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Double dippers. Several candidates are running for multiple offices at the same time in major races across Illinois. Some folks aren’t taking too kindly to that.
Zuck’s kinder, gentler AI. If you think artificial intelligence will end humanity, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is trying to change your mind with a new essay on AI’s possibilities.
Fever drama. The aftermath of a flagrant 2 foul by Chicago Sky guard DiJonai Carrington against Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham set off a firestorm of speculation that all is not well in the Fever locker room.
- “Some politicians are running for this office at the same time they are standing for reelection for their current office in November. … It may be legal, but it is morally wrong.” — Chicago mayoral candidate and businessman Willie Wilson on fellow candidates running for mayor while also campaigning for other offices
- “Wisconsin, we have built something that will last forever. No matter who’s on this ballot, y’all, we are going to fight to win for one another.” — Francesca Hong, a democratic socialist, said after her narrow loss in Tuesday’s Democratic gubernatorial primary in Wisconsin
- “To us, Northwestern University is Chicago. Chicago loves sports and we need Wildcat Football to be competitive. We are pleased to support the university as it enters an exciting new era.” — Liz and Dick Uihlein, who just donated $35 million to Northwestern football
- “Invention, not automation, will be the greatest contribution of superintelligence.” — Mark Zuckerberg in an essay on artificial intelligence
- “There’s just been a lot of outside noise. But our locker room is good. Our locker room in there, it’s tight, and we have each other’s backs. Coach loves us.” — Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham on speculation of conflict with head coach Stephanie White