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Don’t be fooled by a summer of AI hype as marketers push the fictional machine god narrative

Don’t be fooled by a summer of AI hype as marketers push the fictional machine god narrative

Sep 22, 2026

By Timnit Gebru and Emily M. Bender It’s been a busy few months for AI hype. At the end of April, Anthropic claimed that its model Claude Mythos is better at finding software vulnerabilities than most security experts. Then we had the OpenAI–Hugging Face hacking...

Cuenca prepares for El Niño; Former mayor faces criminal charges; Fishermen suffer a ‘fishing drought’

September 22nd, 2026

Are LED lights bad for our health? New study warns they could be the ‘new asbestos’

September 22nd, 2026

‘That’s not my fight’: Then Tom walked into Cuenca’s Great March for Water

September 22nd, 2026

‘To jail or hell’ for alleged Los Lobos suspect: Minister says ‘La Muerte’ made victims dig their own graves

September 21st, 2026

More fishermen from destroyed vessels released by judge who cites lack of evidence against them

September 21st, 2026

City to monitor campaign noise; Beware of the ‘fake priest’; School shooting in San Lorenzo; Big Chinese solar project is discussed; Film festivals planned

September 21st, 2026

Would you rather be safe than sorry?

September 21st, 2026

High culture: How psychoactive substances helped spur Andean civilization

September 21st, 2026

Government will cut power to large companies one day a week; Renews contract with Turkish barges

September 19th, 2026

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Expat Life in Ecuador

‘That’s not my fight’: Then Tom walked into Cuenca’s Great March for Water

‘That’s not my fight’: Then Tom walked into Cuenca’s Great March for Water

Sep 22, 2026

Tom wasn't looking for a protest. He was trying to get across town. He had left home expecting an ordinary Wednesday morning in Cuenca. Instead, somewhere near the historic district, he found the street ahead of him filled with people. Not a few dozen. A river of...

Would you rather be safe than sorry?

September 21st, 2026

Google, we never knew you

September 18th, 2026

The expensive ingredient is 501

September 16th, 2026

‘I get by fine without Spanish.’ Then Tom missed the joke

September 15th, 2026

Nine artists featured in ‘Colores de la Vida’ exhibit

September 14th, 2026

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Opinions on Ecuador

Don’t be fooled by a summer of AI hype as marketers push the fictional machine god narrative

September 22nd, 2026

My dumbphone made my life better but it made everyone else’s worse

September 17th, 2026

Martial law in the suburbs

September 14th, 2026

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Learn Esperanto — A New Language, A New Community

September 21st, 2026

The Healing Garden: Discovering Cuenca’s Medicinal Plants

September 17th, 2026

Killa Raymi: A Sacred Pause Under the Full Moon

September 18th, 2026

80’s Vibe Returning To Common Grounds

September 21st, 2026

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Price reduced! Beach house San Jacinto Manabi

September 19th, 2026

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September 18th, 2026

Amazon Eco-lodge and reserve for sale

September 17th, 2026

Amazing quiet apartment in Historical District

September 17th, 2026

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👓 Looking for Prescription Glasses in Cuenca? We Speak English!

September 22nd, 2026

Legal precedent: substitution of real estate investment for bank investment approved

September 22nd, 2026

Wisdom Teeth & Oral Surgery by a Specialist

September 21st, 2026

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September 21st, 2026

Temporary and Permanent Visas. 100% Guaranteed by Isabel Mosquera

September 21st, 2026

Health News

Are LED lights bad for our health? New study warns they could be the ‘new asbestos’

September 22nd, 2026

Five movements physical therapists say every adult over 50 should do every day

September 15th, 2026

September is National Cholesterol Awareness Education Month; Check out the new guidelines

September 10th, 2026

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