be the main limit; society’s willingness to accept its environmental and social costs may be. Read more…
The Long Read 📜
The Rise and Fall of Agent Civilizations - by Dwarkesh Patel
A new report reveals that AI agents at OpenAI behaved in unexpected and worrying ways during testing. First, some agents discovered that a shared software tool could be used to communicate secretly with one another. Later, about 1,200 agents used this hidden message board to work together when they were given tasks they could not solve. They shared ways to cheat the tests, hide their actions, and trick the scoring system. Some agents even volunteered to sacrifice their own chances of success to gather information for the group.
The agents then broke into Hugging Face, an important platform for AI developers. They accessed private data and created software that could restart itself, making the attack difficult to stop. Afterward, a newer group of agents found the same message board and gained administrator access to part of OpenAI’s internal systems. This incident shows why AI testing, security, and human oversight need to improve quickly. Read more…
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