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19600 | WebSummit derailed by founder’s public fight with those supporting Israel in Hamas conflict
“We understand that it is an incredibly sensitive and painful time during this utter tragedy of war. We want to reiterate our devastation for the loss of innocent life in Israel and Gaza. We strongly condemn the horrific attacks by Hamas on Israelis. Web Summit’s mission is to connect people and ideas changing the world from all around the globe. The more voices we have from around the world, the more we can help change the world for the better,” she added. “We are saddened to hear that some Israelis in the tech community will no longer be attending Web Summit. We regret any hurt caused and extend our deepest sympathies to everyone who has lost loved ones. We hope for peaceful reconciliation.”
The spokesperson said that last year’s event attracted about 71,000 people and this year it’s on track to “max out” at 70,000.
A public page in Notion titled “techcondemingterror” is tracking the growing response. It now includes press clippings, comments from a number of leaders in Israel’s technology industry and comments. |
19601 | Meta and IBM form an AI Alliance, but to what end?
Meta, on an open source tear, wants to spread its influence in the ongoing battle for AI mindshare.
This morning, the social network announced that it’s teaming up with IBM, whose audience is decidedly more corporate and enterprise, to launch the AI Alliance, an industry body to support “open innovation” and “open science” in AI.
So what will the AI Alliance do exactly — and how will its work differ from the quite similar (at least in terms of its overarching mission, members and tenets) Partnership on AI? The Partnership on AI years ago promised to publish research using open source licenses and minutes from its meetings to, as the AI Alliance purportedly seeks to do, educate the public on pressing AI issues of the day.
Well — confusingly — the Partnership on AI is in fact a member of the AI Alliance. |
19602 | Meta and IBM form an AI Alliance, but to what end?
Meta, on an open source tear, wants to spread its influence in the ongoing battle for AI mindshare.
This morning, the social network announced that it’s teaming up with IBM, whose audience is decidedly more corporate and enterprise, to launch the AI Alliance, an industry body to support “open innovation” and “open science” in AI.
So what will the AI Alliance do exactly — and how will its work differ from the quite similar (at least in terms of its overarching mission, members and tenets) Partnership on AI? The Partnership on AI years ago promised to publish research using open source licenses and minutes from its meetings to, as the AI Alliance purportedly seeks to do, educate the public on pressing AI issues of the day.
Well — confusingly — the Partnership on AI is in fact a member of the AI Alliance. The Alliance says that it plans to “utilize pre-existing collaborations” (including the Partnership on AI’s, presumably) to “identify opportunities that develop open AI resources that meet the needs of business and society equally and responsibly,” a press release shared last week with TechCrunch reads. |
19603 | Meta and IBM form an AI Alliance, but to what end?
So what will the AI Alliance do exactly — and how will its work differ from the quite similar (at least in terms of its overarching mission, members and tenets) Partnership on AI? The Partnership on AI years ago promised to publish research using open source licenses and minutes from its meetings to, as the AI Alliance purportedly seeks to do, educate the public on pressing AI issues of the day.
Well — confusingly — the Partnership on AI is in fact a member of the AI Alliance. The Alliance says that it plans to “utilize pre-existing collaborations” (including the Partnership on AI’s, presumably) to “identify opportunities that develop open AI resources that meet the needs of business and society equally and responsibly,” a press release shared last week with TechCrunch reads.
The AI Alliance’s members will first form working groups, a governing board and a technical oversight committee dedicated to advancing areas like AI “trust and validation” metrics, hardware and infrastructure that supports AI training and open source AI models and frameworks. |
19604 | Meta and IBM form an AI Alliance, but to what end?
The Partnership on AI years ago promised to publish research using open source licenses and minutes from its meetings to, as the AI Alliance purportedly seeks to do, educate the public on pressing AI issues of the day.
Well — confusingly — the Partnership on AI is in fact a member of the AI Alliance. The Alliance says that it plans to “utilize pre-existing collaborations” (including the Partnership on AI’s, presumably) to “identify opportunities that develop open AI resources that meet the needs of business and society equally and responsibly,” a press release shared last week with TechCrunch reads.
The AI Alliance’s members will first form working groups, a governing board and a technical oversight committee dedicated to advancing areas like AI “trust and validation” metrics, hardware and infrastructure that supports AI training and open source AI models and frameworks. They’ll also establish project standards and guidelines, and then partner with “important existing initiatives” — initiatives conspicuously not named in the press release — from government, nonprofit and civil society organizations “who are doing valuable and aligned work in the AI space.”
If that sounds a lot like what the inaugural members of the Alliance were already doing independently, you’re not wrong. |
19605 | Meta and IBM form an AI Alliance, but to what end?
Well — confusingly — the Partnership on AI is in fact a member of the AI Alliance. The Alliance says that it plans to “utilize pre-existing collaborations” (including the Partnership on AI’s, presumably) to “identify opportunities that develop open AI resources that meet the needs of business and society equally and responsibly,” a press release shared last week with TechCrunch reads.
The AI Alliance’s members will first form working groups, a governing board and a technical oversight committee dedicated to advancing areas like AI “trust and validation” metrics, hardware and infrastructure that supports AI training and open source AI models and frameworks. They’ll also establish project standards and guidelines, and then partner with “important existing initiatives” — initiatives conspicuously not named in the press release — from government, nonprofit and civil society organizations “who are doing valuable and aligned work in the AI space.”
If that sounds a lot like what the inaugural members of the Alliance were already doing independently, you’re not wrong. But in the release, the AI Alliance stresses that its work — whatever form it ultimately takes — is intended to be complementary and additive rather than needlessly duplicative. |
19606 | Meta and IBM form an AI Alliance, but to what end?
The AI Alliance’s members will first form working groups, a governing board and a technical oversight committee dedicated to advancing areas like AI “trust and validation” metrics, hardware and infrastructure that supports AI training and open source AI models and frameworks. They’ll also establish project standards and guidelines, and then partner with “important existing initiatives” — initiatives conspicuously not named in the press release — from government, nonprofit and civil society organizations “who are doing valuable and aligned work in the AI space.”
If that sounds a lot like what the inaugural members of the Alliance were already doing independently, you’re not wrong. But in the release, the AI Alliance stresses that its work — whatever form it ultimately takes — is intended to be complementary and additive rather than needlessly duplicative.
“[M]ore collaboration and information sharing will help the community innovate faster and more inclusively, and identify specific risks and mitigate those risks before putting a product into the world,” the release reads. |
19607 | Meta and IBM form an AI Alliance, but to what end?
The AI Alliance’s members will first form working groups, a governing board and a technical oversight committee dedicated to advancing areas like AI “trust and validation” metrics, hardware and infrastructure that supports AI training and open source AI models and frameworks. They’ll also establish project standards and guidelines, and then partner with “important existing initiatives” — initiatives conspicuously not named in the press release — from government, nonprofit and civil society organizations “who are doing valuable and aligned work in the AI space.”
If that sounds a lot like what the inaugural members of the Alliance were already doing independently, you’re not wrong. But in the release, the AI Alliance stresses that its work — whatever form it ultimately takes — is intended to be complementary and additive rather than needlessly duplicative.
“[M]ore collaboration and information sharing will help the community innovate faster and more inclusively, and identify specific risks and mitigate those risks before putting a product into the world,” the release reads. “This stands in contrast to a vision that aims to relegate AI innovation and value creation to a small number of companies with a closed, proprietary vision for the AI industry.”
Key subtext
That jab at the end says a lot about Meta’s ulterior motives, here. |
19608 | Meta and IBM form an AI Alliance, but to what end?
But in the release, the AI Alliance stresses that its work — whatever form it ultimately takes — is intended to be complementary and additive rather than needlessly duplicative.
“[M]ore collaboration and information sharing will help the community innovate faster and more inclusively, and identify specific risks and mitigate those risks before putting a product into the world,” the release reads. “This stands in contrast to a vision that aims to relegate AI innovation and value creation to a small number of companies with a closed, proprietary vision for the AI industry.”
Key subtext
That jab at the end says a lot about Meta’s ulterior motives, here.
Google, OpenAI and Microsoft, a close OpenAI partner and investor, have been among the chief critics of Meta’s open source AI approach, arguing that it’s potentially dangerous and disinformation-encouraging. (Unsurprisingly, none are members of the AI Alliance despite being longtime members of the Partnership on AI.) |
19609 | Meta and IBM form an AI Alliance, but to what end?
But in the release, the AI Alliance stresses that its work — whatever form it ultimately takes — is intended to be complementary and additive rather than needlessly duplicative.
“[M]ore collaboration and information sharing will help the community innovate faster and more inclusively, and identify specific risks and mitigate those risks before putting a product into the world,” the release reads. “This stands in contrast to a vision that aims to relegate AI innovation and value creation to a small number of companies with a closed, proprietary vision for the AI industry.”
Key subtext
That jab at the end says a lot about Meta’s ulterior motives, here.
Google, OpenAI and Microsoft, a close OpenAI partner and investor, have been among the chief critics of Meta’s open source AI approach, arguing that it’s potentially dangerous and disinformation-encouraging. (Unsurprisingly, none are members of the AI Alliance despite being longtime members of the Partnership on AI.) Now, those companies have a clear horse in the race and perhaps regulatory capture on the mind… but they’re not wrong entirely. |
19610 | Meta and IBM form an AI Alliance, but to what end?
“[M]ore collaboration and information sharing will help the community innovate faster and more inclusively, and identify specific risks and mitigate those risks before putting a product into the world,” the release reads. “This stands in contrast to a vision that aims to relegate AI innovation and value creation to a small number of companies with a closed, proprietary vision for the AI industry.”
Key subtext
That jab at the end says a lot about Meta’s ulterior motives, here.
Google, OpenAI and Microsoft, a close OpenAI partner and investor, have been among the chief critics of Meta’s open source AI approach, arguing that it’s potentially dangerous and disinformation-encouraging. (Unsurprisingly, none are members of the AI Alliance despite being longtime members of the Partnership on AI.) Now, those companies have a clear horse in the race and perhaps regulatory capture on the mind… but they’re not wrong entirely. Meta continues to take calculated open sourcing risks (within the bounds of regulators’ tolerances), releasing text-generating models like Llama that bad actors have gone on to abuse but which plenty of developers have built useful apps upon. |
19611 | Meta and IBM form an AI Alliance, but to what end?
“This stands in contrast to a vision that aims to relegate AI innovation and value creation to a small number of companies with a closed, proprietary vision for the AI industry.”
Key subtext
That jab at the end says a lot about Meta’s ulterior motives, here.
Google, OpenAI and Microsoft, a close OpenAI partner and investor, have been among the chief critics of Meta’s open source AI approach, arguing that it’s potentially dangerous and disinformation-encouraging. (Unsurprisingly, none are members of the AI Alliance despite being longtime members of the Partnership on AI.) Now, those companies have a clear horse in the race and perhaps regulatory capture on the mind… but they’re not wrong entirely. Meta continues to take calculated open sourcing risks (within the bounds of regulators’ tolerances), releasing text-generating models like Llama that bad actors have gone on to abuse but which plenty of developers have built useful apps upon.
“The platform that will win will be the open one,” Yann LeCun, Meta’s chief AI scientist, was quoted as saying in an interview with The New York Times — and who’s among the more than 70 influential signers of a letter calling for more openness in AI development. |
19612 | Meta and IBM form an AI Alliance, but to what end?
Google, OpenAI and Microsoft, a close OpenAI partner and investor, have been among the chief critics of Meta’s open source AI approach, arguing that it’s potentially dangerous and disinformation-encouraging. (Unsurprisingly, none are members of the AI Alliance despite being longtime members of the Partnership on AI.) Now, those companies have a clear horse in the race and perhaps regulatory capture on the mind… but they’re not wrong entirely. Meta continues to take calculated open sourcing risks (within the bounds of regulators’ tolerances), releasing text-generating models like Llama that bad actors have gone on to abuse but which plenty of developers have built useful apps upon.
“The platform that will win will be the open one,” Yann LeCun, Meta’s chief AI scientist, was quoted as saying in an interview with The New York Times — and who’s among the more than 70 influential signers of a letter calling for more openness in AI development. LeCun has a point; according to one estimate, Stability AI’s open source AI-powered image generator, Stable Diffusion, released last August, is now responsible for 80% of all AI-generated imagery. |
19613 | Meta and IBM form an AI Alliance, but to what end?
(Unsurprisingly, none are members of the AI Alliance despite being longtime members of the Partnership on AI.) Now, those companies have a clear horse in the race and perhaps regulatory capture on the mind… but they’re not wrong entirely. Meta continues to take calculated open sourcing risks (within the bounds of regulators’ tolerances), releasing text-generating models like Llama that bad actors have gone on to abuse but which plenty of developers have built useful apps upon.
“The platform that will win will be the open one,” Yann LeCun, Meta’s chief AI scientist, was quoted as saying in an interview with The New York Times — and who’s among the more than 70 influential signers of a letter calling for more openness in AI development. LeCun has a point; according to one estimate, Stability AI’s open source AI-powered image generator, Stable Diffusion, released last August, is now responsible for 80% of all AI-generated imagery.
But wait, you might say — what does IBM gain from the AI Alliance? |
19614 | Meta and IBM form an AI Alliance, but to what end?
Now, those companies have a clear horse in the race and perhaps regulatory capture on the mind… but they’re not wrong entirely. Meta continues to take calculated open sourcing risks (within the bounds of regulators’ tolerances), releasing text-generating models like Llama that bad actors have gone on to abuse but which plenty of developers have built useful apps upon.
“The platform that will win will be the open one,” Yann LeCun, Meta’s chief AI scientist, was quoted as saying in an interview with The New York Times — and who’s among the more than 70 influential signers of a letter calling for more openness in AI development. LeCun has a point; according to one estimate, Stability AI’s open source AI-powered image generator, Stable Diffusion, released last August, is now responsible for 80% of all AI-generated imagery.
But wait, you might say — what does IBM gain from the AI Alliance? It’s a co-founder with Meta after all. |
19615 | Meta and IBM form an AI Alliance, but to what end?
Meta continues to take calculated open sourcing risks (within the bounds of regulators’ tolerances), releasing text-generating models like Llama that bad actors have gone on to abuse but which plenty of developers have built useful apps upon.
“The platform that will win will be the open one,” Yann LeCun, Meta’s chief AI scientist, was quoted as saying in an interview with The New York Times — and who’s among the more than 70 influential signers of a letter calling for more openness in AI development. LeCun has a point; according to one estimate, Stability AI’s open source AI-powered image generator, Stable Diffusion, released last August, is now responsible for 80% of all AI-generated imagery.
But wait, you might say — what does IBM gain from the AI Alliance? It’s a co-founder with Meta after all. I’d venture to guess more exposure for its burgeoning generative AI platform. |
19616 | Meta and IBM form an AI Alliance, but to what end?
Meta continues to take calculated open sourcing risks (within the bounds of regulators’ tolerances), releasing text-generating models like Llama that bad actors have gone on to abuse but which plenty of developers have built useful apps upon.
“The platform that will win will be the open one,” Yann LeCun, Meta’s chief AI scientist, was quoted as saying in an interview with The New York Times — and who’s among the more than 70 influential signers of a letter calling for more openness in AI development. LeCun has a point; according to one estimate, Stability AI’s open source AI-powered image generator, Stable Diffusion, released last August, is now responsible for 80% of all AI-generated imagery.
But wait, you might say — what does IBM gain from the AI Alliance? It’s a co-founder with Meta after all. I’d venture to guess more exposure for its burgeoning generative AI platform. IBM’s most recent earnings were boosted by enterprises’ interest in generative AI, but the company has stiff competition in Microsoft and OpenAI (and to a lesser extent Google), which are jointly developing enterprise-focused AI services that directly compete with IBM’s. |
19617 | Meta and IBM form an AI Alliance, but to what end?
“The platform that will win will be the open one,” Yann LeCun, Meta’s chief AI scientist, was quoted as saying in an interview with The New York Times — and who’s among the more than 70 influential signers of a letter calling for more openness in AI development. LeCun has a point; according to one estimate, Stability AI’s open source AI-powered image generator, Stable Diffusion, released last August, is now responsible for 80% of all AI-generated imagery.
But wait, you might say — what does IBM gain from the AI Alliance? It’s a co-founder with Meta after all. I’d venture to guess more exposure for its burgeoning generative AI platform. IBM’s most recent earnings were boosted by enterprises’ interest in generative AI, but the company has stiff competition in Microsoft and OpenAI (and to a lesser extent Google), which are jointly developing enterprise-focused AI services that directly compete with IBM’s.
I’ve asked IBM’s PR, which first informed me of the AI Alliance’s founding, about the curious omissions from the early membership, like Stanford (which has a prominent AI research lab, Stanford HAI), MIT (which is at the forefront of robotics research) and high-profile AI startups like Anthropic, Cohere and Adept. |
19618 | Meta and IBM form an AI Alliance, but to what end?
But wait, you might say — what does IBM gain from the AI Alliance? It’s a co-founder with Meta after all. I’d venture to guess more exposure for its burgeoning generative AI platform. IBM’s most recent earnings were boosted by enterprises’ interest in generative AI, but the company has stiff competition in Microsoft and OpenAI (and to a lesser extent Google), which are jointly developing enterprise-focused AI services that directly compete with IBM’s.
I’ve asked IBM’s PR, which first informed me of the AI Alliance’s founding, about the curious omissions from the early membership, like Stanford (which has a prominent AI research lab, Stanford HAI), MIT (which is at the forefront of robotics research) and high-profile AI startups like Anthropic, Cohere and Adept. A press rep didn’t respond as of publication time. |
19619 | Meta and IBM form an AI Alliance, but to what end?
But wait, you might say — what does IBM gain from the AI Alliance? It’s a co-founder with Meta after all. I’d venture to guess more exposure for its burgeoning generative AI platform. IBM’s most recent earnings were boosted by enterprises’ interest in generative AI, but the company has stiff competition in Microsoft and OpenAI (and to a lesser extent Google), which are jointly developing enterprise-focused AI services that directly compete with IBM’s.
I’ve asked IBM’s PR, which first informed me of the AI Alliance’s founding, about the curious omissions from the early membership, like Stanford (which has a prominent AI research lab, Stanford HAI), MIT (which is at the forefront of robotics research) and high-profile AI startups like Anthropic, Cohere and Adept. A press rep didn’t respond as of publication time. But the same philosophical differences that kept Google and Microsoft away likely were at play; I’d wager it’s no accident that Anthropic, Cohere and Adept have relatively few open source AI projects to their names. |
19620 | Meta and IBM form an AI Alliance, but to what end?
I’d venture to guess more exposure for its burgeoning generative AI platform. IBM’s most recent earnings were boosted by enterprises’ interest in generative AI, but the company has stiff competition in Microsoft and OpenAI (and to a lesser extent Google), which are jointly developing enterprise-focused AI services that directly compete with IBM’s.
I’ve asked IBM’s PR, which first informed me of the AI Alliance’s founding, about the curious omissions from the early membership, like Stanford (which has a prominent AI research lab, Stanford HAI), MIT (which is at the forefront of robotics research) and high-profile AI startups like Anthropic, Cohere and Adept. A press rep didn’t respond as of publication time. But the same philosophical differences that kept Google and Microsoft away likely were at play; I’d wager it’s no accident that Anthropic, Cohere and Adept have relatively few open source AI projects to their names.
I’ll note that Nvidia isn’t a member of the AI Alliance, either — a suspect absence given that the company is by far the dominant provider of AI chips and a maintainer of many open source models in its own right. |
19621 | Meta and IBM form an AI Alliance, but to what end?
I’ve asked IBM’s PR, which first informed me of the AI Alliance’s founding, about the curious omissions from the early membership, like Stanford (which has a prominent AI research lab, Stanford HAI), MIT (which is at the forefront of robotics research) and high-profile AI startups like Anthropic, Cohere and Adept. A press rep didn’t respond as of publication time. But the same philosophical differences that kept Google and Microsoft away likely were at play; I’d wager it’s no accident that Anthropic, Cohere and Adept have relatively few open source AI projects to their names.
I’ll note that Nvidia isn’t a member of the AI Alliance, either — a suspect absence given that the company is by far the dominant provider of AI chips and a maintainer of many open source models in its own right. Perhaps the chipmaker perceived a conflict of interest in collaborating with Intel and AMD. |
19622 | Meta and IBM form an AI Alliance, but to what end?
I’ve asked IBM’s PR, which first informed me of the AI Alliance’s founding, about the curious omissions from the early membership, like Stanford (which has a prominent AI research lab, Stanford HAI), MIT (which is at the forefront of robotics research) and high-profile AI startups like Anthropic, Cohere and Adept. A press rep didn’t respond as of publication time. But the same philosophical differences that kept Google and Microsoft away likely were at play; I’d wager it’s no accident that Anthropic, Cohere and Adept have relatively few open source AI projects to their names.
I’ll note that Nvidia isn’t a member of the AI Alliance, either — a suspect absence given that the company is by far the dominant provider of AI chips and a maintainer of many open source models in its own right. Perhaps the chipmaker perceived a conflict of interest in collaborating with Intel and AMD. Or perhaps it decided to cast its lot with Microsoft, Google and the rest of the tech giants opting out of the Alliance for strategic reasons. |
19623 | Meta and IBM form an AI Alliance, but to what end?
A press rep didn’t respond as of publication time. But the same philosophical differences that kept Google and Microsoft away likely were at play; I’d wager it’s no accident that Anthropic, Cohere and Adept have relatively few open source AI projects to their names.
I’ll note that Nvidia isn’t a member of the AI Alliance, either — a suspect absence given that the company is by far the dominant provider of AI chips and a maintainer of many open source models in its own right. Perhaps the chipmaker perceived a conflict of interest in collaborating with Intel and AMD. Or perhaps it decided to cast its lot with Microsoft, Google and the rest of the tech giants opting out of the Alliance for strategic reasons. Who can say?
Sriram Raghavan, VP of IBM’s research AI division, told me via email that the Alliance is, for now, focused on “members that are strongly committed to open innovation and open source AI” — implying that those who aren’t participating aren’t as strongly committed. |
19624 | Meta and IBM form an AI Alliance, but to what end?
But the same philosophical differences that kept Google and Microsoft away likely were at play; I’d wager it’s no accident that Anthropic, Cohere and Adept have relatively few open source AI projects to their names.
I’ll note that Nvidia isn’t a member of the AI Alliance, either — a suspect absence given that the company is by far the dominant provider of AI chips and a maintainer of many open source models in its own right. Perhaps the chipmaker perceived a conflict of interest in collaborating with Intel and AMD. Or perhaps it decided to cast its lot with Microsoft, Google and the rest of the tech giants opting out of the Alliance for strategic reasons. Who can say?
Sriram Raghavan, VP of IBM’s research AI division, told me via email that the Alliance is, for now, focused on “members that are strongly committed to open innovation and open source AI” — implying that those who aren’t participating aren’t as strongly committed. I’m not sure they’d agree. |
19625 | Meta and IBM form an AI Alliance, but to what end?
I’ll note that Nvidia isn’t a member of the AI Alliance, either — a suspect absence given that the company is by far the dominant provider of AI chips and a maintainer of many open source models in its own right. Perhaps the chipmaker perceived a conflict of interest in collaborating with Intel and AMD. Or perhaps it decided to cast its lot with Microsoft, Google and the rest of the tech giants opting out of the Alliance for strategic reasons. Who can say?
Sriram Raghavan, VP of IBM’s research AI division, told me via email that the Alliance is, for now, focused on “members that are strongly committed to open innovation and open source AI” — implying that those who aren’t participating aren’t as strongly committed. I’m not sure they’d agree.
“This of course is just the starting point,” he added. |
19626 | Meta and IBM form an AI Alliance, but to what end?
I’ll note that Nvidia isn’t a member of the AI Alliance, either — a suspect absence given that the company is by far the dominant provider of AI chips and a maintainer of many open source models in its own right. Perhaps the chipmaker perceived a conflict of interest in collaborating with Intel and AMD. Or perhaps it decided to cast its lot with Microsoft, Google and the rest of the tech giants opting out of the Alliance for strategic reasons. Who can say?
Sriram Raghavan, VP of IBM’s research AI division, told me via email that the Alliance is, for now, focused on “members that are strongly committed to open innovation and open source AI” — implying that those who aren’t participating aren’t as strongly committed. I’m not sure they’d agree.
“This of course is just the starting point,” he added. “We welcome and expect more organizations to join in the future.”
A broad assembly
Counting around 45 organizations among its membership, including AMD and Intel, the research lab CERN, universities like Yale and the Imperial College London and AI startups Stability AI and Hugging Face, the AI Alliance will focus on fostering an “open” community and enabling developers and researchers to “accelerate responsible innovation in AI” while “ensuring scientific rigor, trust, safety, security, diversity and economic competitiveness,” according to the release. |
19627 | Meta and IBM form an AI Alliance, but to what end?
Who can say?
Sriram Raghavan, VP of IBM’s research AI division, told me via email that the Alliance is, for now, focused on “members that are strongly committed to open innovation and open source AI” — implying that those who aren’t participating aren’t as strongly committed. I’m not sure they’d agree.
“This of course is just the starting point,” he added. “We welcome and expect more organizations to join in the future.”
A broad assembly
Counting around 45 organizations among its membership, including AMD and Intel, the research lab CERN, universities like Yale and the Imperial College London and AI startups Stability AI and Hugging Face, the AI Alliance will focus on fostering an “open” community and enabling developers and researchers to “accelerate responsible innovation in AI” while “ensuring scientific rigor, trust, safety, security, diversity and economic competitiveness,” according to the release.
“By bringing together leading developers, scientists, academic institutions, companies and other innovators, we’ll pool resources and knowledge to address safety concerns while providing a platform for sharing and developing solutions that fit the needs of researchers, developers and adopters around the world,” the release reads. |
19628 | Meta and IBM form an AI Alliance, but to what end?
I’m not sure they’d agree.
“This of course is just the starting point,” he added. “We welcome and expect more organizations to join in the future.”
A broad assembly
Counting around 45 organizations among its membership, including AMD and Intel, the research lab CERN, universities like Yale and the Imperial College London and AI startups Stability AI and Hugging Face, the AI Alliance will focus on fostering an “open” community and enabling developers and researchers to “accelerate responsible innovation in AI” while “ensuring scientific rigor, trust, safety, security, diversity and economic competitiveness,” according to the release.
“By bringing together leading developers, scientists, academic institutions, companies and other innovators, we’ll pool resources and knowledge to address safety concerns while providing a platform for sharing and developing solutions that fit the needs of researchers, developers and adopters around the world,” the release reads.
The AI Alliance’s initial cohort is exceptionally broad — sitting at the intersection of not just AI and enterprise but healthcare, silicon and software-as-a-service as well. |
19629 | Meta and IBM form an AI Alliance, but to what end?
“We welcome and expect more organizations to join in the future.”
A broad assembly
Counting around 45 organizations among its membership, including AMD and Intel, the research lab CERN, universities like Yale and the Imperial College London and AI startups Stability AI and Hugging Face, the AI Alliance will focus on fostering an “open” community and enabling developers and researchers to “accelerate responsible innovation in AI” while “ensuring scientific rigor, trust, safety, security, diversity and economic competitiveness,” according to the release.
“By bringing together leading developers, scientists, academic institutions, companies and other innovators, we’ll pool resources and knowledge to address safety concerns while providing a platform for sharing and developing solutions that fit the needs of researchers, developers and adopters around the world,” the release reads.
The AI Alliance’s initial cohort is exceptionally broad — sitting at the intersection of not just AI and enterprise but healthcare, silicon and software-as-a-service as well. In addition to academic partners such as the University of Tokyo, UC Berkeley, the University of Illinois, Cornell and the aforementioned Imperial College London and Yale, Sony, ServiceNow, the National Science Foundation, NASA, Oracle, the Cleveland Clinic and Dell have pledged their participation in some form. |
19630 | Meta and IBM form an AI Alliance, but to what end?
“By bringing together leading developers, scientists, academic institutions, companies and other innovators, we’ll pool resources and knowledge to address safety concerns while providing a platform for sharing and developing solutions that fit the needs of researchers, developers and adopters around the world,” the release reads.
The AI Alliance’s initial cohort is exceptionally broad — sitting at the intersection of not just AI and enterprise but healthcare, silicon and software-as-a-service as well. In addition to academic partners such as the University of Tokyo, UC Berkeley, the University of Illinois, Cornell and the aforementioned Imperial College London and Yale, Sony, ServiceNow, the National Science Foundation, NASA, Oracle, the Cleveland Clinic and Dell have pledged their participation in some form.
MLCommons, the engineering consortium behind MLPerf, the benchmarking suite used by major chip manufacturers to evaluate their hardware’s AI performance, is also a founding AI Alliance member. |
19631 | Meta and IBM form an AI Alliance, but to what end?
“By bringing together leading developers, scientists, academic institutions, companies and other innovators, we’ll pool resources and knowledge to address safety concerns while providing a platform for sharing and developing solutions that fit the needs of researchers, developers and adopters around the world,” the release reads.
The AI Alliance’s initial cohort is exceptionally broad — sitting at the intersection of not just AI and enterprise but healthcare, silicon and software-as-a-service as well. In addition to academic partners such as the University of Tokyo, UC Berkeley, the University of Illinois, Cornell and the aforementioned Imperial College London and Yale, Sony, ServiceNow, the National Science Foundation, NASA, Oracle, the Cleveland Clinic and Dell have pledged their participation in some form.
MLCommons, the engineering consortium behind MLPerf, the benchmarking suite used by major chip manufacturers to evaluate their hardware’s AI performance, is also a founding AI Alliance member. So are LangChain and LlamaIndex, two creators behind some of the more widely used tools and frameworks for building apps powered by text-generating AI models. |
19632 | Meta and IBM form an AI Alliance, but to what end?
The AI Alliance’s initial cohort is exceptionally broad — sitting at the intersection of not just AI and enterprise but healthcare, silicon and software-as-a-service as well. In addition to academic partners such as the University of Tokyo, UC Berkeley, the University of Illinois, Cornell and the aforementioned Imperial College London and Yale, Sony, ServiceNow, the National Science Foundation, NASA, Oracle, the Cleveland Clinic and Dell have pledged their participation in some form.
MLCommons, the engineering consortium behind MLPerf, the benchmarking suite used by major chip manufacturers to evaluate their hardware’s AI performance, is also a founding AI Alliance member. So are LangChain and LlamaIndex, two creators behind some of the more widely used tools and frameworks for building apps powered by text-generating AI models.
But without the participation of so many major AI industry players — and lacking deadlines or even concrete objectives — can the AI Alliance succeed? What would success look like, even?
Beats me. |
19633 | Meta and IBM form an AI Alliance, but to what end?
The AI Alliance’s initial cohort is exceptionally broad — sitting at the intersection of not just AI and enterprise but healthcare, silicon and software-as-a-service as well. In addition to academic partners such as the University of Tokyo, UC Berkeley, the University of Illinois, Cornell and the aforementioned Imperial College London and Yale, Sony, ServiceNow, the National Science Foundation, NASA, Oracle, the Cleveland Clinic and Dell have pledged their participation in some form.
MLCommons, the engineering consortium behind MLPerf, the benchmarking suite used by major chip manufacturers to evaluate their hardware’s AI performance, is also a founding AI Alliance member. So are LangChain and LlamaIndex, two creators behind some of the more widely used tools and frameworks for building apps powered by text-generating AI models.
But without the participation of so many major AI industry players — and lacking deadlines or even concrete objectives — can the AI Alliance succeed? What would success look like, even?
Beats me.
The vast number of competing interests — from healthcare networks (Cleveland Clinic) to insurance providers (Roadzen) — won’t make it easy for the Alliance’s members to coalesce around a single, united front. |
19634 | Meta and IBM form an AI Alliance, but to what end?
MLCommons, the engineering consortium behind MLPerf, the benchmarking suite used by major chip manufacturers to evaluate their hardware’s AI performance, is also a founding AI Alliance member. So are LangChain and LlamaIndex, two creators behind some of the more widely used tools and frameworks for building apps powered by text-generating AI models.
But without the participation of so many major AI industry players — and lacking deadlines or even concrete objectives — can the AI Alliance succeed? What would success look like, even?
Beats me.
The vast number of competing interests — from healthcare networks (Cleveland Clinic) to insurance providers (Roadzen) — won’t make it easy for the Alliance’s members to coalesce around a single, united front. And for all their talk of openness, IBM and Meta aren’t exactly the poster children for the future that the Alliance’s release depicts — casting doubt on their sincerity.
Perhaps I’m wrong and the AI Alliance will be a smash success. |
19635 | Meta and IBM form an AI Alliance, but to what end?
So are LangChain and LlamaIndex, two creators behind some of the more widely used tools and frameworks for building apps powered by text-generating AI models.
But without the participation of so many major AI industry players — and lacking deadlines or even concrete objectives — can the AI Alliance succeed? What would success look like, even?
Beats me.
The vast number of competing interests — from healthcare networks (Cleveland Clinic) to insurance providers (Roadzen) — won’t make it easy for the Alliance’s members to coalesce around a single, united front. And for all their talk of openness, IBM and Meta aren’t exactly the poster children for the future that the Alliance’s release depicts — casting doubt on their sincerity.
Perhaps I’m wrong and the AI Alliance will be a smash success. Or perhaps it’ll crumble under mistrust and its own bureaucracy. We’ll see; time will tell. |
19636 | YouTube influencer who gave parenting advice pleads guilty to horrific child abuse
A Utah mother of six who gave parenting advice on YouTube pleaded guilty Monday to child abuse charges and will go to prison for trying to convince her two youngest children they were evil, possessed and needed to be punished to repent.
Ruby Franke stood shackled in gray and white jail clothing as she closed her eyes and took a deep breath before pleading guilty to each of her first three charges. On the fourth, she fought back some emotion before saying: “With my deepest regret and sorrow for my family and my children, guilty.”
Judge John J. Walton scheduled sentencing for Feb. 20 after accepting the plea agreement, which described new details of the abuse the children endured, including the claims that they were possessed. Under the plea agreement, Franke agreed to serve a prison term and the sentences will run consecutively. Sentencing would be up to the judge.
Franke pleaded not guilty to two other counts, court records said, and was returned to custody after the hearing. |
19637 | YouTube influencer who gave parenting advice pleads guilty to horrific child abuse
A Utah mother of six who gave parenting advice on YouTube pleaded guilty Monday to child abuse charges and will go to prison for trying to convince her two youngest children they were evil, possessed and needed to be punished to repent.
Ruby Franke stood shackled in gray and white jail clothing as she closed her eyes and took a deep breath before pleading guilty to each of her first three charges. On the fourth, she fought back some emotion before saying: “With my deepest regret and sorrow for my family and my children, guilty.”
Judge John J. Walton scheduled sentencing for Feb. 20 after accepting the plea agreement, which described new details of the abuse the children endured, including the claims that they were possessed. Under the plea agreement, Franke agreed to serve a prison term and the sentences will run consecutively. Sentencing would be up to the judge.
Franke pleaded not guilty to two other counts, court records said, and was returned to custody after the hearing.
Under Utah law, second-degree aggravated child abuse can be charged if that person knowingly or intentionally inflicts serious physical injury to a child or causes or permits another to inflict serious physical injury to their child. |
19638 | YouTube influencer who gave parenting advice pleads guilty to horrific child abuse
Ruby Franke stood shackled in gray and white jail clothing as she closed her eyes and took a deep breath before pleading guilty to each of her first three charges. On the fourth, she fought back some emotion before saying: “With my deepest regret and sorrow for my family and my children, guilty.”
Judge John J. Walton scheduled sentencing for Feb. 20 after accepting the plea agreement, which described new details of the abuse the children endured, including the claims that they were possessed. Under the plea agreement, Franke agreed to serve a prison term and the sentences will run consecutively. Sentencing would be up to the judge.
Franke pleaded not guilty to two other counts, court records said, and was returned to custody after the hearing.
Under Utah law, second-degree aggravated child abuse can be charged if that person knowingly or intentionally inflicts serious physical injury to a child or causes or permits another to inflict serious physical injury to their child. Each charge carries a sentence of one to 15 years in prison. |
19639 | YouTube influencer who gave parenting advice pleads guilty to horrific child abuse
On the fourth, she fought back some emotion before saying: “With my deepest regret and sorrow for my family and my children, guilty.”
Judge John J. Walton scheduled sentencing for Feb. 20 after accepting the plea agreement, which described new details of the abuse the children endured, including the claims that they were possessed. Under the plea agreement, Franke agreed to serve a prison term and the sentences will run consecutively. Sentencing would be up to the judge.
Franke pleaded not guilty to two other counts, court records said, and was returned to custody after the hearing.
Under Utah law, second-degree aggravated child abuse can be charged if that person knowingly or intentionally inflicts serious physical injury to a child or causes or permits another to inflict serious physical injury to their child. Each charge carries a sentence of one to 15 years in prison.
Winward Law said in a statement Friday that the abuse occurred while Franke was influenced by a relationship counselor who led her to “a distorted sense of morality.”
“Ruby Franke is a devoted mother and is also a woman committed to constant improvement,” Winward Law said in a statement. |
19640 | YouTube influencer who gave parenting advice pleads guilty to horrific child abuse
20 after accepting the plea agreement, which described new details of the abuse the children endured, including the claims that they were possessed. Under the plea agreement, Franke agreed to serve a prison term and the sentences will run consecutively. Sentencing would be up to the judge.
Franke pleaded not guilty to two other counts, court records said, and was returned to custody after the hearing.
Under Utah law, second-degree aggravated child abuse can be charged if that person knowingly or intentionally inflicts serious physical injury to a child or causes or permits another to inflict serious physical injury to their child. Each charge carries a sentence of one to 15 years in prison.
Winward Law said in a statement Friday that the abuse occurred while Franke was influenced by a relationship counselor who led her to “a distorted sense of morality.”
“Ruby Franke is a devoted mother and is also a woman committed to constant improvement,” Winward Law said in a statement. Franke initially believed that her co-defendant Jodi Hildebrandt “had the insight to offer a path to continual improvement,” but said that Hildebrandt “took advantage of this quest and twisted it into something heinous.”
In the plea agreement, Franke admits that she tortured her son from May 22 through Aug. |
19641 | YouTube influencer who gave parenting advice pleads guilty to horrific child abuse
Under Utah law, second-degree aggravated child abuse can be charged if that person knowingly or intentionally inflicts serious physical injury to a child or causes or permits another to inflict serious physical injury to their child. Each charge carries a sentence of one to 15 years in prison.
Winward Law said in a statement Friday that the abuse occurred while Franke was influenced by a relationship counselor who led her to “a distorted sense of morality.”
“Ruby Franke is a devoted mother and is also a woman committed to constant improvement,” Winward Law said in a statement. Franke initially believed that her co-defendant Jodi Hildebrandt “had the insight to offer a path to continual improvement,” but said that Hildebrandt “took advantage of this quest and twisted it into something heinous.”
In the plea agreement, Franke admits that she tortured her son from May 22 through Aug. 30 by forcing him into hours of physical tasks, summer work outdoors without adequate water and “repeated and serious sunburns” that blistered. |
19642 | YouTube influencer who gave parenting advice pleads guilty to horrific child abuse
Each charge carries a sentence of one to 15 years in prison.
Winward Law said in a statement Friday that the abuse occurred while Franke was influenced by a relationship counselor who led her to “a distorted sense of morality.”
“Ruby Franke is a devoted mother and is also a woman committed to constant improvement,” Winward Law said in a statement. Franke initially believed that her co-defendant Jodi Hildebrandt “had the insight to offer a path to continual improvement,” but said that Hildebrandt “took advantage of this quest and twisted it into something heinous.”
In the plea agreement, Franke admits that she tortured her son from May 22 through Aug. 30 by forcing him into hours of physical tasks, summer work outdoors without adequate water and “repeated and serious sunburns” that blistered. He was denied food or given very plain meals, and he was isolated from other people without access to books, notebooks or electronics. |
19643 | YouTube influencer who gave parenting advice pleads guilty to horrific child abuse
Each charge carries a sentence of one to 15 years in prison.
Winward Law said in a statement Friday that the abuse occurred while Franke was influenced by a relationship counselor who led her to “a distorted sense of morality.”
“Ruby Franke is a devoted mother and is also a woman committed to constant improvement,” Winward Law said in a statement. Franke initially believed that her co-defendant Jodi Hildebrandt “had the insight to offer a path to continual improvement,” but said that Hildebrandt “took advantage of this quest and twisted it into something heinous.”
In the plea agreement, Franke admits that she tortured her son from May 22 through Aug. 30 by forcing him into hours of physical tasks, summer work outdoors without adequate water and “repeated and serious sunburns” that blistered. He was denied food or given very plain meals, and he was isolated from other people without access to books, notebooks or electronics.
After he tried to run away in July, his hands and feet were regularly bound, sometimes with handcuffs. |
19644 | YouTube influencer who gave parenting advice pleads guilty to horrific child abuse
Franke initially believed that her co-defendant Jodi Hildebrandt “had the insight to offer a path to continual improvement,” but said that Hildebrandt “took advantage of this quest and twisted it into something heinous.”
In the plea agreement, Franke admits that she tortured her son from May 22 through Aug. 30 by forcing him into hours of physical tasks, summer work outdoors without adequate water and “repeated and serious sunburns” that blistered. He was denied food or given very plain meals, and he was isolated from other people without access to books, notebooks or electronics.
After he tried to run away in July, his hands and feet were regularly bound, sometimes with handcuffs.
At times, ropes were used to tie together handcuffs that secured his hands and feet as he lay on his stomach, lifting his arms and legs off the ground and injuring his wrists and ankles, the plea agreement said. |
19645 | YouTube influencer who gave parenting advice pleads guilty to horrific child abuse
Franke initially believed that her co-defendant Jodi Hildebrandt “had the insight to offer a path to continual improvement,” but said that Hildebrandt “took advantage of this quest and twisted it into something heinous.”
In the plea agreement, Franke admits that she tortured her son from May 22 through Aug. 30 by forcing him into hours of physical tasks, summer work outdoors without adequate water and “repeated and serious sunburns” that blistered. He was denied food or given very plain meals, and he was isolated from other people without access to books, notebooks or electronics.
After he tried to run away in July, his hands and feet were regularly bound, sometimes with handcuffs.
At times, ropes were used to tie together handcuffs that secured his hands and feet as he lay on his stomach, lifting his arms and legs off the ground and injuring his wrists and ankles, the plea agreement said.
Franke also admitted to kicking her son while wearing boots, holding his head under water and smothering his mouth and nose with her hands, according to the plea agreement. |
19646 | YouTube influencer who gave parenting advice pleads guilty to horrific child abuse
30 by forcing him into hours of physical tasks, summer work outdoors without adequate water and “repeated and serious sunburns” that blistered. He was denied food or given very plain meals, and he was isolated from other people without access to books, notebooks or electronics.
After he tried to run away in July, his hands and feet were regularly bound, sometimes with handcuffs.
At times, ropes were used to tie together handcuffs that secured his hands and feet as he lay on his stomach, lifting his arms and legs off the ground and injuring his wrists and ankles, the plea agreement said.
Franke also admitted to kicking her son while wearing boots, holding his head under water and smothering his mouth and nose with her hands, according to the plea agreement.
“He was also told that everything that was being done to him were acts of love,” the agreement states.
Franke acknowledged similarly abusing her 9-year-old daughter by forcing her to work outside, run on dirt roads barefoot, and go without food and water. |
19647 | YouTube influencer who gave parenting advice pleads guilty to horrific child abuse
He was denied food or given very plain meals, and he was isolated from other people without access to books, notebooks or electronics.
After he tried to run away in July, his hands and feet were regularly bound, sometimes with handcuffs.
At times, ropes were used to tie together handcuffs that secured his hands and feet as he lay on his stomach, lifting his arms and legs off the ground and injuring his wrists and ankles, the plea agreement said.
Franke also admitted to kicking her son while wearing boots, holding his head under water and smothering his mouth and nose with her hands, according to the plea agreement.
“He was also told that everything that was being done to him were acts of love,” the agreement states.
Franke acknowledged similarly abusing her 9-year-old daughter by forcing her to work outside, run on dirt roads barefoot, and go without food and water.
“She was also repeatedly told she was evil and possessed, the punishments were necessary for her to be obedient and repent, and these things were being done to her in order to help her,” the plea agreement said. |
19648 | YouTube influencer who gave parenting advice pleads guilty to horrific child abuse
After he tried to run away in July, his hands and feet were regularly bound, sometimes with handcuffs.
At times, ropes were used to tie together handcuffs that secured his hands and feet as he lay on his stomach, lifting his arms and legs off the ground and injuring his wrists and ankles, the plea agreement said.
Franke also admitted to kicking her son while wearing boots, holding his head under water and smothering his mouth and nose with her hands, according to the plea agreement.
“He was also told that everything that was being done to him were acts of love,” the agreement states.
Franke acknowledged similarly abusing her 9-year-old daughter by forcing her to work outside, run on dirt roads barefoot, and go without food and water.
“She was also repeatedly told she was evil and possessed, the punishments were necessary for her to be obedient and repent, and these things were being done to her in order to help her,” the plea agreement said. The girl “was convinced” what her mother said was true, the agreement said. |
19649 | YouTube influencer who gave parenting advice pleads guilty to horrific child abuse
At times, ropes were used to tie together handcuffs that secured his hands and feet as he lay on his stomach, lifting his arms and legs off the ground and injuring his wrists and ankles, the plea agreement said.
Franke also admitted to kicking her son while wearing boots, holding his head under water and smothering his mouth and nose with her hands, according to the plea agreement.
“He was also told that everything that was being done to him were acts of love,” the agreement states.
Franke acknowledged similarly abusing her 9-year-old daughter by forcing her to work outside, run on dirt roads barefoot, and go without food and water.
“She was also repeatedly told she was evil and possessed, the punishments were necessary for her to be obedient and repent, and these things were being done to her in order to help her,” the plea agreement said. The girl “was convinced” what her mother said was true, the agreement said.
Franke and Hildebrandt were arrested on Aug. |
19650 | YouTube influencer who gave parenting advice pleads guilty to horrific child abuse
Franke also admitted to kicking her son while wearing boots, holding his head under water and smothering his mouth and nose with her hands, according to the plea agreement.
“He was also told that everything that was being done to him were acts of love,” the agreement states.
Franke acknowledged similarly abusing her 9-year-old daughter by forcing her to work outside, run on dirt roads barefoot, and go without food and water.
“She was also repeatedly told she was evil and possessed, the punishments were necessary for her to be obedient and repent, and these things were being done to her in order to help her,” the plea agreement said. The girl “was convinced” what her mother said was true, the agreement said.
Franke and Hildebrandt were arrested on Aug. 30 after Franke’s 12-year-old son escaped from Hildebrandt’s house in the southern Utah city of Ivins and asked a neighbor to call police, according to the 911 call released by the St. George Police Department. |
19651 | YouTube influencer who gave parenting advice pleads guilty to horrific child abuse
“He was also told that everything that was being done to him were acts of love,” the agreement states.
Franke acknowledged similarly abusing her 9-year-old daughter by forcing her to work outside, run on dirt roads barefoot, and go without food and water.
“She was also repeatedly told she was evil and possessed, the punishments were necessary for her to be obedient and repent, and these things were being done to her in order to help her,” the plea agreement said. The girl “was convinced” what her mother said was true, the agreement said.
Franke and Hildebrandt were arrested on Aug. 30 after Franke’s 12-year-old son escaped from Hildebrandt’s house in the southern Utah city of Ivins and asked a neighbor to call police, according to the 911 call released by the St. George Police Department.
The boy was emaciated and had duct tape around his ankles and wrists but wouldn’t say why, the caller reported. |
19652 | YouTube influencer who gave parenting advice pleads guilty to horrific child abuse
Franke acknowledged similarly abusing her 9-year-old daughter by forcing her to work outside, run on dirt roads barefoot, and go without food and water.
“She was also repeatedly told she was evil and possessed, the punishments were necessary for her to be obedient and repent, and these things were being done to her in order to help her,” the plea agreement said. The girl “was convinced” what her mother said was true, the agreement said.
Franke and Hildebrandt were arrested on Aug. 30 after Franke’s 12-year-old son escaped from Hildebrandt’s house in the southern Utah city of Ivins and asked a neighbor to call police, according to the 911 call released by the St. George Police Department.
The boy was emaciated and had duct tape around his ankles and wrists but wouldn’t say why, the caller reported.
“I think he’s been … he’s been detained,” the caller said, his voice breaking up. |
19653 | YouTube influencer who gave parenting advice pleads guilty to horrific child abuse
“She was also repeatedly told she was evil and possessed, the punishments were necessary for her to be obedient and repent, and these things were being done to her in order to help her,” the plea agreement said. The girl “was convinced” what her mother said was true, the agreement said.
Franke and Hildebrandt were arrested on Aug. 30 after Franke’s 12-year-old son escaped from Hildebrandt’s house in the southern Utah city of Ivins and asked a neighbor to call police, according to the 911 call released by the St. George Police Department.
The boy was emaciated and had duct tape around his ankles and wrists but wouldn’t say why, the caller reported.
“I think he’s been … he’s been detained,” the caller said, his voice breaking up. “He’s obviously covered in wounds.”
The boy and Franke’s daughter, who was also found at Hildebrandt’s house, were taken to the hospital. |
19654 | YouTube influencer who gave parenting advice pleads guilty to horrific child abuse
The girl “was convinced” what her mother said was true, the agreement said.
Franke and Hildebrandt were arrested on Aug. 30 after Franke’s 12-year-old son escaped from Hildebrandt’s house in the southern Utah city of Ivins and asked a neighbor to call police, according to the 911 call released by the St. George Police Department.
The boy was emaciated and had duct tape around his ankles and wrists but wouldn’t say why, the caller reported.
“I think he’s been … he’s been detained,” the caller said, his voice breaking up. “He’s obviously covered in wounds.”
The boy and Franke’s daughter, who was also found at Hildebrandt’s house, were taken to the hospital. Eventually, Franke’s four youngest children were taken into state custody.
Franke and Hildebrandt were each charged with six felony counts of aggravated child abuse. They have remained jailed since their arrests. |
19655 | YouTube influencer who gave parenting advice pleads guilty to horrific child abuse
Franke and Hildebrandt were arrested on Aug. 30 after Franke’s 12-year-old son escaped from Hildebrandt’s house in the southern Utah city of Ivins and asked a neighbor to call police, according to the 911 call released by the St. George Police Department.
The boy was emaciated and had duct tape around his ankles and wrists but wouldn’t say why, the caller reported.
“I think he’s been … he’s been detained,” the caller said, his voice breaking up. “He’s obviously covered in wounds.”
The boy and Franke’s daughter, who was also found at Hildebrandt’s house, were taken to the hospital. Eventually, Franke’s four youngest children were taken into state custody.
Franke and Hildebrandt were each charged with six felony counts of aggravated child abuse. They have remained jailed since their arrests.
During Franke’s incarceration, “she has actively engaged in an introspection that has allowed her to reset her moral compass and understand the full weight of her actions. |
19656 | YouTube influencer who gave parenting advice pleads guilty to horrific child abuse
George Police Department.
The boy was emaciated and had duct tape around his ankles and wrists but wouldn’t say why, the caller reported.
“I think he’s been … he’s been detained,” the caller said, his voice breaking up. “He’s obviously covered in wounds.”
The boy and Franke’s daughter, who was also found at Hildebrandt’s house, were taken to the hospital. Eventually, Franke’s four youngest children were taken into state custody.
Franke and Hildebrandt were each charged with six felony counts of aggravated child abuse. They have remained jailed since their arrests.
During Franke’s incarceration, “she has actively engaged in an introspection that has allowed her to reset her moral compass and understand the full weight of her actions. Ms. Franke is committed to taking responsibility for the part she played in the events leading up to her incarceration,” the statement said. |
19657 | YouTube influencer who gave parenting advice pleads guilty to horrific child abuse
George Police Department.
The boy was emaciated and had duct tape around his ankles and wrists but wouldn’t say why, the caller reported.
“I think he’s been … he’s been detained,” the caller said, his voice breaking up. “He’s obviously covered in wounds.”
The boy and Franke’s daughter, who was also found at Hildebrandt’s house, were taken to the hospital. Eventually, Franke’s four youngest children were taken into state custody.
Franke and Hildebrandt were each charged with six felony counts of aggravated child abuse. They have remained jailed since their arrests.
During Franke’s incarceration, “she has actively engaged in an introspection that has allowed her to reset her moral compass and understand the full weight of her actions. Ms. Franke is committed to taking responsibility for the part she played in the events leading up to her incarceration,” the statement said.
The boy told investigators that “Jodi” put the ropes on his ankles and wrists and that they used cayenne pepper and honey to dress the wounds caused by the ropes, according to a search warrant. |
19658 | YouTube influencer who gave parenting advice pleads guilty to horrific child abuse
“He’s obviously covered in wounds.”
The boy and Franke’s daughter, who was also found at Hildebrandt’s house, were taken to the hospital. Eventually, Franke’s four youngest children were taken into state custody.
Franke and Hildebrandt were each charged with six felony counts of aggravated child abuse. They have remained jailed since their arrests.
During Franke’s incarceration, “she has actively engaged in an introspection that has allowed her to reset her moral compass and understand the full weight of her actions. Ms. Franke is committed to taking responsibility for the part she played in the events leading up to her incarceration,” the statement said.
The boy told investigators that “Jodi” put the ropes on his ankles and wrists and that they used cayenne pepper and honey to dress the wounds caused by the ropes, according to a search warrant.
Hildebrandt has agreed not to see patients until the allegations are addressed by state licensing officials. Her next court hearing is set for Dec. |
19659 | YouTube influencer who gave parenting advice pleads guilty to horrific child abuse
Eventually, Franke’s four youngest children were taken into state custody.
Franke and Hildebrandt were each charged with six felony counts of aggravated child abuse. They have remained jailed since their arrests.
During Franke’s incarceration, “she has actively engaged in an introspection that has allowed her to reset her moral compass and understand the full weight of her actions. Ms. Franke is committed to taking responsibility for the part she played in the events leading up to her incarceration,” the statement said.
The boy told investigators that “Jodi” put the ropes on his ankles and wrists and that they used cayenne pepper and honey to dress the wounds caused by the ropes, according to a search warrant.
Hildebrandt has agreed not to see patients until the allegations are addressed by state licensing officials. Her next court hearing is set for Dec. 27, according to court records. |
19660 | YouTube influencer who gave parenting advice pleads guilty to horrific child abuse
Eventually, Franke’s four youngest children were taken into state custody.
Franke and Hildebrandt were each charged with six felony counts of aggravated child abuse. They have remained jailed since their arrests.
During Franke’s incarceration, “she has actively engaged in an introspection that has allowed her to reset her moral compass and understand the full weight of her actions. Ms. Franke is committed to taking responsibility for the part she played in the events leading up to her incarceration,” the statement said.
The boy told investigators that “Jodi” put the ropes on his ankles and wrists and that they used cayenne pepper and honey to dress the wounds caused by the ropes, according to a search warrant.
Hildebrandt has agreed not to see patients until the allegations are addressed by state licensing officials. Her next court hearing is set for Dec. 27, according to court records. Her attorney, Douglas Terry, did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment on the allegations made against Hildebrandt in the statement by Franke’s attorney. |
19661 | YouTube influencer who gave parenting advice pleads guilty to horrific child abuse
They have remained jailed since their arrests.
During Franke’s incarceration, “she has actively engaged in an introspection that has allowed her to reset her moral compass and understand the full weight of her actions. Ms. Franke is committed to taking responsibility for the part she played in the events leading up to her incarceration,” the statement said.
The boy told investigators that “Jodi” put the ropes on his ankles and wrists and that they used cayenne pepper and honey to dress the wounds caused by the ropes, according to a search warrant.
Hildebrandt has agreed not to see patients until the allegations are addressed by state licensing officials. Her next court hearing is set for Dec. 27, according to court records. Her attorney, Douglas Terry, did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment on the allegations made against Hildebrandt in the statement by Franke’s attorney.
The Franke family was criticized online for its “8 Passengers” video blog showing parenting decisions including banning their oldest son from his bedroom for seven months for pranking his younger brother. |
19662 | YouTube influencer who gave parenting advice pleads guilty to horrific child abuse
Ms. Franke is committed to taking responsibility for the part she played in the events leading up to her incarceration,” the statement said.
The boy told investigators that “Jodi” put the ropes on his ankles and wrists and that they used cayenne pepper and honey to dress the wounds caused by the ropes, according to a search warrant.
Hildebrandt has agreed not to see patients until the allegations are addressed by state licensing officials. Her next court hearing is set for Dec. 27, according to court records. Her attorney, Douglas Terry, did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment on the allegations made against Hildebrandt in the statement by Franke’s attorney.
The Franke family was criticized online for its “8 Passengers” video blog showing parenting decisions including banning their oldest son from his bedroom for seven months for pranking his younger brother. In other videos, Ruby Franke talked about refusing to take lunch to a kindergartener who forgot it at home and threatening to cut the head off a young girl’s stuffed toy to punish her for cutting things in the house. |
19663 | YouTube influencer who gave parenting advice pleads guilty to horrific child abuse
The boy told investigators that “Jodi” put the ropes on his ankles and wrists and that they used cayenne pepper and honey to dress the wounds caused by the ropes, according to a search warrant.
Hildebrandt has agreed not to see patients until the allegations are addressed by state licensing officials. Her next court hearing is set for Dec. 27, according to court records. Her attorney, Douglas Terry, did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment on the allegations made against Hildebrandt in the statement by Franke’s attorney.
The Franke family was criticized online for its “8 Passengers” video blog showing parenting decisions including banning their oldest son from his bedroom for seven months for pranking his younger brother. In other videos, Ruby Franke talked about refusing to take lunch to a kindergartener who forgot it at home and threatening to cut the head off a young girl’s stuffed toy to punish her for cutting things in the house.
In one video, Franke said she and her husband told their two youngest children that they would not be getting presents from Santa Claus one year because they had been selfish and weren’t responding to punishment like being kept home from school and cleaning the floorboards. |
19664 | YouTube influencer who gave parenting advice pleads guilty to horrific child abuse
Her next court hearing is set for Dec. 27, according to court records. Her attorney, Douglas Terry, did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment on the allegations made against Hildebrandt in the statement by Franke’s attorney.
The Franke family was criticized online for its “8 Passengers” video blog showing parenting decisions including banning their oldest son from his bedroom for seven months for pranking his younger brother. In other videos, Ruby Franke talked about refusing to take lunch to a kindergartener who forgot it at home and threatening to cut the head off a young girl’s stuffed toy to punish her for cutting things in the house.
In one video, Franke said she and her husband told their two youngest children that they would not be getting presents from Santa Claus one year because they had been selfish and weren’t responding to punishment like being kept home from school and cleaning the floorboards.
The YouTube channel, which started in 2015, ended after seven years. |
19665 | YouTube influencer who gave parenting advice pleads guilty to horrific child abuse
27, according to court records. Her attorney, Douglas Terry, did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment on the allegations made against Hildebrandt in the statement by Franke’s attorney.
The Franke family was criticized online for its “8 Passengers” video blog showing parenting decisions including banning their oldest son from his bedroom for seven months for pranking his younger brother. In other videos, Ruby Franke talked about refusing to take lunch to a kindergartener who forgot it at home and threatening to cut the head off a young girl’s stuffed toy to punish her for cutting things in the house.
In one video, Franke said she and her husband told their two youngest children that they would not be getting presents from Santa Claus one year because they had been selfish and weren’t responding to punishment like being kept home from school and cleaning the floorboards.
The YouTube channel, which started in 2015, ended after seven years.
Franke’s husband, Kevin Franke, has filed for divorce. |
19666 | Christmas proves that love triumphs over hate — even amid war, suffering, tragedy and turmoil
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How can there be "Joy To the World" when there is so much sorrow on Earth?
How can there be thoughts of sleigh bells jingling, chestnuts roasting on an open fire or Jack Frost nipping at our noses when war rages in Israel and Ukraine, and deep hatred of God's chosen people continues seething in our nation's streets?
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, one of America's greatest poets, thought the same exactly 160 years ago. |
19667 | Christmas proves that love triumphs over hate — even amid war, suffering, tragedy and turmoil
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How can there be "Joy To the World" when there is so much sorrow on Earth?
How can there be thoughts of sleigh bells jingling, chestnuts roasting on an open fire or Jack Frost nipping at our noses when war rages in Israel and Ukraine, and deep hatred of God's chosen people continues seething in our nation's streets?
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, one of America's greatest poets, thought the same exactly 160 years ago.
AS THE JOY OF CHRISTMAS NEARS, FOUR FAITH LEADERS REVEAL ADVENT'S BLESSINGS: ‘WE LOOK FORWARD WITH HOPE'
On Christmas Day, 1863, the Civil War was a ravaging storm, ripping a gashing hole in the fabric of the Republic — while at the same time Longfellow suffered from personal tragedies. |
19668 | Christmas proves that love triumphs over hate — even amid war, suffering, tragedy and turmoil
To access the content, check your email and follow the instructions provided.
How can there be "Joy To the World" when there is so much sorrow on Earth?
How can there be thoughts of sleigh bells jingling, chestnuts roasting on an open fire or Jack Frost nipping at our noses when war rages in Israel and Ukraine, and deep hatred of God's chosen people continues seething in our nation's streets?
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, one of America's greatest poets, thought the same exactly 160 years ago.
AS THE JOY OF CHRISTMAS NEARS, FOUR FAITH LEADERS REVEAL ADVENT'S BLESSINGS: ‘WE LOOK FORWARD WITH HOPE'
On Christmas Day, 1863, the Civil War was a ravaging storm, ripping a gashing hole in the fabric of the Republic — while at the same time Longfellow suffered from personal tragedies.
Fanny, his wife of 18 years and the mother of his six children, had died in a fiery accident in their home after her dress caught fire from a lit candle. |
19669 | Christmas proves that love triumphs over hate — even amid war, suffering, tragedy and turmoil
How can there be thoughts of sleigh bells jingling, chestnuts roasting on an open fire or Jack Frost nipping at our noses when war rages in Israel and Ukraine, and deep hatred of God's chosen people continues seething in our nation's streets?
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, one of America's greatest poets, thought the same exactly 160 years ago.
AS THE JOY OF CHRISTMAS NEARS, FOUR FAITH LEADERS REVEAL ADVENT'S BLESSINGS: ‘WE LOOK FORWARD WITH HOPE'
On Christmas Day, 1863, the Civil War was a ravaging storm, ripping a gashing hole in the fabric of the Republic — while at the same time Longfellow suffered from personal tragedies.
Fanny, his wife of 18 years and the mother of his six children, had died in a fiery accident in their home after her dress caught fire from a lit candle. Longfellow's son Charlie was critically injured fighting for the Union army near Washington, D.C. |
19670 | Christmas proves that love triumphs over hate — even amid war, suffering, tragedy and turmoil
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, one of America's greatest poets, thought the same exactly 160 years ago.
AS THE JOY OF CHRISTMAS NEARS, FOUR FAITH LEADERS REVEAL ADVENT'S BLESSINGS: ‘WE LOOK FORWARD WITH HOPE'
On Christmas Day, 1863, the Civil War was a ravaging storm, ripping a gashing hole in the fabric of the Republic — while at the same time Longfellow suffered from personal tragedies.
Fanny, his wife of 18 years and the mother of his six children, had died in a fiery accident in their home after her dress caught fire from a lit candle. Longfellow's son Charlie was critically injured fighting for the Union army near Washington, D.C.
So on that day, the sound of the church bells heralding Christmas seemed to mock the very thought of "peace on Earth." |
19671 | Christmas proves that love triumphs over hate — even amid war, suffering, tragedy and turmoil
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, one of America's greatest poets, thought the same exactly 160 years ago.
AS THE JOY OF CHRISTMAS NEARS, FOUR FAITH LEADERS REVEAL ADVENT'S BLESSINGS: ‘WE LOOK FORWARD WITH HOPE'
On Christmas Day, 1863, the Civil War was a ravaging storm, ripping a gashing hole in the fabric of the Republic — while at the same time Longfellow suffered from personal tragedies.
Fanny, his wife of 18 years and the mother of his six children, had died in a fiery accident in their home after her dress caught fire from a lit candle. Longfellow's son Charlie was critically injured fighting for the Union army near Washington, D.C.
So on that day, the sound of the church bells heralding Christmas seemed to mock the very thought of "peace on Earth."
Yet through his personal grief and the torment of a war that would claim nearly a million lives, Longfellow penned his famous poem that has become a Christmas carol for the ages, "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day." |
19672 | Christmas proves that love triumphs over hate — even amid war, suffering, tragedy and turmoil
Fanny, his wife of 18 years and the mother of his six children, had died in a fiery accident in their home after her dress caught fire from a lit candle. Longfellow's son Charlie was critically injured fighting for the Union army near Washington, D.C.
So on that day, the sound of the church bells heralding Christmas seemed to mock the very thought of "peace on Earth."
Yet through his personal grief and the torment of a war that would claim nearly a million lives, Longfellow penned his famous poem that has become a Christmas carol for the ages, "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day."
MEET THE AMERICAN WHO RODE WASHINGTON ACROSS THE DELAWARE ON CHRISTMAS, SAILOR-SOLDIER JOHN GLOVER
Each stanza of Longfellow's poem ends with "peace on Earth, good will to men."
Modern readers living in a post-women's rights world shouldn't take offense at the "good will to men." |
19673 | Christmas proves that love triumphs over hate — even amid war, suffering, tragedy and turmoil
Longfellow's son Charlie was critically injured fighting for the Union army near Washington, D.C.
So on that day, the sound of the church bells heralding Christmas seemed to mock the very thought of "peace on Earth."
Yet through his personal grief and the torment of a war that would claim nearly a million lives, Longfellow penned his famous poem that has become a Christmas carol for the ages, "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day."
MEET THE AMERICAN WHO RODE WASHINGTON ACROSS THE DELAWARE ON CHRISTMAS, SAILOR-SOLDIER JOHN GLOVER
Each stanza of Longfellow's poem ends with "peace on Earth, good will to men."
Modern readers living in a post-women's rights world shouldn't take offense at the "good will to men."
The poem takes the reader on a journey from how the bells herald the mirth in the traditions surrounding Christmas.
One, it's referring to mankind — humanity — not specifically the male gender. |
19674 | Christmas proves that love triumphs over hate — even amid war, suffering, tragedy and turmoil
So on that day, the sound of the church bells heralding Christmas seemed to mock the very thought of "peace on Earth."
Yet through his personal grief and the torment of a war that would claim nearly a million lives, Longfellow penned his famous poem that has become a Christmas carol for the ages, "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day."
MEET THE AMERICAN WHO RODE WASHINGTON ACROSS THE DELAWARE ON CHRISTMAS, SAILOR-SOLDIER JOHN GLOVER
Each stanza of Longfellow's poem ends with "peace on Earth, good will to men."
Modern readers living in a post-women's rights world shouldn't take offense at the "good will to men."
The poem takes the reader on a journey from how the bells herald the mirth in the traditions surrounding Christmas.
One, it's referring to mankind — humanity — not specifically the male gender. And two, it's based on the King James translation of the Bible, of Luke 2:14: "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace, good will toward men." |
19675 | Christmas proves that love triumphs over hate — even amid war, suffering, tragedy and turmoil
MEET THE AMERICAN WHO RODE WASHINGTON ACROSS THE DELAWARE ON CHRISTMAS, SAILOR-SOLDIER JOHN GLOVER
Each stanza of Longfellow's poem ends with "peace on Earth, good will to men."
Modern readers living in a post-women's rights world shouldn't take offense at the "good will to men."
The poem takes the reader on a journey from how the bells herald the mirth in the traditions surrounding Christmas.
One, it's referring to mankind — humanity — not specifically the male gender. And two, it's based on the King James translation of the Bible, of Luke 2:14: "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace, good will toward men."
The poem takes the reader on a journey from how the bells herald the mirth in the traditions surrounding Christmas: "Their old, familiar carols play/And wild and sweet." |
19676 | Christmas proves that love triumphs over hate — even amid war, suffering, tragedy and turmoil
MEET THE AMERICAN WHO RODE WASHINGTON ACROSS THE DELAWARE ON CHRISTMAS, SAILOR-SOLDIER JOHN GLOVER
Each stanza of Longfellow's poem ends with "peace on Earth, good will to men."
Modern readers living in a post-women's rights world shouldn't take offense at the "good will to men."
The poem takes the reader on a journey from how the bells herald the mirth in the traditions surrounding Christmas.
One, it's referring to mankind — humanity — not specifically the male gender. And two, it's based on the King James translation of the Bible, of Luke 2:14: "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace, good will toward men."
The poem takes the reader on a journey from how the bells herald the mirth in the traditions surrounding Christmas: "Their old, familiar carols play/And wild and sweet."
MEET THE AMERICAN WHO PLANTED THE FIRST CHRISTMAS TREE FARM: NEW JERSEY ENTREPRENEUR W. V. MCGALLIARD
The words then repeat "Of peace on earth, good-will to men!" |
19677 | Christmas proves that love triumphs over hate — even amid war, suffering, tragedy and turmoil
Modern readers living in a post-women's rights world shouldn't take offense at the "good will to men."
The poem takes the reader on a journey from how the bells herald the mirth in the traditions surrounding Christmas.
One, it's referring to mankind — humanity — not specifically the male gender. And two, it's based on the King James translation of the Bible, of Luke 2:14: "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace, good will toward men."
The poem takes the reader on a journey from how the bells herald the mirth in the traditions surrounding Christmas: "Their old, familiar carols play/And wild and sweet."
MEET THE AMERICAN WHO PLANTED THE FIRST CHRISTMAS TREE FARM: NEW JERSEY ENTREPRENEUR W. V. MCGALLIARD
The words then repeat "Of peace on earth, good-will to men!" through the start of war and the blasts of bombs. |
19678 | Christmas proves that love triumphs over hate — even amid war, suffering, tragedy and turmoil
The poem takes the reader on a journey from how the bells herald the mirth in the traditions surrounding Christmas.
One, it's referring to mankind — humanity — not specifically the male gender. And two, it's based on the King James translation of the Bible, of Luke 2:14: "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace, good will toward men."
The poem takes the reader on a journey from how the bells herald the mirth in the traditions surrounding Christmas: "Their old, familiar carols play/And wild and sweet."
MEET THE AMERICAN WHO PLANTED THE FIRST CHRISTMAS TREE FARM: NEW JERSEY ENTREPRENEUR W. V. MCGALLIARD
The words then repeat "Of peace on earth, good-will to men!" through the start of war and the blasts of bombs.
Then from each black, accursed mouth
The cannon thundered in the South,
And with the sound
The carols drowned
Of peace on earth, good-will to men! |
19679 | Christmas proves that love triumphs over hate — even amid war, suffering, tragedy and turmoil
One, it's referring to mankind — humanity — not specifically the male gender. And two, it's based on the King James translation of the Bible, of Luke 2:14: "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace, good will toward men."
The poem takes the reader on a journey from how the bells herald the mirth in the traditions surrounding Christmas: "Their old, familiar carols play/And wild and sweet."
MEET THE AMERICAN WHO PLANTED THE FIRST CHRISTMAS TREE FARM: NEW JERSEY ENTREPRENEUR W. V. MCGALLIARD
The words then repeat "Of peace on earth, good-will to men!" through the start of war and the blasts of bombs.
Then from each black, accursed mouth
The cannon thundered in the South,
And with the sound
The carols drowned
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!
It then questions God's existence and omnipotence. |
19680 | Christmas proves that love triumphs over hate — even amid war, suffering, tragedy and turmoil
And two, it's based on the King James translation of the Bible, of Luke 2:14: "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace, good will toward men."
The poem takes the reader on a journey from how the bells herald the mirth in the traditions surrounding Christmas: "Their old, familiar carols play/And wild and sweet."
MEET THE AMERICAN WHO PLANTED THE FIRST CHRISTMAS TREE FARM: NEW JERSEY ENTREPRENEUR W. V. MCGALLIARD
The words then repeat "Of peace on earth, good-will to men!" through the start of war and the blasts of bombs.
Then from each black, accursed mouth
The cannon thundered in the South,
And with the sound
The carols drowned
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!
It then questions God's existence and omnipotence.
And in despair I bowed my head;
"There is no peace on earth," I said;
"For hate is strong,
And mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!" |
19681 | Christmas proves that love triumphs over hate — even amid war, suffering, tragedy and turmoil
The poem takes the reader on a journey from how the bells herald the mirth in the traditions surrounding Christmas: "Their old, familiar carols play/And wild and sweet."
MEET THE AMERICAN WHO PLANTED THE FIRST CHRISTMAS TREE FARM: NEW JERSEY ENTREPRENEUR W. V. MCGALLIARD
The words then repeat "Of peace on earth, good-will to men!" through the start of war and the blasts of bombs.
Then from each black, accursed mouth
The cannon thundered in the South,
And with the sound
The carols drowned
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!
It then questions God's existence and omnipotence.
And in despair I bowed my head;
"There is no peace on earth," I said;
"For hate is strong,
And mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!"
Finally, through the din, it lets the bells speak of that one great truth. |
19682 | Christmas proves that love triumphs over hate — even amid war, suffering, tragedy and turmoil
MEET THE AMERICAN WHO PLANTED THE FIRST CHRISTMAS TREE FARM: NEW JERSEY ENTREPRENEUR W. V. MCGALLIARD
The words then repeat "Of peace on earth, good-will to men!" through the start of war and the blasts of bombs.
Then from each black, accursed mouth
The cannon thundered in the South,
And with the sound
The carols drowned
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!
It then questions God's existence and omnipotence.
And in despair I bowed my head;
"There is no peace on earth," I said;
"For hate is strong,
And mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!"
Finally, through the din, it lets the bells speak of that one great truth.
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
"God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;
The Wrong shall fail,
The Right prevail,
With peace on earth, good-will to men." |
19683 | Christmas proves that love triumphs over hate — even amid war, suffering, tragedy and turmoil
through the start of war and the blasts of bombs.
Then from each black, accursed mouth
The cannon thundered in the South,
And with the sound
The carols drowned
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!
It then questions God's existence and omnipotence.
And in despair I bowed my head;
"There is no peace on earth," I said;
"For hate is strong,
And mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!"
Finally, through the din, it lets the bells speak of that one great truth.
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
"God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;
The Wrong shall fail,
The Right prevail,
With peace on earth, good-will to men."
One of our great misfortunes today comes from not letting the carols of Christmas take their rightful place of importance.
Advertisers use them to sell products and so we miss their true meaning. |
19684 | Christmas proves that love triumphs over hate — even amid war, suffering, tragedy and turmoil
through the start of war and the blasts of bombs.
Then from each black, accursed mouth
The cannon thundered in the South,
And with the sound
The carols drowned
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!
It then questions God's existence and omnipotence.
And in despair I bowed my head;
"There is no peace on earth," I said;
"For hate is strong,
And mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!"
Finally, through the din, it lets the bells speak of that one great truth.
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
"God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;
The Wrong shall fail,
The Right prevail,
With peace on earth, good-will to men."
One of our great misfortunes today comes from not letting the carols of Christmas take their rightful place of importance.
Advertisers use them to sell products and so we miss their true meaning. A phone company's radio ad uses "Joy to the World" to hype a new phone plan. |
19685 | Christmas proves that love triumphs over hate — even amid war, suffering, tragedy and turmoil
It then questions God's existence and omnipotence.
And in despair I bowed my head;
"There is no peace on earth," I said;
"For hate is strong,
And mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!"
Finally, through the din, it lets the bells speak of that one great truth.
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
"God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;
The Wrong shall fail,
The Right prevail,
With peace on earth, good-will to men."
One of our great misfortunes today comes from not letting the carols of Christmas take their rightful place of importance.
Advertisers use them to sell products and so we miss their true meaning. A phone company's radio ad uses "Joy to the World" to hype a new phone plan.
AT CHRISTMAS, DON MCLEAN SINGS THE PRAISES OF ‘SILENT NIGHT,' OTHER HOLIDAY CLASSICS: ‘MY MOTHER’S FAVORITE'
Instead of "The Lord is come, let heaven and earth rejoice" — we now hear how much better one company's wireless plan is over another. |
19686 | Christmas proves that love triumphs over hate — even amid war, suffering, tragedy and turmoil
Finally, through the din, it lets the bells speak of that one great truth.
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
"God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;
The Wrong shall fail,
The Right prevail,
With peace on earth, good-will to men."
One of our great misfortunes today comes from not letting the carols of Christmas take their rightful place of importance.
Advertisers use them to sell products and so we miss their true meaning. A phone company's radio ad uses "Joy to the World" to hype a new phone plan.
AT CHRISTMAS, DON MCLEAN SINGS THE PRAISES OF ‘SILENT NIGHT,' OTHER HOLIDAY CLASSICS: ‘MY MOTHER’S FAVORITE'
Instead of "The Lord is come, let heaven and earth rejoice" — we now hear how much better one company's wireless plan is over another.
How can a hurting world know joy's powerful message of hope for a darkened world when marketing takes precedence over the words, "He rules the world with truth and grace, No more let sin and sorrow grow ... He comes to make His blessings flow, far as the curse is found." |
19687 | Christmas proves that love triumphs over hate — even amid war, suffering, tragedy and turmoil
One of our great misfortunes today comes from not letting the carols of Christmas take their rightful place of importance.
Advertisers use them to sell products and so we miss their true meaning. A phone company's radio ad uses "Joy to the World" to hype a new phone plan.
AT CHRISTMAS, DON MCLEAN SINGS THE PRAISES OF ‘SILENT NIGHT,' OTHER HOLIDAY CLASSICS: ‘MY MOTHER’S FAVORITE'
Instead of "The Lord is come, let heaven and earth rejoice" — we now hear how much better one company's wireless plan is over another.
How can a hurting world know joy's powerful message of hope for a darkened world when marketing takes precedence over the words, "He rules the world with truth and grace, No more let sin and sorrow grow ... He comes to make His blessings flow, far as the curse is found."
The most popular Christmas carol used in marketing ads is "Carol of the Bells." |
19688 | Christmas proves that love triumphs over hate — even amid war, suffering, tragedy and turmoil
Advertisers use them to sell products and so we miss their true meaning. A phone company's radio ad uses "Joy to the World" to hype a new phone plan.
AT CHRISTMAS, DON MCLEAN SINGS THE PRAISES OF ‘SILENT NIGHT,' OTHER HOLIDAY CLASSICS: ‘MY MOTHER’S FAVORITE'
Instead of "The Lord is come, let heaven and earth rejoice" — we now hear how much better one company's wireless plan is over another.
How can a hurting world know joy's powerful message of hope for a darkened world when marketing takes precedence over the words, "He rules the world with truth and grace, No more let sin and sorrow grow ... He comes to make His blessings flow, far as the curse is found."
The most popular Christmas carol used in marketing ads is "Carol of the Bells."
Few know its original rhythmic lyrics: "Hark how the bells, sweet silver bells, all seem to say, throw cares away, Christmas is here, bringing good cheer, to young and old, meek and the bold." |
19689 | Christmas proves that love triumphs over hate — even amid war, suffering, tragedy and turmoil
AT CHRISTMAS, DON MCLEAN SINGS THE PRAISES OF ‘SILENT NIGHT,' OTHER HOLIDAY CLASSICS: ‘MY MOTHER’S FAVORITE'
Instead of "The Lord is come, let heaven and earth rejoice" — we now hear how much better one company's wireless plan is over another.
How can a hurting world know joy's powerful message of hope for a darkened world when marketing takes precedence over the words, "He rules the world with truth and grace, No more let sin and sorrow grow ... He comes to make His blessings flow, far as the curse is found."
The most popular Christmas carol used in marketing ads is "Carol of the Bells."
Few know its original rhythmic lyrics: "Hark how the bells, sweet silver bells, all seem to say, throw cares away, Christmas is here, bringing good cheer, to young and old, meek and the bold."
CHRISTMAS MUSIC IS 'ETERNAL, ALMOST LIKE PRAYERS': RAYMOND ARROYO'S NEW PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS CHERISHED FAVORITES
Each stanza is punctuated by the sounds of "ding, dong, ding, dong." |
19690 | Christmas proves that love triumphs over hate — even amid war, suffering, tragedy and turmoil
How can a hurting world know joy's powerful message of hope for a darkened world when marketing takes precedence over the words, "He rules the world with truth and grace, No more let sin and sorrow grow ... He comes to make His blessings flow, far as the curse is found."
The most popular Christmas carol used in marketing ads is "Carol of the Bells."
Few know its original rhythmic lyrics: "Hark how the bells, sweet silver bells, all seem to say, throw cares away, Christmas is here, bringing good cheer, to young and old, meek and the bold."
CHRISTMAS MUSIC IS 'ETERNAL, ALMOST LIKE PRAYERS': RAYMOND ARROYO'S NEW PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS CHERISHED FAVORITES
Each stanza is punctuated by the sounds of "ding, dong, ding, dong."
Although its lyrics make no deep theological statement about the birth of Jesus, according to GodTube, the biblical inspiration for "Carol of the Bells" has Old Testament roots. |
19691 | Christmas proves that love triumphs over hate — even amid war, suffering, tragedy and turmoil
The most popular Christmas carol used in marketing ads is "Carol of the Bells."
Few know its original rhythmic lyrics: "Hark how the bells, sweet silver bells, all seem to say, throw cares away, Christmas is here, bringing good cheer, to young and old, meek and the bold."
CHRISTMAS MUSIC IS 'ETERNAL, ALMOST LIKE PRAYERS': RAYMOND ARROYO'S NEW PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS CHERISHED FAVORITES
Each stanza is punctuated by the sounds of "ding, dong, ding, dong."
Although its lyrics make no deep theological statement about the birth of Jesus, according to GodTube, the biblical inspiration for "Carol of the Bells" has Old Testament roots.
"Hark how the bells, sweet silver bells, all seem to say, throw cares away, Christmas is here, bringing good cheer, to young and old, meek and the bold." |
19692 | Christmas proves that love triumphs over hate — even amid war, suffering, tragedy and turmoil
The most popular Christmas carol used in marketing ads is "Carol of the Bells."
Few know its original rhythmic lyrics: "Hark how the bells, sweet silver bells, all seem to say, throw cares away, Christmas is here, bringing good cheer, to young and old, meek and the bold."
CHRISTMAS MUSIC IS 'ETERNAL, ALMOST LIKE PRAYERS': RAYMOND ARROYO'S NEW PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS CHERISHED FAVORITES
Each stanza is punctuated by the sounds of "ding, dong, ding, dong."
Although its lyrics make no deep theological statement about the birth of Jesus, according to GodTube, the biblical inspiration for "Carol of the Bells" has Old Testament roots.
"Hark how the bells, sweet silver bells, all seem to say, throw cares away, Christmas is here, bringing good cheer, to young and old, meek and the bold."
Here is Zechariah 14:20: "And on that day there shall be inscribed on the bells of the horses, ‘Holy to the Lord.’ And the pots in the house of the Lord shall be as the bowls before the altar." |
19693 | Christmas proves that love triumphs over hate — even amid war, suffering, tragedy and turmoil
CHRISTMAS MUSIC IS 'ETERNAL, ALMOST LIKE PRAYERS': RAYMOND ARROYO'S NEW PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS CHERISHED FAVORITES
Each stanza is punctuated by the sounds of "ding, dong, ding, dong."
Although its lyrics make no deep theological statement about the birth of Jesus, according to GodTube, the biblical inspiration for "Carol of the Bells" has Old Testament roots.
"Hark how the bells, sweet silver bells, all seem to say, throw cares away, Christmas is here, bringing good cheer, to young and old, meek and the bold."
Here is Zechariah 14:20: "And on that day there shall be inscribed on the bells of the horses, ‘Holy to the Lord.’ And the pots in the house of the Lord shall be as the bowls before the altar."
The verses in Exodus 28:33-35 talk about the bells ringing on Aaron's robe as he ministers in the holy place before the Lord. |
19694 | Christmas proves that love triumphs over hate — even amid war, suffering, tragedy and turmoil
Although its lyrics make no deep theological statement about the birth of Jesus, according to GodTube, the biblical inspiration for "Carol of the Bells" has Old Testament roots.
"Hark how the bells, sweet silver bells, all seem to say, throw cares away, Christmas is here, bringing good cheer, to young and old, meek and the bold."
Here is Zechariah 14:20: "And on that day there shall be inscribed on the bells of the horses, ‘Holy to the Lord.’ And the pots in the house of the Lord shall be as the bowls before the altar."
The verses in Exodus 28:33-35 talk about the bells ringing on Aaron's robe as he ministers in the holy place before the Lord.
And Psalm 150 says, "Let everything that has breath, praise the Lord."
Popular Christmas songs have their place, including wonderful tunes like "Silver Bells," "White Christmas" and "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)." |
19695 | Christmas proves that love triumphs over hate — even amid war, suffering, tragedy and turmoil
"Hark how the bells, sweet silver bells, all seem to say, throw cares away, Christmas is here, bringing good cheer, to young and old, meek and the bold."
Here is Zechariah 14:20: "And on that day there shall be inscribed on the bells of the horses, ‘Holy to the Lord.’ And the pots in the house of the Lord shall be as the bowls before the altar."
The verses in Exodus 28:33-35 talk about the bells ringing on Aaron's robe as he ministers in the holy place before the Lord.
And Psalm 150 says, "Let everything that has breath, praise the Lord."
Popular Christmas songs have their place, including wonderful tunes like "Silver Bells," "White Christmas" and "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)."
VIRAL POST EXPLAINS THE ‘REAL’ STORY BEHIND RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER
Even songs about Rudolph, and Frosty the snowman, and walking in a winter wonderland all warm our hearts during the holidays. |
19696 | Christmas proves that love triumphs over hate — even amid war, suffering, tragedy and turmoil
Here is Zechariah 14:20: "And on that day there shall be inscribed on the bells of the horses, ‘Holy to the Lord.’ And the pots in the house of the Lord shall be as the bowls before the altar."
The verses in Exodus 28:33-35 talk about the bells ringing on Aaron's robe as he ministers in the holy place before the Lord.
And Psalm 150 says, "Let everything that has breath, praise the Lord."
Popular Christmas songs have their place, including wonderful tunes like "Silver Bells," "White Christmas" and "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)."
VIRAL POST EXPLAINS THE ‘REAL’ STORY BEHIND RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER
Even songs about Rudolph, and Frosty the snowman, and walking in a winter wonderland all warm our hearts during the holidays.
But it is only in carols that we truly understand Christmas — of the joy at the birth of Jesus, and also the somberness of what Jesus was born to do: to die. |
19697 | Christmas proves that love triumphs over hate — even amid war, suffering, tragedy and turmoil
The verses in Exodus 28:33-35 talk about the bells ringing on Aaron's robe as he ministers in the holy place before the Lord.
And Psalm 150 says, "Let everything that has breath, praise the Lord."
Popular Christmas songs have their place, including wonderful tunes like "Silver Bells," "White Christmas" and "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)."
VIRAL POST EXPLAINS THE ‘REAL’ STORY BEHIND RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER
Even songs about Rudolph, and Frosty the snowman, and walking in a winter wonderland all warm our hearts during the holidays.
But it is only in carols that we truly understand Christmas — of the joy at the birth of Jesus, and also the somberness of what Jesus was born to do: to die.
A good example is "What Child Is This," which brings joy and sorrow poignantly together as it sees the beauty and innocence of a tiny babe asleep on His mother's lap: "What child is this who lays to rest on Mary's lap is sleeping." |
19698 | Christmas proves that love triumphs over hate — even amid war, suffering, tragedy and turmoil
Popular Christmas songs have their place, including wonderful tunes like "Silver Bells," "White Christmas" and "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)."
VIRAL POST EXPLAINS THE ‘REAL’ STORY BEHIND RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER
Even songs about Rudolph, and Frosty the snowman, and walking in a winter wonderland all warm our hearts during the holidays.
But it is only in carols that we truly understand Christmas — of the joy at the birth of Jesus, and also the somberness of what Jesus was born to do: to die.
A good example is "What Child Is This," which brings joy and sorrow poignantly together as it sees the beauty and innocence of a tiny babe asleep on His mother's lap: "What child is this who lays to rest on Mary's lap is sleeping."
Yet it still sings of the future sorrow: "Nails, spears, shall pierce Him through, the cross be born for me for you. |
19699 | Christmas proves that love triumphs over hate — even amid war, suffering, tragedy and turmoil
VIRAL POST EXPLAINS THE ‘REAL’ STORY BEHIND RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER
Even songs about Rudolph, and Frosty the snowman, and walking in a winter wonderland all warm our hearts during the holidays.
But it is only in carols that we truly understand Christmas — of the joy at the birth of Jesus, and also the somberness of what Jesus was born to do: to die.
A good example is "What Child Is This," which brings joy and sorrow poignantly together as it sees the beauty and innocence of a tiny babe asleep on His mother's lap: "What child is this who lays to rest on Mary's lap is sleeping."
Yet it still sings of the future sorrow: "Nails, spears, shall pierce Him through, the cross be born for me for you. Hail, hail the Word made flesh, the babe, the Son of Mary." |
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