Aren't we all genetically modified organisms?

None of us is an exact replica of our parents, so aren't we, as well as every other creature on earth produced by sexual reproduction, genetically modified organisms?

I won't bother with the Bloomberg link as it requires you to register but here's the gist of it:

Google parent company Alphabet lost over $70 billion in market value, with stock prices falling as much as 4.4 percent on Monday following the pause on Google Gemini’s AI image creator and posts surfaced of Gemini’s responses in the chat feature.

According to Bloomberg, Melius Research analyst Ben Reitzes warned in a research note that problems that have arisen with Gemini may fuel the perception that Google is “an unreliable source for AI,” as many companies try to launch their own AI platforms.

“We have been arguing that Search behavior is about to change – with new AI-infused features,” said Reitzes. “This ‘once in a generation’ change by itself creates opportunities for competitors, but even more if a meaningful portion of users grow concerned about Google’s hallucinations and bias.”

Images generated by the feature included a female pope, a black George Washington, and other racially diverse recreations of historic figures.

Why did the skeleton burp?

Because he didn't have the guts to fart.

$5 billion Google lawsuit over ‘Incognito mode’ tracking moves a step closer to trial

And,

From a mailing list:

1. Which of the following reasons did Judge Gonzalez Rogers use to justify her decision deny Google’s request for a summary judgement in its Incognito mode case?

A. Google never explicitly told its users it still collects data in Incognito mode

B. Google can “uniquely identify a user with a high probability of success” even if they use Incognito mode

C. Google implied that it would not collect users’ data while they browsed privately

D. All of the above

Answer: D

Like I said, 'Not that I'm saying I accept it, but I do find it interesting'

Not imagining - simply my experience.

How did they find out about that?

No need for that now with the covid vaccines:

OFF TOPIC 

That's the thing. Google ranks sites, in many areas, not according to relevance or popularity but according to its policy. At least, that's my understanding...

A search engine should not decide what we see. It should display everything and let us decide.

This was posted in the book thread some months ago. Re-posting as a case in point.

And I'm not far right. I'm Dem Soc leaning.

Moreover, I find censorship by Big Tech (and Big Pharma) to be deplorable.

Good to know, thanks.

Now you mention it I do recall hearing about that.

Thing is, if Protonmail can be forced to reveal a client's IP then so can Swisscows. But that's not an everyday scenario: an order must be issued by a Swiss court.

For the average user who just wants some measure of privacy then it seems to me it's a better choice than Gmail, Yahoo, etc., which I believe scan all emails as a matter of routine.

If someone is engaged in activities which are bound to attract the authorities' attention, in this case it was an environmental activist, then in addition to encrypted email they really should be using tor browser or a vpn or even both.