Today in News History
On June 27, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1830, William IV becomes king of Britain and Hanover. In 1843, Treaty of Nanking comes into effect, Hong Kong Island is ceded to the British "in perpetuity". In 1881, Ya'akov Cohen, Israeli linguist, poet, and playwright (died 1960) was born. In 1936, Edith Pearlman, American short story writer (died 2023) was born. In 1938, Neil Abercrombie, American sociologist and politician, 7th Governor of Hawaii was born. In 1984, Indila, French singer was born. In 1988, King Bach, Canadian-American actor, comedian, director, producer, writer and social media personality was born. In 1990, Anni Blomqvist, Finnish author (born 1909) passed away. In 1996, Necmettin Hacıeminoğlu, Turkish linguist and academic (born 1932) passed away. In 2004, Ott Arder, Estonian poet and translator (born 1950) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Why Hong Kong’s bilingualism is uniquely indispensable in the AI era
Last week, while preparing a lecture on the visual culture of the Global South, I caught Google’s Gemini in a double hallucination. Cross-referencing a historical event between English and Chinese data sets, I found the English AI to be authoritative but inventing citations. In Chinese, the fabrications vanished but so did global context, replaced by an insular perspective. Disturbingly, the system cloaked Chinese content in English citations, creating a deceptive authenticity that made the...
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