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I Tested a Popular A.I. Slop Detector. It Felt Empowering.

Pangram excels at distinguishing chatbot-generated words from human writing. But it’s not reliable for spotting artificial images.
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America Wants to Make Its Own Humanoid Robots. That Won’t Be Easy.

China already manufactures humanoid robots by the thousands. A new generation of U.S. start-ups is betting that there is still time to compete.
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How Social Media Sparked a Refugee Crisis Between Spain and Morocco

A wave of disinformation online contributed to a surge of migrants in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta who were trying to reach Europe, resulting in about 90 deaths.
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His Start-Up’s Goal: A.I. That Is Trainable and Not Controlled by a Big Company

A co-founder of xAI is going all in on building open-source artificial intelligence so that “anyone can control and shape A.I. for their own needs.”
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Chatbots Are Pushing Us Toward a Post-Human Internet

In matters of work, school and even romance, we turn to A.I. chatbots. But what happens when the bots begin talking to one another?
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Judge Affirms Settlement Allowing HPE’s Deal for Juniper

States had opposed an agreement allowing a Hewlett Packard Enterprise acquisition, calling the settlement ineffective and corrupt.
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Another OpenAI Executive, Denise Dresser, Departs the A.I. Start-Up

Denise Dresser, who was previously the C.E.O. of Slack, is the latest in a string of executives to leave the artificial intelligence start-up.
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3 Ex-Georgia Deputies Used Flock Cameras to Stalk People, Sheriff Says

The former Bibb County deputies were arrested this week amid a growing national debate over Flock cameras, which can be found on roads in every state but Alaska.
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Driver Sets Record for Hydrogen-Powered Vehicle at More Than 406 M.P.H.

Andy Green, a 64-year-old retired Royal Air Force pilot from Britain, was already the only person to break the sound barrier on land. “The ground comes at you very, very quickly,” he said.
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Thrive Holdings, A.I.-Focused Buyer of Service Firms, Raises $2 Billion

The company, Thrive Holdings, acquires businesses to infuse them with artificial intelligence and drew interest from backers like SoftBank.
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Spotify Will Label A.I. Artists and Avoid Promoting Them

The new label, which will begin to be applied next month, is an effort by the streaming service to be more transparent about A.I.-generated music on its app.
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Brad Lightcap, a Top OpenAI Executive, Steps Down

Brad Lightcap, a longtime leader, said he was starting a new venture. His exit from the artificial intelligence company is the latest in a series there.
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Waymo Is Growing Faster Than Ever. So Are Its ‘Edge Cases.’

As Waymo deploys more driverless cars to 15 U.S. cities and counting, its vehicles keep encountering new and unexpected situations that they have no script to handle.
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Meta Unveils an Open Version of Its Most Powerful A.I. Model

The release of Muse Glimmer, a model that can be freely downloaded and modified, is likely to intensify a debate over whether A.I. should be restricted.
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A.I.-Driven Chip Crunch Leads to New Rush of Lobbying in Washington

As data centers gobble up memory chips, other industries that need the components, including electronics companies like Apple and medical device makers, are asking for government help.
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Can A.I. Get You Where You Want to Go for Less?

A wave of new services uses A.I. to monitor flights and hotel reservations to help you find lower prices. We look at how these tools work.
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Flock Cameras Are Dividing U.S. Cities. Here’s What to Know About Them.

Flock Safety’s automated license plate-reading cameras, used by thousands of law enforcement agencies in the U.S., have drawn intense criticism from civil liberties groups.
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Flock Cameras Can Track Every Car in America. Police Love Them. Citizens Don’t.

In Texas, there’s one thing liberals and conservatives agree on: They don’t want cameras trained on their cars.
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The Surprising Truth About Instagram’s VHS Dates Videos

The Instagram account advertises itself as resurfacing lost dating service videotapes from the 1980s. Social media users have been genuinely touched.
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New Amazon Data Center Stokes Worry It Would Be the Most Polluting Power Plant in the U.S.

The tech giant is investing in the natural-gas-burning power plant as part of a huge data center in Texas, even as it pledges to honor climate commitments.
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The White House’s Secret A.I. Rules + The State of Model Alignment With METR’s Chris Painter + The Final Hot Mess Express

A few details from the White House’s A.I. plan have leaked to the news media, but the administration has officially communicated almost nothing.
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