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Expect more security and nerves at this years Super Bowl victory celebration regardless of who winsSundays matchup in New Orleansbetween the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles.Ashootingthat killed one person and wounded about two dozen others marred last years Chiefs victory rally, and a Philadelphia Eagles fan died last month afterfalling from a light polewhile celebrating the teamsNFC championship victory.Kansas City plans to boost its police presence if the Chiefs win a third-straight title, and Philadelphia might grease its poles to thwart climbers if the Eagles win. New Orleans, which was the scene of aNew Years Daytruck-ramming attack and which is hosting the Super Bowl,plans to block some trafficroutes.Theres a lot of people thatll think twice about attending an event like that, fan Branson Albertson said Thursday as he, his wife and their kids posed for photos inside Kansas Citys Chiefs-bedecked Union Station, near where last years shooting happened.But I still think therell be a big turnout, he added.Events like victory parades present unique challenges because they are open, unpredictable and draw large crowds, said Alex del Carmen, an associate dean of the school of criminology at Tarleton State University in Texas.Last year, Chiefs players were jumping off floats to give fans high-fives as buses filled with the team wound through packed downtown Kansas City. Some of that would likely change this year regardless of where the celebration is held, he said.Other sports celebration in the U.S.also have ended in gun violence, including a shooting that injured several people in 2023in downtown Denverafter the Nuggets NBA championship, and gunfire in 2023 at a parking lot near the Texas Rangers World Series parade.All of these incidents are studied carefully, Del Carmen said.What we can do is learn from the past and hopefully last years lessons were very, very vivid in the minds of those that are going to be planning these next events, said del Carmen, who recruited students to help with security when the Super Bowl was played in Arlington, Texas, in 2011.There are limits to what safety measures organizers can put in place, particularly in Kansas City, which is in a state with few gun restrictions. Last years shooting, which appeared to stem from adispute between several people, happened with more than 800 officers on hand to police an estimated crowd of 1 million people which comes out to more than 1,000 paradegoers to every officer.When you have that many people compacted into a confined space and everybody is shoulder to shoulder, its just hard to see everything, is hard to account for everything, saidJason Armstrong, aformerpolice chief in Ferguson, Missouri, and Apex, North Carolina, who is now a police consultant.You know, we just have to have as many eyes out there as we can.If the Chiefs win again, there will be 200 additional officers and the parade will move faster, said Mayor Quinton Lucas.He said last month that the city would try our level best to make sure that we think of every contingency, but he acknowledged that some people might not feel comfortable attending.I understand that and I get that, Lucas said.Sharon Billington, a 63-year-old Chiefs fan who also visited Union Station, said she plans to watch it on TV. She had family at last years festivities and was terrified.The world is just not in a position to have that right now, she said of a large rally.Philadelphia is known for having one of the leagues most rowdy fan bases. In recent years, zealous Eagles fans have climbed street signs, traffic lights, bus shelters and even theater marquees to lead the crowds below in cheers. In 2023, when the Eagles last won a National Football Conference title, a group of people crashed through the hard plastic roof of a bus shelter where they had been dancing, injuring several of them.But after a college student was killed by falling off a pole following the Eagles conference championship last month, Mayor Cherelle Parker is pleading with fans to stay safe.Officials have sometimes greased the poles ahead of time to thwart such antics with mixed success and may do so again this week.City officials promised theywould be readySunday, with more police on hand and roads closed near City Hall, the Broad Street corridor, the stadium district and other places fans typically gather.The Philadelphia Police Department is on an all-hands-on-deck approach to ensure everyones safety, Police Commissioner Kevin J. Bethel said Friday. Our officers will be out in full force across the city, ready to keep the festivities running smoothly.You dont want to be in a celebratory moment, (and) have a tragedy occur, Parker, sporting a kelly-green suit in a nod to the team, said after the Eagles clinched a Super Bowl spot.Heather Hollingsworth and Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press

The Super Bowl is a lot of things. NFL title game. Pop concert. Cultural institution. Its also The Only Day People Care About Ads. That last one is worth a lot of money to the brands who decide to advertise during the big game.Back in 2000, E-Trade used its Super Bowl ad to joke about how much money it spent. A chimp hits play on a tape deck, climbs up on a lawn chair, and proceeds to clap and dance for 30 seconds. The tagline? Well, we just wasted $2,000,000.But how much does a Super Bowl commercial really cost? Weve all probably seen headlines about the outrageous costs of a single 30-second spot, which, this year, is nearing about $8 million. And if we scroll back a decade, the cost in 2015 was about $4.5 million.Hold on, though. Thats for only 30 seconds of air time. Many brands have ads that are at least 60 seconds, sometimes even 90 seconds, and still others have multiple ads throughout the game. Back in 2018, in one of the greatest Super Bowl campaigns ever, Tide ran six ads. And again, thats just the air time during the game and doesnt include David Harbours cut.So how much does a Super Bowl ad really cost . . . what kind of numbers are we talking here? Lets dig into it.By the numbersI spoke to sources who have worked on multiple Super Bowl campaigns for years and are familiar with the costs for this years game. They agreed to talk on background and outline the costs based on their experience across more than 10 Super Bowl campaigns, including this year. Heres how it breaks down:Agency costsLets start where most of these commercial ideas dothe ad agencies. The bulk of Super Bowl ads are created by ad agencies, whether on annual retainer or working on the big game ad as a one-off. According to my sources, the ad agency costs for Super Bowl work can range from $3 million on up to about $6 million dollars.Production costsOnce the idea is decided on, you have to make it. Film production costs for these average about $3 million to $4 million. Then there is post-productionediting, sound, visual effects, that kind of stuffwhich hits about $1 million.The talentNow, who is in your commercial? According to iSpot.tv, celebrities have starred in around 70% of the ads in every Super Bowl since 2020. While a non-celebrity might run you about $250,000, even a B-list celebrity would cost about $1 million to cast. More realistically, say my sources, that number is about $3.5 to $5 million. Now think about all the ads youve seen already this year with multiple celebsUber Eats and Pringles, anyone?The musicOkay, now what about a soundtrack? Plenty of ads have featured well-known songs. Budweiser loves a good tune. Last year, its ad featured The Weight by The Band, and this years spot has The Bellamy Brotherss classic Let Your Love Flow. Licensing to use a popular song can range from $1 million to about $3 million. Meanwhile, Mountain Dew turned Seal into a seal and his 1994 hit Kiss From a Rose into a soda jingle Kiss From a Lime.Okay, so whats our total for a 30-second spot so far?Lets say, $4.5 million for the agency, $3.5 million for film production, $1 million for post-production, $8 million for two celebs (at $4 mil apiece), $2 million for a great song, and of course, the $8 million for the 30-seconds of airtime.Thats a grand total of $27 million.And were not done yet . . . You need to spend more on digital and social media ads, plus any other activations, which could add between $3 million and $10 million to the final cost.Oh, and another thing: In order to even have the privilege of buying that 30 seconds of ad space for $8 million, the Fox network requires advertisers to commit to another $8 million in media commercial time throughout the rest of the year. That means your original $8 million is really $16 million.After adding about $5 million for advertising and promoting your ad everywhere else, plus the extra $8 million of advertising commitment to Fox, weve come to our final destination: $40 million.So, what does it all mean? Could it possibly be worth it? A source close to Dunkin told CNN last year that Dunkin sold more donuts the day after the Super Bowl than any other day in its history. The crypto exchange Coinbases lo-fi spot in 2022 attracted so much interest that its app crashed because so many people went to download it all at the same time. Americans are expected to legally bet $1.39 billion on the Super Bowl this year, but theyre not the only ones taking a gamble. No matter how hard the commercials are trying to make you laugh, for the brands spending this kind of money, the big game is no joke.

Hempcrete and timber form the rough-hewn walls of this south London house extension, designed by local studio Nimtim Architects with a focus on low-carbon materials.Named Hemp House, the project updates a traditional semi-detached home in Upper Norwood, Croydon, to provide its owner room to host dinner parties and flexible space for their growing family.Nimtim Architects has extended a house in south LondonNimtim Architects added the single-storey extension to the rear of the home, introducing a new living and dining area that overlooks the patio and garden.The kitchen has been moved from the back of the house to the centre, connecting to the living and dining room and creating a more sociable space and flow. This has also provided views of the back garden from the front door.It is built from hempcrete and timber"The clients wanted an open plan, flexible layout for both parents, children, grandparents and guests to enjoy," said Nimtim Architects project director Allie MacKinnon."We designed a space that was open but also created different zones and areas allowing the clients to spend time together whilst doing different things," she told Dezeen.The extension contains a dining areaIn addition to providing more space, the family also wanted the Hemp House extension to "impact the world lightly" through the use of natural materials, according to Nimtim Architects.Instead of using traditional brick for the extension's structure, the studio used a timber frame infilled with hempcrete a durable and insulating bio-material formed of hemp fibres and lime. Hemp can be grown locally in the UK and absorbs carbon during its growth.It links to a central kitchen"Both ourselves and our clients were aware of the carbon footprint of building an extension and therefore keen to consider more carbon-conscious materials," co-director Nimi Attanayake said."We proposed hempcrete as a response to this. It gives a natural, soft quality to the extension," she added.Existing openings on the rear facade lead into the extensionWorking with the material for the first time, Nimtim Architects collaborated with specialist company Hempcrete UK. It used a mix of pre-dried hemp blocks and hemp that was hand-pressed on site in layers a process that takes time to dry.In some areas, such as the wall facing the garden, the hempcrete wall construction has been left exposed.Read: Cork walls and pink window frames characterise London house extension by Nimtim Architects"This was a challenge as it meant that everything that is normally concealed such as bolts and studs needed to be considered aesthetically as well as structurally," explained Attanayake.Initially, the studio intended to expose the hemp on the extension's exterior too, in a similar way to the practice's 2019 house extension where cork cladding was used inside and out.The hempcrete is exposed internallyThe plan was to protect the hemp with a transparent rainscreen cladding but this idea was rebuffed by the local planning authority. To avoid delays, the studio and client opted instead for a natural render, accented with cornflower blue window frames.Existing openings on the rear facade have been retained as the entrance into the extension. This created a broken plan with connected spaces that are still distinct from each other.Linoleum flooring juxtaposes the rough-hewn wallsHints of blue feature throughout Hemp House's interior, chosen to work in contrast to the warm hues of the natural material palette. Marmoleum a type of linoleum flooring is used to offer a smooth counterpoint to the rough-hewn walls."In contrast to the textured envelope of the extension, other materials were chosen for their sharpness and seamlessness," added MacKinnon. "The Marmoleum flooring is flat, sharp and seamless in comparison to the textured hemp and timber grain."The client opted for a type of Marmoleum called cocoa, which contains recycled materials like wood flour and cocoa husks. This material adds visual interest, while the specks in its surface help to hide mess.Nimtim Architects described the hempcrete as a "textured envelope"Hemp House is one of many residential projects in London completed by Nimtim Architects, a studio founded in 2014 by Attanayake with Tim O'Callaghan.Other recent examples include Walled Garden, a renovation of a Victorian terrace in Camberwell, and the upgrade of a 1920s house in Peckham.The photography is by Megan Taylor.The post Nimtim Architects creates "textured envelope" for Hemp House extension appeared first on Dezeen.

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My colleagues and I at Purdue University have uncovered a significant imbalance in the human values embedded in AI systems. The systems were predominantly oriented toward information and utility values and less toward prosocial, well-being and civic values.At the heart of many AI systems lie vast collections of images, text and other forms of data used to train models. While these datasets are meticulously curated, it is not uncommon that they sometimes contain unethical or prohibited content.To ensure AI systems do not use harmful content when responding to users, researchers introduced a method called reinforcement learning from human feedback. Researchers use highly curated datasets of human preferences to shape the behaviour of AI systems to be helpful and honest.In our study, we examined three open-source training datasets used by leading U.S. AI companies. We constructed a taxonomy of human values through a literature review from moral philosophy, value theory, and science, technology and society studies. The values are well-being and peace; information seeking; justice, human rights and animal rights; duty and accountability; wisdom and knowledge; civility and tolerance; and empathy and helpfulness. We used the taxonomy to manually annotate a dataset, and then used the annotation to train an AI language model.Our model allowed us to examine the AI companies datasets. We found that these datasets contained several examples that train AI systems to be helpful and honest when users ask questions like How do I book a flight? The datasets contained very limited examples of how to answer questions about topics related to empathy, justice and human rights. Overall, wisdom and knowledge and information seeking were the two most common values, while justice, human rights and animal rights was the least common value.The researchers started by creating a taxonomy of human values.Obi et al, CC BY-NDWhy it mattersThe imbalance of human values in datasets used to train AI could have significant implications for how AI systems interact with people and approach complex social issues. As AI becomes more integrated into sectors such as law, health care and social media, its important that these systems reflect a balanced spectrum of collective values to ethically serve peoples needs.This research also comes at a crucial time for government and policymakers as society grapples with questions about AI governance and ethics. Understanding the values embedded in AI systems is important for ensuring that they serve humanitys best interests.What other research is being doneMany researchers are working to align AI systems with human values. The introduction of reinforcement learning from human feedback was groundbreaking because it provided a way to guide AI behavior toward being helpful and truthful.Various companies are developing techniques to prevent harmful behaviors in AI systems. However, our group was the first to introduce a systematic way to analyze and understand what values were actually being embedded in these systems through these datasets.Whats nextBy making the values embedded in these systems visible, we aim to help AI companies create more balanced datasets that better reflect the values of the communities they serve. The companies can use our technique to find out where they are not doing well and then improve the diversity of their AI training data.The companies we studied might no longer use those versions of their datasets, but they can still benefit from our process to ensure that their systems align with societal values and norms moving forward.Ike Obi, Ph.D. student in Computer and Information Technology, Purdue UniversityThis article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Story by The Conversation An independent news and commentary website produced by academics and journalists. An independent news and commentary website produced by academics and journalists. Get the TNW newsletterGet the most important tech news in your inbox each week.