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College of Computing - Georgia TechOpinion

From Model Collapse to Citation Collapse: Risks of Over-reliance on AI in the Academy

There is a phenomenon in artificial intelligence and deep learning called model collapse. Model collapse is the slow erosion of a generative AI system grounded in reality as it learns more and more ...
WorkBoatOpinion

Marine engineers’ union: Dali allision a ‘systemic failure’

A prominent U.S. marine engineers’ union says the March 26, 2024 Baltimore ship allision and bridge collapse in Baltimore was ...
Shreveport Times

Fake viral video shows Louisiana's Atchafalaya Bridge near collapse

A viral social media video falsely claimed to show crumbling columns on Louisiana's Atchafalaya Basin Bridge. The Louisiana ...
Homeland Security TodayOpinion

Homeland Security as Civilizational Immunity: Fragility, Awareness, and the American Condition

As Dr. Christopher Bellavita observed in his 2008 article "Changing Homeland Security: What is Homeland Security?", "The ...
Post and Courier

Aiken Standard's top 10 stories of 2025: No. 1 — Interstate 20 overpass bridge collapse

Interstate 20, a major artery linking South Carolina and Georgia, came to a standstill June 14 after an overpass bridge collapsed on top of it. Around 4 a.m. the I-20 S-105 Old Vaucluse Road bridge ...
WSAZ

Silver Bridge collapse anniversary | 58 years later, families still remember

POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Fifty-eight years after the deadliest bridge collapse in United States history, for J.O. Miller, it still feels like yesterday. “There’s nothing I can do about it,” ...
KSL

Misplaced wire label, other mishaps likely caused collision, Baltimore bridge collapse, NTSB says

WASHINGTON — A misplaced wire label, the vulnerability of a bridge and other mishaps in protocols likely caused the collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge after a large vessel struck it in ...
Post and Courier

After an SC bridge collapsed, tickets for truck drivers are skyrocketing — and raising more concerns

GREENVILLE – After an overweight truck caused an Upstate bridge to collapse, police are ramping up efforts to keep heavy trucks from damaging the state’s bridges — a move that has snared hundreds of ...
Travel Weekly

Coconut Island near Hilo shuttered after bridge collapse

Off the Big Island of Hawaii, Mokuola, also known as Coconut Island, is closed until further notice after the popular pedestrian bridge leading to it collapsed. The island, which is within walking ...
New York Post

Loose wire that caused Baltimore bridge collapse could cost $5.2B to replace

A loose signal wire caused the blackout that sent the cargo ship Dali crashing into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Tuesday, blaming the ...
KTVU

Baltimore Key Bridge collapse: NTSB to vote on probable cause, safety recommendations

BALTIMORE - The findings of a federal investigation into the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse will be revealed on Tuesday. The National Transportation Safety Board is meeting at its L’Enfant Plaza ...
CNN

How the NTSB is trying to prevent another major bridge collapse

The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore could be repeated across the country if recommendations aren’t followed, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday. The board ...