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🧵 5. By showcasing its achievements and advancements, ESA is positioning itself for a bright future, with ambitions to lead in an increasingly competitive space arena.

🧵 4. Aschbacher points out Europe's progress compared to the US in addressing launcher crises and emphasizes the importance of continuous success in missions for daily life.

🧵 3. Despite past launcher crises, ESA is on track to overcome challenges with a focus on expanding launch capabilities and strengthening space strategic autonomy.

🧵 2. Aschbacher highlights ESA's recent achievements, including delivering Ariane 6 into orbit and launching Sentinel-2C on Vega, marking a significant milestone for Europe in the space industry.

🧵 1. New study shows ChatGPT can reduce belief in conspiracy theories by 20%. Researchers use AI to engage with over 2,100 American conspiracy believers. #tech

🧵 1. Europe's space agency ESA is making strides with successful Vega and Ariane 6 missions, says Director General Josef Aschbacher in an interview. #tech

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🧵 5. OpenAI CEO notes o1's flaws, describing it as more impressive initially but less so upon further interaction, emphasizing its use of a "chain of thought" for problem-solving.

🧵 4. Feedback highlights o1's tendency to "hallucinate" and not admit lack of answers as often as GPT-4o, emphasizing limitations of the new model.

🧵 3. Despite its impressive performance, the o1 model comes at a high cost—priced 3x higher for input and 4x higher for output compared to GPT-4o.

🧵 2. Named Strawberry, the o1 model exhibits strong problem-solving ability on academic challenges, scoring higher than GPT-4o, but lacks internet browsing capabilities.

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🧵 5. Debate continues over the effectiveness of current rules governing post-mandate activities of former MEPs amid efforts to enhance transparency in EU governance.

🧵 4. Report by Transparency International reveals high percentage of former EU politicians transitioning to lobbying roles, raising concerns over potential conflicts of interest.

🧵 3. Post cooling-off period, ex-MEPs must disclose lobbying activities on the EU Transparency Register and are barred from using Parliament access to lobby.

🧵 2. A cooling-off period of six months is currently in place for ex-MEPs, but Transparency International argues it should be extended to match transitional allowance duration.

🧵 1. OpenAI introduces new o1 model, claiming it can tackle complex tasks in various fields like physics, chemistry, and biology, outperforming previous models. #tech

🧵 1. Former MEPs in EU face restrictions on lobbying activities post-mandate due to increased transparency rules implemented after political scandal. #tech

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