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Vera Molnár, Pioneer of Computer Art, Dies at 99
Vera Molnár, a Hungarian-born artist who has been called the godmother of generative art for her pioneering digital work, died Dec. 7 in Paris at age 99.
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Teens Push to Broaden AI Literacy
Some teenagers are asking their schools to provide broader AI learning experiences.
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Cheating Fears Over Chatbots Were Overblown, New Research Suggests
A.I. tools like ChatGPT did not boost the frequency of cheating in high schools, Stanford researchers say.
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Resurrecting Vincent van Gogh
At the Musée D’Orsay in Paris, a replica of Vincent van Gogh chats with visitors, offering insights into his life and death.
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This A.I. Subculture's Motto: Go, Go, Go
The eccentric pro-tech movement known as "Effective Accelerationism" wants to unshackle powerful A.I., and party along the way.
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E.U. Agrees on Landmark Artificial Intelligence Rules
The agreement over the A.I. Act solidifies one of the world's first comprehensive attempts to limit the use of artificial intelligence.
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How Nations Are Losing a Global Race to Tackle A.I.'s Harms
Alarmed by the power of artificial intelligence, Europe, the U.S. and others are trying to respond, but the technology is evolving more rapidly than their policies...
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New Tool for Building and Fixing Roads and Bridges: Artificial Intelligence
In Pennsylvania and elsewhere, A.I. is being applied to the nation's aging infrastructure. Is that wise?
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Is Argentina the First A.I. Election?
The two men jostling to be the country's next president are using artificial intelligence to create images and videos to promote themselves and attack each other...
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Personalized A.I. Agents Are Here. Is the World Ready for Them?
The age of autonomous A.I. assistants could have huge implications.
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Silicon Valley's Big, Bold Sci-Fi Bet on the Device That Comes After the Smartphone
San Francisco-based startup Humane is pinning its hopes on what's being billed as the first artificially intelligent device.
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Doctors Wrestle with AI in Patient Care
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval of artificial intelligence tools has raised doubts among doctors about their ability to improve patient care.
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Chatbots May 'Hallucinate' More Often Than Many Realize
When summarizing facts, ChatGPT technology makes things up about 3% of the time, according to research from a new start-up. A Google system's rate was 27%.
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Global Leaders Warn A.I. Could Cause 'Catastrophic' Harm
At a U.K. summit, 28 governments, including China and the U.S., signed a declaration agreeing to cooperate on evaluating the risks of artificial intelligence.
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News Group Says A.I. Chatbots Heavily Rely on News Content
The News Media Alliance, a trade group that represents newspapers, says that A.I. chatbots use news articles significantly more than generic content online.
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Doctors Wrestle With A.I. in Patient Care, Citing Lax Oversight
The F.D.A. has approved many new programs that use artificial intelligence, but doctors are skeptical that the tools really improve care or are backed by solid...
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AI Muddies Israel-Hamas War in Unexpected Way
Disinformation researchers have found the use of artificial intelligence to spread falsehoods in the Israel-Hamas war is sowing doubt about the veracity of online...
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An Industry Insider Drives an Open Alternative to Big Tech's A.I.
The nonprofit Allen Institute for AI, led by a respected computer scientist who sold his company to Apple, is trying to democratize cutting-edge research.
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Researchers Say Guardrails Built Around A.I. Systems Are Not So Sturdy
OpenAI now lets outsiders tweak what its chatbot does. A new paper says that can lead to trouble.
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