Large language models — especially those trained on other labs’ data — are, in the end, just massive, billion-dollar pieces of software.

<article data-history-node-id="440696" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/australia-condemns-israel-shocking-treatment-detained-gaza-bound" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/australia-condemns-israel-shocking-treatment-detained-gaza-bound" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Australia condemns Israel for 'shocking' treatment of detained Gaza-bound flotilla activists</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Australia is the latest country to slam Israel for what it has described as "shocking and unacceptable" treatment of flotilla activists.</p> <p>The country's foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, condemned the actions of Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, who was filmed abusing activists.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">“They came with so much pride, like great heroes. Look at how they look now… Not heroes, nothing at all. Terror supporters.”<br> <br> Footage shared by Israeli security minister Itamar Ben Gvir shows him visiting flotilla activists lined up on the floor at a detention center in Ashdod. <a href="https://t.co/tYrknWS7P3">pic.twitter.com/tYrknWS7P3</a></p> — Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) <a href="https://twitter.com/MiddleEastEye/status/2057124173932052972?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 20, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </div> </div> </article>

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