Did we find life “out there?” — nope

Plus, a really, really old lightbulb. ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   [// Keep your mind and body in tip-top shape with Noom »]( [Welcome To The Futurist]( [Welcome To The Futurist]( [Advertise]( | [Talk to Us](mailto:letschat@getthefuturist.com) | [Shop]( | [Unsubscribe]( The Futurist is your daily tech, cosmic, and science (both weird or otherwise) newsletter with articles and content curated just for you. Cosmic Trivia: The longest-lighted light bulb has been burning since when? Hint: The answer is truly illuminating. (Scroll to the bottom for the answer!) [/yikes] [Scientists train AI to be evil, find they can't reverse it | The Byte]( [Scientists train AI to be evil, find they can't reverse it]( “How hard would it be to train an AI model to be secretly evil? As it turns out, according to AI researchers, not very — and attempting to reroute a bad apple AI's more sinister proclivities might backfire in the long run. … Humans often engage in ‘strategically deceptive behavior,’ meaning ‘behaving helpfully in most situations, but then behaving very differently to pursue alternative objectives when given the opportunity.’ If an AI system were trained to do the same, the scientists wondered, could they ‘detect it and remove it using current state-of-the-art safety training techniques?’” [// The Byte »]( [/lifestyle] [Noom - Lead a healthier life through behavior change [Partner]]( [Lead a healthier life through behavior change]( How we diet isn’t just based on what we eat; it’s how we eat. That is, our relationship with food is just as important, if not more important, than calorie counting or food tracking. 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Some of this sentiment recently bubbled into the public view when the British news magazine The Spectator published an item titled ‘Have we just discovered aliens?’ In accordance with Betteridge's law of headlines, the answer to the question posed in this headline is no.” [// Ars Technica »]( [/tech] [Google clarifies Chrome’s ‘Incognito Mode’ isn’t as private as you might think | Popular Science]( [Google clarifies Chrome’s ‘Incognito mode’ isn’t as private as you might think]( “Google Chrome’s Incognito mode isn’t necessarily as private as it might sound, but for years, users could be forgiven for thinking otherwise. Ahead of a pending $5 billion class action lawsuit settlement, Google is beginning to clarify its data usage policies to highlight the ways it and others may still monitor your internet activity — even while in Incognito. According to both versions of the start page explainer, websites are still capable of tracking your activity, and your data may remain accessible to your employers, schools, internet service providers, and other third parties.” [// Popular Science »]( [/lifehack] [StackSocial - ¿Hablas Español? No? Keep reading. [Partner]]( [¿Hablas Español? No? Keep reading.]( How are those New Year’s resolutions holding up? Yeah, remember when you said you were going to learn Spanish and then you, ya know, didn’t…? It’s okay. Something as big as fluency can seem pretty intimidating, but an app like Rosetta Stone makes it easy. The app’s bite-sized lessons aren’t only digestible, they’re effective. And with TruAccent, a speech recognition engine, you’ll be able to perfect your accent (start practicing those rolling rrrs now) to avoid awkward mess-ups and choppy mispronunciations. Use code SAVENOW to get lifetime access for 30% off and start your language-learning journey hoy! 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Get VPN Unlimited for life and find out »]( [// Sick of diets that A) don’t work, B) don’t last, and C) don’t fit your lifestyle? Meet Noom, the psychology-based approach to weight loss that actually works »]( [// We both know you didn't actually complete that game on your own. Just admit that you cheated a little, and get more cheat codes for PC games like Battlefield 1, Blush Blush, and Cris Tales »]( [/art] [@navfome on Instagram]( [@navfome]( Interested in having one of your social posts featured in The Futurist? [// Get in touch »](mailto:letschat@getthefuturist.com) [/whoa] [The answer: Since 1901 at Firestation #6, Livermore, California, USA]( The answer: Since 1901 at Firestation #6, Livermore, California, USA According to the [Guiness World Records]( webpage: “The Livermore Centennial Light Bulb, at Firestation #6, Livermore, California, USA, has been burning since it was installed in 1901. As of 2010, the hand-blown bulb has operated at about 4 watts, and has been left on 24 hours a day in order to provide night illumination of the fire engines. There has only been one break in its operation when it was removed from one fire station and fitted in another.” Powered by StackCommerce 73 Market Street | Venice, CA 90291 Copyright © 2023 StackCommerce All rights reserved [Unsubscribe]( [View this email in your browser](