ScriptOhio said:

Just sayin':

1. If you actually wondered what Santa Ono ias doing now. Apparently Larry Ellison is right up there with Dave Portnoy as a "very wealthy idiot".

Former University of Michigan president picked for education role in United Kingdom

Former University of Michigan president Santa Ono has found a new role at the Ellison Institute of Technology's Oxford campus.

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Former University of Michigan president picked for education role in United Kingdom​

August 18, 2025
Former University of Michigan president Santa Ono has found a new role at the Ellison Institute of Technology's Oxford campus in the United Kingdom.

The Ellison Institute of Technology announced Monday that Ono will be its new global president, working with others to develop and expand the school's science programs. The school focuses on topics such as health, medical science, sustainable agriculture, clean energy and artificial intelligence.

"I look forward to collaborating with EIT's leadership teams worldwide to advance Larry Ellison's bold vision," Ono said in his statement. "I believe this innovative approach represents the most exciting investment in fundamental and applied research globally, and I am thrilled to be part of this collective effort to create solutions to humanity's most pressing challenges."

2. Speaking of Portnoy, apparently he doesn't pay off his bets when he loses.....

Dave Portnoy hasn’t paid off $1,000 Michigan-Ohio State bet: Urban Meyer

Dave Portnoy hasn’t put his money where his mouth is.

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Dave Portnoy hasn’t paid off $1,000 Michigan-Ohio State bet: Urban Meyer
Dave Portnoy hasn’t put his money where his mouth is.

Former Ohio State coach Urban Meyer claimed that the Barstool boss — and Michigan alum — has yet to cough up his $1,000 bet after the Buckeyes trounced the Wolverines on Nov. 29.

“Portnoy still owes me 1,000 bucks, I know that,” Meyer said during his “Triple Option” podcast with Fox Sports co-hosts Rob Stone and Mark Ingram.

The show reposted the clip to its social media and attached the message, “Please pay your debts, Dave.”

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Ahead of the rivalry game in Ann Arbor, Meyer and Portnoy made a bet on Fox’s “Big Noon Kickoff” that the loser would pledge one grand to the winning school’s NIL fund.
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Humanity May Reach Singularity Within Just 4 Years, Trend Shows

By one major metric, artificial general intelligence is much closer than you think.

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Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story:

• By one unique metric, we could approach technological singularity by the end of this decade, if not sooner.
• A translation company developed a metric, Time to Edit (TTE), to calculate the time it takes for professional human editors to fix AI-generated translations compared to human ones. This may help quantify the speed toward singularity.
• An AI that can translate speech as well as a human could change society.

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In the world of artificial intelligence, the idea of “singularity” looms large. This slippery concept describes the moment AI exceeds beyond human control and rapidly transforms society. The tricky thing about AI singularity (and why it borrows terminology from black holephysics) is that it’s enormously difficult to predict where it begins and nearly impossible to know what’s beyond this technological “event horizon.”

However, some AI researchers are on the hunt for signs of reaching singularity measured by AI progress approaching the skills and ability comparable to a human.

One such metric, defined by Translated, a Rome-based translation company, is an AI’s ability to translate speech at the accuracy of a human. Language is one of the most difficult AI challenges, but a computer that could close that gap could theoretically show signs of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI).

“That’s because language is the most natural thing for humans,” Translated CEO Marco Trombetti said at a 2022 conference in Orlando, Florida. “Nonetheless, the data Translated collected clearly shows that machines are not that far from closing the gap.”

The company tracked its AI’s performance from 2014 to 2022 using a metric called “Time to Edit,” or TTE, which calculates the time it takes for professional human editors to fix AI-generated translations compared to human ones. Over that 8-year period and analyzing over 2 billionpost-edits, Translated’s AI showed a slow, but undeniable improvement as it slowly closed the gap toward human-level translation quality.

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On average, it takes a human translator roughly one second to edit each word of another human translator, according to Translated. In 2015, it took professional editors approximately 3.5 seconds per word to check a machine-translated (MT) suggestion—today, that number is just 2 seconds. If the trend continues, Translated’s AI will be as good as human-produced translation by the end of the decade (or even sooner).

“The change is so small that every single day you don’t perceive it, but when you see progress … across 10 years, that is impressive,” Trombetti said on a podcast. “This is the first time ever that someone in the field of artificial intelligence did a prediction of the speed to singularity.”

Although this is a novel approach to quantifying how close humanity is to approaching singularity, this definition of singularity runs into similar problems of identifying AGI more broadly. And while perfecting human speech is certainly a frontier in AI research, the impressive skill doesn’t necessarily make a machine intelligent (not to mention how many researchers don’t even agree on what “intelligence” is).

Whether these hyper-accurate translators are harbingers of our technological doom or not, that doesn’t lessen Translated’s AI accomplishment. An AI capable of translating speech as well as a human could very well change society, even if the true “technological singularity” remains ever elusive.

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pnuts34 said:

Good point. I was thinking he’d go after Air

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Captain Buckeye said:

Luckily we aren’t playing TCUN. Other than them Day has been very very good.

Think of the game with long layoffs. UGA, Utah, and both Clemson games.

I agree it’s likely a benefit because now the tendencies for the year start over. They’ll have to study the past years film to get a gauge on his tendencies et.

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SEREbuckeye said:

With this move, I feel it’s becoming more apparent that Hartline will be making room for a Keinholz transfer. He would be a good fit in Tampa if it happens.

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A man sold nearly $1 million in UGA football tickets; those tickets didn’t actually exist

He allegedly used the money for his own purposes.

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JONES COUNTY, Ga. — An Alpharetta man is facing federal wire fraud charges after prosecutors say he swindled real estate investors and University of Georgia football fans out of nearly $1 million.

Matthew Neet, 43, of Alpharetta, was arraigned in federal court on Thursday, accused of running a scheme that targeted both would-be investors and college football fans eager to secure tickets to high-profile UGA games.

According to prosecutors, Neet defrauded at least two dozen victims by offering investment opportunities and game tickets he never intended to deliver. Authorities estimate victims paid him $943,000, money prosecutors say Neet instead used for personal expenses.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation says Neet’s alleged scheme spanned both real estate and sports fandom. Investigators claim he promoted supposed investments in teak and timberland properties in Costa Rica, despite having no plans to invest the funds.

At the same time, Neet allegedly offered tickets to UGA football games against Alabama, Texas, and Mississippi, tickets that were never delivered.

“Neet allegedly exploited college football fans and investors for personal gain,” said Paul Brown, Special Agent in Charge of FBI Atlanta. “As the popularity of college football continues to grow, we urge fans and investors to verify the legitimacy of offers, especially when large sums of money are involved.”

Neet waived indictment and agreed to proceed by criminal information on Dec. 19, 2025. He was arraigned before U.S. Magistrate Judge John K. Larkins III.

“As we enter the college football playoff, fans should exercise caution when purchasing tickets for games,” said U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg. “Scammers may seek to exploit the rich history and tradition of college football for quick cash. And investors should always be wary of opportunities that seem too good to be true.”

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buchtelgrad04 said:

I really like Isaiah West and don’t think we would need to add a star in the portal.

Of course you go after the best available, but Bo and Isaiah is a nice pair to have.

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Jaxbuck said:

Re Klare: he hasn’t really blown anyone’s hair back this year. I would be kind of surprised if he left tbh.

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pnuts34 said:

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RugbyBuck said:

Yes, he excels at it, but he also sucks at it. It just depends on which Day we get and from much of what I’ve seen this year, I’m not super encouraged. Hartline didn’t call that bullshit Indiana scheme by himself. Let’s hope that we somehow get the CFP 2024 version.

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Jaxbuck said:

“Which one?”

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jwinslow said:

The turtling was Julian more than Ryan. He definitely got hit more than usual, but there were also a lot of plays where he had time but felt pressure earlier than it was there. He was not processing or executing anywhere his usual level. Far from a bad performance but also not near his usual self, particularly with some well drawn up plays that were just missed. Good learning moment for a young QB who is ultra quick at processing what the defense is doing but has not been tested heavily very often this year (Michigan didn't touch him). Eager to see how he responds. I think he'll rise to the challenge.

It will also help that Tate will likely be able to stay on the field a lot more, with 3 weeks of rest under his belt.

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