CHATGPT SERMON
A church in Bavaria, Germany held a service this past Friday entirely led by ChatGPT. The experimental Lutheran service was led by the AI-generated avatars, two male and two female, who could be seen on a screen addressing the congregation. The 40-minute sermon was generated by ChatGPT with the guidance of a theologian from the University of Vienna. The theologian asked the chatbots what a church service would look like, and the bots developed the sermon from there. The sermon covered topics such as leaving the past behind and focusing on the present, not being afraid of death, and maintaining faith in Jesus Christ.
FLU SEASON
Flu season is still a few months away in the U.S., but scientists are keeping an eye on Australia as an indication of what's to come here this flu season, and we could be in for a tough time. Some parts of the country are seeing a spike in flu cases, with the most cases reported have been among children. American scientists usually look to southern hemisphere countries to try to predict how bad the flu will get here.
Unionized health care workers have struck a tentative agreement with Kaiser Permanente after the biggest health care strike in U.S. history.
American citizens in Israel can start leaving the country on charter flights starting Friday after the State Department said flights will take Americans and immediate family members to either Athens, Greece or Frankfurt, Germany.
A former Barclays bank boss has been banned from UK banking over misleading regulators about ties to the disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Cheddar News checks in with your coast-to-coast weekend weather forecast for Friday, Oct. 13, 2023.
A shooting at Philadelphia International Airport Thursday night left one police officer dead and another wounded and in stable condition.
The Israeli military has ordered the 1.1 million residents of northern Gaza to evacuate to the south within 24 hours as U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Israel.
The U.N. says Israel’s military has told some 1 million Palestinians living in Gaza to evacuate the north.
New York now is trying to restrict algorithms that target young users on a number of social media platforms.
Former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone was ordered to pay $803 million to the UK's tax authority after he pleaded guilty to fraud.
One Good Thing: Extinct Turtle Born at Zoo
