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🌱 Patch AM: Why did AI experts quietly gather in Menlo Park this spring?
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In today's newsletter:
- Why did AI experts quietly gather in Menlo Park this spring?
Also on today's calendar: Diaper Drive and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 79 and low of 59 degrees.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 83, low: 61.
- Thursday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 86 and low of 61 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Silicon Valley Is as Sick of AI Slop as You Are (seattletimes.com) — Menlo Park briefly takes center stage as AI experts gather there this spring to debate how to define and control the growing wave of low-quality "AI slop" online. Their concerns echo broader efforts by major tech platforms to detect, label, and remove junky AI-generated content that's cluttering search results, social feeds, and streaming services. 
📸 Around Menlo Park
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Menlo Park
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★ Featured events ★
- Diaper Drive →
SAN CARLOS ROTARY CLUB,
9:00 am
Friday August 28
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Other local events
- Couch to 5K →
800 Middle Ave, Menlo Park
8:30 am - Paly Pep Band - Home Game
Palo Alto High Palo Alto, CA 94301
6:00 pm - External Event: Flamingo Chick Storytime
Downtown Branch Library 270 Forest Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301
2:00 pm - STC @ Menlo Tavern →
Menlo Tavern, 100 El Camino Real, Menlo Park
11:00 am - Family Storytime
Children's Library 1276 Harriet Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301
10:30 am - LEGO Tuesdays!
Downtown Branch Library 270 Forest Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301
4:00 pm - PVI Luau →
800 Middle Ave, Menlo Park
4:00 pm - Chamber Ambassador Committee Meeting
Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center 355 Alma St, Palo Alto, CA 94301
8:30 am - Line Dancing with Sandy and Kent
Downtown Branch Library 270 Forest Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301
3:30 pm - Back To School Night
Palo Alto High Palo Alto, CA 94301
5:00 pm - Jaeger & Reid | Indie Folk Duo →
Dala's Nest House Concerts, 371 O' Connor St, Menlo Park
3:30 pm
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
Friday August 28
Sunday August 30
Tuesday September 1
Wednesday September 2
Thursday September 3
Sunday September 13
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Where would someone undocumented go to the doctor here in the area, to treat an injured foot.
Donde podría ir alguien sin documentos al doctor aquí en el área para tratar una urgencia de pie lastimado. (Nextdoor Belle Haven) - We have been patrons for DECADES and rely on J&J for consistent, generous portions of delicious Xhinese food.
Usually a couple of vegetarian protein options with two full steam tables of meat dishes and noodles or rice; their HAWAIIAN MENU, though is my… (Nextdoor The Willows)
- Meta Platforms posted a job opening for System Assurance Manager in Menlo Park. Apply here.
- Stanford University posted a job opening for Assistant Coach, Men's Basketball in Stanford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Menlo Park here.
🗞 Nearby News
East Palo Alto
- Former home of famed mountaineer sells for $21.7M in Old Palo Alto (paloaltoonline.com)
- Redwood City woman identified in US 101 motorcycle crash (rwcpulse.com)
Stanford
- HBM Bandwidth Grows at Half Micron's TFLOPS Rate: Wrong Metric Costs AI Buyers (techtimes.com)
- Rare Russo-Dutch Red Cross Field Hospital Photo Album Comes to Hoover (hoover.org)
- Should You Be Worried About YMTC? (coincentral.com)
Redwood City
- Woman Spots Elaborate Scam Before Handing Over Cash In SMC, Suspect Arrested: Police (patch.com)
Ok Menlo Park! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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