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Comment utiliser ChatGPT dans le monde réel et rejoindre la révolution de l’IA

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ChatGPT a été lancé en novembre dernier et a conquis le monde, contrairement à toute autre technologie depuis l’aube du smartphone.

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Vous avez probablement vu des exemples sur les réseaux sociaux de l’IA donnant des réponses étrangement humaines à des invites obscures – mais le chatbot peut en fait être utilisé pour effectuer un grand nombre de tâches quotidiennes de base qui pourraient vous faire gagner du temps – et de l’argent.

Il est facile (et gratuit) d’utiliser ChatGPT et peut être utilisé pour faire n’importe quoi, de la rédaction de rapports de travail à la création de plans de régime et vous aider à postuler à des emplois.

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Donc, que vous souhaitiez l’utiliser sur un ordinateur de bureau, une tablette ou un téléphone portable, DailyMail.com vous guide pas à pas avec un tutoriel étape par étape ci-dessous :

Il existe une option d'abonnement, mais vous n'avez pas à payer pour utiliser ChatGPT

Il existe une option d’abonnement, mais vous n’avez pas à payer pour utiliser ChatGPT

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ChatGPT (il signifie Generative Pre-trained Transformer) est un “grand modèle de langage” qui peut produire des réponses convaincantes et humaines à presque toutes les questions.

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Il n’y a pas d’applications mobiles ou de bureau pour le chatbot à l’heure actuelle (attention, il y a beaucoup de fausses applications prétendant être ChatGPT, alors évitez-les à tout prix).

Au lieu de cela, vous y accédez via votre navigateur – Chrome, par exemple – sur un téléphone, un ordinateur de bureau ou un Mac via le site Web du créateur OpenAI – que vous pouvez visiter ici.

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Pour l’utiliser, vous devrez créer un compte OpenAI. Pour ce faire, le moyen le plus simple consiste à vous connecter avec un compte Google, mais vous pouvez également choisir de configurer votre propre adresse e-mail et mot de passe.

Dans tous les cas, vous devrez vous authentifier via un numéro de téléphone portable – celui-ci sera alors lié à ce compte OpenAI (et vous ne pourrez pas créer d’autres comptes avec ce numéro).

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Une fois que vous avez fait cela, vous pouvez utiliser ce compte pour vous connecter soit sur votre appareil intelligent, soit sur PC ou Mac (marquez la page si vous le souhaitez à ce stade).

La différence entre les comptes gratuits et payants

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Sachez qu’il y a une énorme demande pour ChatGPT en ce moment, donc le service tombe parfois en panne.

Mais ChatGPT compose généralement un poème ou un script publicitaire sur le fait d’être en panne, donc au moins le message d’erreur est amusant.

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Pour garantir l’accès à tout moment, vous pouvez choisir de payer un abonnement mensuel ChatGPT Plus de 20 $, mais vous n’avez pas besoin de le faire.

Ceux qui ont un abonnement plus ont accès à des temps de réponse plus rapides, à un accès prioritaire aux nouvelles fonctionnalités et peuvent même y accéder pendant les heures de pointe où il est en panne pour les autres.

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Une fois que vous êtes “in”, vous êtes accueilli par une boîte de discussion vide où vous pouvez taper – c’est là que vous pouvez interagir avec ChatGPT.

Comment lui donner des invites : les bases

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Bien que la technologie sous-jacente à ChatGPT puisse gérer les entrées sous forme d’images (ainsi, par exemple, elle peut dire ce qui est amusant à propos d’une image), la version actuelle de ChatGPT ne peut pas encore le faire, vous devez donc “converser” avec ChatGPT par SMS.

Il est conçu pour répondre au langage “normal”, donc la meilleure façon de le communiquer est comme si vous discutiez avec une personne en ligne plutôt que d’utiliser des commandes informatiques.

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Par exemple, demandez à l’application “Dis-moi une blague sur les brosses à dents” et elle le fera. Mais attention, les blagues ne sont pas toujours bonnes.

ChatGPT peut comprendre des invites longues et détaillées, donc par exemple, si vous le faites écrire un e-mail, vous pouvez spécifier « de manière polie et professionnelle », et cela modifiera le style du texte pour l’adapter.

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Ou vous pouvez spécifier un nombre de mots ou un public spécifique – par exemple, “faire en sorte qu’un enfant de cinq ans puisse comprendre”.

Si vous avez besoin de texte dans un format spécifique (par exemple, une lettre de motivation, un e-mail, un Tweet ou similaire), ChatGPT se fera un plaisir de produire du texte dans ce format.

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Juste à titre d’exemples, ce sont des entrées que ChatGPT comprendra.

Expliquez ce qu’il y a à l’intérieur d’un trou noir en termes qu’un enfant de 10 ans pourrait comprendre

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Résumez le roman A Tale of Two Cities en 10 puces de 20 mots

Écrivez une lettre polie mais ferme à la mairie pour vous plaindre de la pollution de l’air

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Écrivez une série de Tweets de plus en plus en colère dans le style d’Elon Musk

Écrivez des paroles dans le style de Dolly Parton à propos d’un Alsacien parlant qui s’enfuit

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Vous pouvez également poser des questions de suivi ou soutenir un dialogue sur un sujet particulier.

Ce que ChatGPT NE PEUT PAS faire

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ChatGPT peut offrir des conseils sur de nombreux sujets, mais il est préférable de s’en tenir aux conseils généraux plutôt que de poser des questions sur les événements récents.

Il a une connaissance limitée des événements après 2021, donc ce ne sera pas génial (par exemple) des conseils boursiers ou quel film regarder au théâtre ce week-end.

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Si vous obtenez le bogue ChatGPT, vous pouvez mettre à niveau le modèle sous-jacent vers GPT-4 d’OpenAI (ChatGPT fonctionne normalement sur GPT 3.5) en passant à un abonnement ChatGPT Plus.

GPT-4 a plusieurs fonctions que GPT-3 n’a pas, mais beaucoup d’entre elles ne sont pas encore disponibles via ChatGPT.

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La raison pour laquelle vous voudrez peut-être mettre à niveau est que GPT-4 est meilleur pour les tâches créatives (par exemple, écrire des essais ou des scripts), mais il reste marginal et GPT 3.5 est parfait pour la plupart des tâches quotidiennes.

Onze façons dont VOUS pouvez exploiter le bot :

1. Aidez à obtenir l’emploi de vos rêves

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ChatGPT peut vous aider dans tous les domaines, de la rédaction d’un CV à la réponse aux questions délicates d’un entretien.

Il peut prendre un CV existant et offrir des conseils sur la façon de l’améliorer, ou offrir des conseils généraux pour en rédiger un nouveau.

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Essayez de coller votre CV sous forme de texte et demandez des conseils pour l’améliorer (cela a changé le mien pour mettre en évidence les compétences, ainsi que les rôles).

Ou écrivez une invite avec le travail que vous espérez décrocher et demandez des conseils sur la façon de présenter votre CV.

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ChatGPT a écrit un panel 'compétences et expertises' à ajouter à mon CV

ChatGPT a écrit un panel ‘compétences et expertises’ à ajouter à mon CV

ChatGPT peut offrir beaucoup d'aide pour les candidatures

ChatGPT peut offrir beaucoup d’aide pour les candidatures

Préparez-vous à un entretien d'embauche avec ChatGPT

Préparez-vous à un entretien d’embauche avec ChatGPT

2. Écrivez instantanément les e-mails délicats de la vie

Vous avez du mal à écrire une lettre de motivation ou un e-mail de travail maladroit ? ChatGPT peut le faire instantanément.

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Rédigez une invite expliquant de qui provient l’e-mail et ce que vous devez dire – que ce soit pour demander un congé de maladie ou pour vous plaindre de quelque chose.

Cela peut même générer des excuses pour ne pas se rendre au travail à temps.

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Si vous trouvez certains e-mails difficiles à écrire, ChatGPT vous soutient

Si vous trouvez certains e-mails difficiles à écrire, ChatGPT vous soutient

3. Perdez du poids avec un nouveau régime alimentaire

ChatGPT est idéal pour générer des plans de régime et des programmes d’exercices adaptés à vos besoins.

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Vous pouvez spécifier le nombre de calories et exclure différents types d’aliments en fonction de vos goûts.

ChatGPT est également apte à développer des plans d’exercices qui peuvent vous aider à maximiser votre perte de poids.

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ChatGPT peut proposer des régimes pour répondre à des besoins très spécifiques

ChatGPT peut proposer des régimes pour répondre à des besoins très spécifiques

4. Apprenez les compétences de base étape par étape

ChatGPT peut enseigner un grand nombre de compétences de base, y compris le codage (il est particulièrement bon dans ce domaine, car il peut se coder lui-même).

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Mais si vous apprenez quelque chose, ChatGPT est très bon pour mettre en évidence les bases.

Écrivez une invite demandant des “conseils de base” ou une “leçon de départ”, et ChatGPT fera le reste.

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ChatGPT peut enseigner de nombreuses compétences de base

ChatGPT peut enseigner de nombreuses compétences de base

5. Résumez instantanément de longs documents

ChatGPT peut digérer des documents très longs en quelques secondes – soit sous forme de saisie directe de texte, soit si vous lui demandez de résumer un texte bien connu.

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Si vous rédigez un rapport au travail, c’est un excellent raccourci.

Spécifiez comment vous voulez que ChatGPT affiche les résultats – c’est-à-dire “en puces” ou “en 250 mots” et hop, vous avez un résumé soigné.

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ChatGPT est idéal pour résumer de longs documents, ou même des romans

ChatGPT est idéal pour résumer de longs documents, ou même des romans

6. Résumez ce livre que vous étiez censé avoir lu

ChatGPT est excellent pour résumer les romans classiques (bien qu’il ne soit pas au courant des événements après 2021, il ne pourra donc pas faire les derniers best-sellers).

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Rédigez une invite en précisant les informations dont vous avez besoin – c’est-à-dire avez-vous besoin de savoir ce qui se passe dans le livre, ou ce qu’il signifie, ou pourquoi les gens pensent que c’est important ?

ChatGPT peut résumer rapidement les romans

ChatGPT peut résumer rapidement les romans

7. Créez des recettes selon votre humeur

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Vous avez du mal à trouver l’inspiration pour le dîner ? ChatGPT a votre dos. Le bot peut proposer des recettes à la demande.

Si vous voulez de l’inspiration, spécifiez les ingrédients que vous souhaitez utiliser (ou avez déjà) et laissez ChatGPT faire le reste.

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ChatGPT a généré une recette personnelle pour une salade méditerranéenne

ChatGPT a généré une recette personnelle pour une salade méditerranéenne

8. Expliquez des idées complexes en termes simples

Enseigner aux enfants – ou lutter avec quelque chose vous-même ? Demandez simplement de l’aide à ChatGPT.

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ChatGPT est très bon pour résumer tout ce qui est financier, scientifique ou autrement complexe – sachez simplement qu’il ne sera pas aussi bon sur les sujets d’actualité car sa connaissance des événements actuels est limitée.

ChatGPT est bon pour résumer des idées complexes

ChatGPT est bon pour résumer des idées complexes

9. Créer des plans budgétaires

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ChatGPT est excellent pour offrir des conseils financiers de base et peut adapter ses conseils pour vous.

Utilisez-le pour établir des budgets, concevoir des plans d’épargne et offrir des conseils sur la façon de construire ce pécule.

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Cependant, il ne sera pas en mesure de vous dire quelles actions sont les meilleures à acheter en ce moment car il n’est généralement pas au courant des événements actuels.

ChatGPT est excellent pour les plans budgétaires

ChatGPT est excellent pour les plans budgétaires

10. Trouvez-vous une date avec un profil persuasif

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ChatGPT se fera un plaisir de suggérer un texte de profil de rencontre en fonction de votre âge et de vos goûts – et sur Tinder, les gens prétendent qu’il obtient des résultats.

Un utilisateur de Tinder a affirmé qu’une réponse écrite par ChatGPT lui avait donné le numéro de téléphone d’une correspondance en moins d’une heure.

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D’autres utilisent le bot pour répondre aux messages sur le site, générant des réponses “parfaites” au fur et à mesure.

Chat GPT a rédigé une biographie potentielle à utiliser pour les services de mise en relation basés sur des applications tels que Tinder et Bumble

Chat GPT a rédigé une biographie potentielle à utiliser pour les services de mise en relation basés sur des applications tels que Tinder et Bumble

11. Jouez des conversations difficiles avant de les avoir

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ChatGPT est heureux de jouer des rôles si vous le demandez – et si vous vous inquiétez d’un entretien d’embauche, il peut proposer des questions typiques.

Pour obtenir les meilleurs résultats, saisissez le rôle que vous recherchez et votre expérience dans l’invite.

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L'application AI peut aider une personne à se préparer à un emploi en jouant le rôle d'intervieweur

L’application AI peut aider une personne à se préparer à un emploi en jouant le rôle d’intervieweur

Faits rapides sur ChatGPT – ce que vous devez savoir

C’est un chatbot construit sur un grand modèle de langage qui peut produire du texte de type humain et comprendre des requêtes complexes

Il a été lancé le 30 novembre 2022

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En janvier 2023, il comptait 100 millions d’utilisateurs – plus rapidement que TikTok ou Instagram

L’entreprise derrière cela est OpenAI

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OpenAI a obtenu un investissement de 10 milliards de dollars de Microsoft

D’autres entreprises de « grandes technologies » telles que Google ont leurs propres rivaux tels que Google’s Bard

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Russian missile and drone attacks damage power plants in central, west Ukraine

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Russian missile and drone attacks hit thermal and hydro power plants in central and western Ukraine, power grid operator Ukrenergo said on Friday, the latest assault on the already damaged power infrastructure.

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“During the night, the Russians struck again at energy facilities in a massive and combined attack,” Ukrenergo said on the Telegram messaging app.

“Thermal and hydroelectric power plants in the central and western regions were damaged.”

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Regional officials said Russian forces had attacked infrastructure in the Kamianske district near the city of Dnipro. At least one person was wounded, they added.

Ukrainian energy minister German Galushchenko also said power facilities in the regions of Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava and Cherkasy were attacked.

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“Electricity generation facilities were targeted by drones and missiles,” Gelushchenko said on Facebook.

The Ukrainian military said its air forces had destroyed 58 Russia-launched attack drones overnight from a total of 60, along with 26 of 39 missiles.

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“The enemy launched a powerful missile and air strike against the fuel and energy sector of Ukraine, using various types of missiles and attack drones,” the commander said.

Reuters could not independently verify the report.

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Ukrainian television said explosions were heard in the regions of Ivano-Frankivsk and Khmelnytskyi as well as the city of Dnipro as Russian cruise missiles were spotted in Ukrainian air space.

The largest private power firm, DTEK, said its three thermal power plants were attacked.

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“The equipment was severely damaged,” it said on Telegram. “After the attack ended, the power engineers promptly started to repair the damage.”

Ukrainian power distributor Yasno said this week that DTEK lost about half its capacity following Russian missile and drone attacks.

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Made you look! These bizarre images are certain to make you chuckle

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The internet is filled with funny and outlandish images that range from quirky memes to bizarre photos capturing unexpected moments of humour and absurdity. 

The Comedy Heaven subreddit community, dedicated to discovering and sharing photos of amusing images worldwide, has rallied up some of the greatest picks.

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From questionable Amazon reviews to outlandish social media posts, this community acts as a repository for a diverse array of content.

Some of the best images have been collated into a gallery by Bored Panda, including some side-splitting jokes. 

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This professor, believed to be from the US,  was eager to demonstrate a theorem by successfully fitting his fist into his mouth

This professor, believed to be from the US,  was eager to demonstrate a theorem by successfully fitting his fist into his mouth 

Who said romance was dead? One person, belived to be from the US, shared a picture of a sign on a lawn apologising to Andrea

Who said romance was dead? One person, belived to be from the US, shared a picture of a sign on a lawn apologising to Andrea

One showed a picture of a professor putting his hand in his mouth to explain a theorem, while another saw a man profess his love on the side of the road.

Others shared hilarious photoshopped Disney posters, while another was shared by a vet, showing the sweet card he got from a child saying ‘thank you for removing my cat’s testicles’.

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Here, FEMAIL looks at the funniest and most outlandish posts shared on the forum. 

Almost 14,000 customers appreciated this honest review of leggings on Amazon written by Cory in the US

Almost 14,000 customers appreciated this honest review of leggings on Amazon written by Cory in the US

The Aldi checkouts are considered suitable only for the seasoned supermarket shopper, as one person shared a screenshot of a news article saying they were left 'crying and shaking' by the checkout speed at the German supermarket

The Aldi checkouts are considered suitable only for the seasoned supermarket shopper, as one person shared a screenshot of a news article saying they were left ‘crying and shaking’ by the checkout speed at the German supermarket 

Pinocchio: All he wants is human flesh... to turn into a real boy. One person shared this somewhat dark take on Pinocchio

Pinocchio: All he wants is human flesh… to turn into a real boy. One person shared this somewhat dark take on Pinocchio

A heartfelt thank you note to the vet for performing a purrfect operation on this child's cat, shared by a vet practice in Kigali, Rwanda

A heartfelt thank you note to the vet for performing a purrfect operation on this child’s cat, shared by a vet practice in Kigali, Rwanda 

Another man, from the US, did a 4am photoshoot with his chicken nugget

Another man, from the US, did a 4am photoshoot with his chicken nugget  

Unexpected visitor: Is it an alien or just a very unusual insect ringing the doorbell? The screenshot was shared from the US

Unexpected visitor: Is it an alien or just a very unusual insect ringing the doorbell? The screenshot was shared from the US

Gymnast Katherine Coronel of Venezuela performs her routine during the rhythmic gymnastics competition at the 20th Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe in Cartagena in Colombia, looking momentarily headless

Gymnast Katherine Coronel of Venezuela performs her routine during the rhythmic gymnastics competition at the 20th Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe in Cartagena in Colombia, looking momentarily headless

Oops! This child's homework probably left their teacher saying 'uck!'

Oops! This child’s homework probably left their teacher saying ‘uck!’ 

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African Union ‘warmly congratulates’ Senegal’s Faye on presidential election win

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The African Union on Friday congratulated anti-establishment opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye on his victory in Senegal’s presidential election and hailed the “unanimous acceptance of the results”.

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In a statement, African Union Commission President Moussa Faki Mahamat said he “warmly congratulates” Faye on the official declaration of his first-round win, while wishing him “full success in his weighty and noble charge”.

According to provisional results, Faye won the first round of the vote outright with 54.3 percent, far ahead of incumbent Macky Sall’s hand-picked candidate, former prime minister Amadou Ba.

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Senegal’s Constitutional Court could declare Faye the official winner before the weekend, which would make a handover possible before April 2, the official end of Sall’s term.

Faye, 44, was only freed from prison 10 days before the election, along with his mentor Ousmane Sonko, who was barred from running following a criminal conviction he says was politically motivated.

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US government plans to unleash ‘hunters’ to KILL half a million owls in three US states to save its endangered cousin

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At least 500,0000 invasive barred owls’ lives are at stake for encroaching on the endangered California spotted owl’s territory.

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The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) plans to unleash ‘hunters’ in California, Oregon and Washington to kill about half a million nocturnal birds that are native to the eastern US. 

Under the proposal, hunters would broadcast barred owl territorial calls to attract owls and shoot on sight, but in areas where firearm use is inadvisable, the protocol would be to capture and euthanize the creature. 

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However, the strategy to save one species has caused outrage among 75 groups that claim its actions could disrupt the wildlife and cause ‘mistaken-identity kills.’

The US Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed culling 500,000 barred owls who are encroaching on spotted owls' territory

The US Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed culling 500,000 barred owls who are encroaching on spotted owls’ territory

Spotted owls were added to the endangered species list in 1990 due to deforestation

Spotted owls were added to the endangered species list in 1990 due to deforestation

Owls have historically been protected from hunters, but the FWS claimed the barred owl has become an emerging threat to the spotted owl because they have a larger appetite, causing them to compete for the same prey.

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The barred owl has also been known to kill the spotted owl, according to the FWS. 

The two owls look very similar, with both having rounded heads, brown and white-colored bodies, and black eyes and are only distinguished by their slight size difference and the colors of their beaks.

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Spotted owls measure about 1.5 feet in length and have a wingspan up to four feet while barred owls are bigger, standing about two feet tall with a wingspan of up to four feet.

Barred owls started migrating to the forests of Washington, Oregon and Northern California from their native region in the northeastern US in the early 1900s due to climate change and deforestation.

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In 1990, the spotted owl was added to the Endangered Species Act because of habitat loss, but now the migration of the barred owl over the past century has allegedly worsened the situation.

Organizations led by Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy penned a letter to Interior Secretary Deborah Haaland on Monday, accusing her of a ‘reckless’ plan to shoot down 500,000 barred owls over the next 30 years.

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The spotted owl has become further endangered because the barred owl eats much of its food source

The spotted owl has become further endangered because the barred owl eats much of its food source

The FWS previously culled more than 2,000 barred owls but studies showed it didn't make a major difference to the spotted owl population

The FWS previously culled more than 2,000 barred owls but studies showed it didn’t make a major difference to the spotted owl population

Climate change has contributed to the animal’s adoptive behavior and migration pattern, the letter said, adding: ‘We cannot victimize animals for adapting to human perturbations of the environment.’

Issues first arose in the late 1980s and 1990s when environmentalists fought loggers who were trying to harvest timber in the Northwest forests – the conflict became known as the Timber Wars.

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During this time, the spotted owl which lived in the old trees, started dwindling and led to protections for the bird and its habitat. 

Despite this, the FWS published its 264-page proposal in November, saying that culling the barred owls was essential to protecting the endangered spotted owl.

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However, when asked why so many barred owls need to be culled and how many spotted owls they have killed, a FWS spokesperson directed Dailymail.com to a press release that said ‘barred owls have not substantially impacted California spotted owl populations to date.’

Instead, the release said that the purpose of culling so many owls is to eliminate their future expansion and range and reduce any populations that might become established in the years to come.

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‘Competition from the invasive barred owl is a primary cause of the rapid and ongoing decline of northern spotted owl populations,’ the release said. 

‘Due to the rapidity of the decline, it is critical that we manage invasive barred owl populations to reduce their negative effect before northern spotted owls are extirpated from large portions of their native range,’ it added.

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The FWS is currently reviewing the public’s input and is expected to make a final decision in the late spring or early summer. 

If approved, the FWS will be granted a permit for the Migratory Bird Treaty Act that will allow the barred owls to be hunted and killed. 

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The FWS initiated a five-year experiment to cull 2,485 barred owls in spotted owl territories in the Pacific Northwest when the invasive birds first started appearing.

The experiment wasn’t wholly successful, according to the letter to Haaland, which said the results only showed a short-term reduction of the owls and ‘modest numerical gains for spotted owls.’

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‘The disturbance created by the shooting alone would have adverse effects on a wide range of species, along with the direct, incidental killing that would inevitably result,’ the letter said, adding: ‘Night hunting of the animals is unimaginable and even more impractical.’ 

‘This is a case of the federal wildlife agency not seeing the forest from the trees.’

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Israeli strike kills at least 36 Syrian soldiers near Aleppo

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Gaza’s health ministry collects data from the enclave’s hospitals and the Palestinian Red Crescent.

The health ministry does not report how Palestinians were killed, whether from Israeli airstrikes and artillery barrages or errant Palestinian rocket fire. It describes all casualties as victims of “Israeli aggression”.

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The ministry also does not distinguish between civilians and combatants. 

Throughout four wars and numerous skirmishes between Israel and Hamas, UN agencies have cited the Hamas-run health ministry’s death tolls in regular reports. The International Committee of the Red Cross and Palestinian Red Crescent also use the numbers.

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In the aftermath of war, the UN humanitarian office has published final death tolls based on its own research into medical records. The UN’s counts have largely been consistent with the Gaza health ministry’s, with small discrepancies. 

For more on the Gaza health ministry’s tolls, click here.

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Macron, Lula show unity on global issues despite Ukraine shadow

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French President Emmanuel Macron and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday displayed their unity on major global issues, while skirting differences on the war in Ukraine.

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Macron wrapped up his three-day tour of the Latin American giant with a solemn, but warm, trip to the presidential palace in the modernist capital Brasilia.

The French leader paid tribute to “the spirit of resistance” of Lula’s government for “restoring democracy” after a crowd of extreme-right supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro stormed the seats of power in the city in January 2023.

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Lula hailed a relationship between the two countries as one that created “a bridge between the global South and the developed world.”

While the two men firmly reset the frosty ties of the Bolsonaro years, they retain deep differences over the war in Ukraine, a subject which only briefly reared its head.

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While France and the West support Kyiv wholeheartedly, Lula has in the past said that Ukraine and Russia share responsibility over the conflict and has refused to isolate Moscow.

Putin at G20 meet? 

Responding to a question from a journalist, Macron said that Brazil, as the current chair of the G20, could invite Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to a summit in Rio de Janeiro in November if other members agreed.

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“The meaning of this club is that there must be consensus with the 19 others. That will be a job for Brazilian diplomacy,” he said.

If such a meeting can be “useful, it must be done,” Macron said.

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Lula responded only that “diversity” must be accepted in organisations like the G20.

Putin missed last year’s G20 summit in the Indian capital New Delhi, avoiding possible political opprobrium and any risk of criminal detention under an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant.

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In September 2023, Lula said there was “no way” that Putin would be arrested if he attended the Rio de Janeiro summit.

Shortly after, he backtracked and said that it would be up to the justice system to decide on Putin’s eventual arrest and not his government.

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Lula’s only remarks on the conflict were that “the two stubborn” leaders will “have to get along,” referring to Putin and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Unity on Venezuela 

However, he highlighted that Ukraine was not Brazil’s priority, and turned to a crisis in his own neighborhood, that he and Macron agreed upon: Venezuela.

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Both leaders condemned the exclusion of the main opposition coalition’s chosen candidate, Corina Yoris, 80, from July 28 elections.

“We very firmly condemn the exclusion of a serious and credible candidate from this process,” Macron said.

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Lula described the situation as “serious” and said there was “no legal or political explanation for banning an opponent from being a candidate.”

“I told Maduro that the most important thing to restore normality in Venezuela was to avoid any problems in the electoral process, that the elections be held in the most democratic way possible.”

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From the protection of the Amazon to cooperation in the building of submarines and economic ties, the two leaders showed off the broad Franco-Brazilian partnership over the three-day visit.

Macron and Lula also brushed over tensions about the long-delayed EU-Mercosur free trade agreement, which Brazil has pushed for and France has blocked.

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Macron blasted the deal as “a really bad agreement” and said it should be buried in favor of a new one that “is responsible from a development, climate and biodiversity point of view.”

Lula said he was “very calm” and noted only that Brazil “does not negotiate with France” but with the EU.

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The two leaders’ close relationship was highlighted by a warm meeting in the Amazon, in which they were pictured beaming and clasping hands, to the delight of Brazilians who spawned a raft of memes comparing the images to a wedding album.

(AFP)

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MARKET REPORT: North Sea oil producer Enquest posts loss after hit from windfall tax

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North Sea oil producer Enquest is to buy back shares from investors for the first time, claiming the windfall tax is hurting the industry.

The energy firm, which was set up in 2010 and operates in the UK and Malaysia, is to launch a £12million repurchase programme this year.

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Enquest’s finances improved in 2023 as debt fell to £381million, from £567million the year before. It has since fallen to £324million.

Revenue was hit by lower oil and gas prices while its losses narrowed to £24million from £33million.

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Yesterday its shares rose 0.7 per cent, or 0.1p, to 14.1p. 

Tax squeeze: Energy firm Enquest, which was set up in 2010 and operates in the UK and Malaysia, is to launch a £12m repurchase programme this year

Tax squeeze: Energy firm Enquest, which was set up in 2010 and operates in the UK and Malaysia, is to launch a £12m repurchase programme this year

But it warned that it is operating in a ‘challenging UK fiscal environment’ as the Chancellor’s decision to extend the energy profits levy by a year to 2029 represented the fourth change in the last two years.

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Chief executive Amjad Bseisu said the levy ‘has resulted in a number of industry participants accelerating their shift in focus away from the UK North Sea’.

The windfall tax was introduced in 2022. Oil and gas firms pay a 40 per cent tax rate. With the levy raised to 35 per cent in January last year, they now pay 75 per cent.

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Capricorn Energy also wants to return cash to its shareholders.

It has proposed paying a special £40million dividend by the end of June. Shares rose 4.8 per cent, or 8p, to 175p.

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The FTSE 100 was up 0.3 per cent, or 20.64 points, to 7952.62 and the FTSE 250 was up 0.4 per cent, or 74.07 points, to 19,884.73.

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Shares in a technology distributor plunged 22.8 per cent, or 10.5p, to 35.5p after an industry-wide downturn.

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Northamber, which sells laptops, keyboards and memory cards, said industry data showed that UK distribution sales fell 10pc in the six months to the end of December.

Stock levels increased as demand weakened. Revenues fell 14 per cent to £29million in the first half of its financial year while losses rose from £250,000 to £413,000.

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AO World also had a stellar day after the online electrical retailer said its profit for the year to the end of March should be at the top end of its £28million to £33million range.

Shares surged 12.2 per cent, or 10.95p, to 100.8p.

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Investors in Direct Line should be comforted by new boss Adam Winslow whose appointment is a ‘useful step in re-establishing credibility’, according to Deutsche Bank Research, which urged its clients to buy the insurer’s stock – it climbed 0.3 per cent, or 0.65p, to 195.05p.

Vodafone chairman Jean-Francois van Boxmeer bought more than £500,000 worth of shares in the telecoms giant, snapping up 823,500 at 69p each. Vodafone rose 1.5 per cent, or 1.04p, to 70.46p.

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Troubled music firm Hipgnosis, which owns the rights to songs by artists such as Shakira and Blondie, said that its portfolio has been independently valued at nearly £1.6billion, lifting it 8.3 per cent, or 5.3p, to 69p.

It will be outlining proposals for its future by April 26 and will ask shareholders to vote on any decision.

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Molecular diagnostics firm Genedrive is hoping its genetic kit that can prevent babies going deaf will be approved by US regulators. It added that it need to raise fresh funds, as shares rose 3.9 per cent, or 0.13p, to 3p.

Podcast publisher Audioboom has added six shows to its network, including one hosted by Arnold Schwarzenegger’s daughter Katherine – and gained 5.4 per cent, or 12.5p, to 245p.

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Kitwave, which sells and delivers goods, bought wholesaler Total Foodservice for £21million, and rose 4.2 per cent, or 15p, to 371p.

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