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The Magic School Bus can time travel

When asked, Ms. Frizzle denies that she “knows everything”

However, Ms. Frizzle always knows what her students are up to, knows the answer to every question they ask her, and never shows fear even when in extreme mortal peril, as if she’s experienced this all before

Although we know she was in a rock band called the Frizzlettes and was a Shakespearean actress, Ms. Frizzle’s childhood remains mysterious

Ms. Frizzle is EXACTLY the sort of person to travel back in time to teach herself, and is in fact the most likely fictional character to do so

Nobody is ever named “Valerie Frizzle” at birth

Ms. Frizzle dresses queerly and laughs at her own bad jokes

A lot of the series is about Arnold learning to take chances, make mistakes, and get messy - that phrase is more or less targeted at him as a student

WOO!

1. The court holds Google responsible for statements made by its AI, considering them Google's statements (search engines have limited liability for results in their engine as they're the words of other sites/companies/people), meaning when their AI lies/hallucinates they're liable for the defamation/harm resulting from those statements.

2. Google's defense that customers are generally aware of the lack of reliability and are responsible for fact checking was dismissed. As the court pointed out, that would "significantly diminish" AI Search's stated purpose and it can't be distinguished from Google's business practices/statements as a search tool.

3. Studies have found about 91% of Google's everyday AI responses are accurate, leaving millions of searches per HOUR with potential liability for falsehoods. 56% of correct responses weren't supported by the sources the AI listed. Both of which mean Google is now liable for a LOT more AI "errors."

4. Google was held liable for 80% of court costs in this case and this precedent is expected to reverberate around the world. This is a massive shift from the 3rd-party search provider role Google has previously played and it comes right as they've tied ALL searches to their AI search.

Message: Hi mum. It's Silas. I'm sorry I missed our weekly vid chat, I know how much you worry when I'm out of contact especially after what happened on Eden Prime last week but I'm alright.

Actually it's complicated.

Remember that new posting? The one I was not allowed to talk to you about? The Classified, I'd go straight to jail, drummed out of the Navy, secret one? (Seriously I couldn't tell you mum, I'm sorry) Well I can now. It was a posting aboard the Normandy the new stealth frigate that was just commissioned last month. And I'm in heaven.

She's a great ship, nothing like those Kowloon-class boats you and dad worked on. Fast, quiet and is is a mean punch. She's probably the best ship in the fleet, any fleet even and we've got a hell of a crew, a hotshot helmsman, a veteran navigator, the ship's doc actually reminds me a lot of you, and the Captain and Exec well...

Capt. Anderson was great. A real leader. Cool headed. I'd trust him to take us through a debris field blindfolded because if he asked us he knew we could do it. Navy man to the bone. And our new Exec Cmdr. Shepard is something else too.

Like literally something else. They made her a Spectre. You probably saw it on the news. Gave her the ship too so turns out we're all junior Spectres too now or at least on loan. Just like the ship I can't say much right now(please don't ask, I hate not telling you but I also hate repeating myself) but we're heading back out on a new mission. Really important stuff I promise if they pep talk she just gave us is to be believed.

I'm not sure when I'll get a chance to email you again, vid calls are out of the question for now too. Don't worry, I know after what happened to Dad you worry whenever I'm deployed but we've got the best of everything with us. I'm going to text you again next chance too. They have these messages on a delay so when you're reading this we'll already have left the Citadel. Just know this is exactly why I enlisted. Be proud, I know Dad would have been.

I love you Mum, see you soon,