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Harvard Shutting Down Project Studying Social Media Misinformation
Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government announced that next year it will close a research facility that studied online misinformation.
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You Know What's Cool? A 3D-Printing Factory
The Freeform Future startup aims to establish automated three-dimensional (3D) printing plants that mass-produce products from metal powders using laser arrays....
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Forensic Imaging Technology Helps Virtual Autopsies Outnumber Invasive Post-Mortem Procedures
Scientists in Australia say forensic imaging, augmented reality headsets, and artificial intelligence could reduce the necessity for invasive autopsies.
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Space Robots Prepare to Grapple and Repair Satellites in Orbit
An interview with William Vincent, Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program manager at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory.
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Disinformation Researchers Raise Alarms About A.I. Chatbots
Researchers used ChatGPT to produce clean, convincing text that repeated conspiracy theories and misleading narratives.
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AI as Co-Pilot: Your Online Life Is About to Change, Like It or Not
Microsoft has Bing powered by the tech behind OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google has Bard, and many more are on the way.
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Microsoft Will Let Companies Create their own Custom Versions of ChatGPT, Source Says
Microsoft plans to release technology to help big companies launch their own chatbots using the OpenAI ChatGPT technology, a person familiar with the plans told...
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How Big Tech Rewrote the Nation's First Cellphone Repair Law
Documents reveal tech lobbyists revised a right-to-repair bill before New York's governor signed it.
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Study Reveals a Key Reason Fake News Spreads on Social Media
A study of more than 2,400 Facebook users indicates that platforms, rather than individual users, have a greater responsibility in curbing the dissemination of...
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Researchers Propose Fourth Light on Traffic Signals - for Self-Driving Cars
North Carolina State University researchers proposed the addition of a "white light" to traffic signals to allow autonomous vehicles to help control the flow of...
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Silicon Valley Layoffs Mean D.C. Is Hotter Tech Hiring Market
Layoffs by technology giants and startups have created a windfall for nontechnology companies in Washington, D.C., and New York City starved for software engineers...
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Israeli Computer Scientist Helps Crack Secrets of Mary Queen of Scots' Lost Letters
Israeli computer scientist George Lasry led an international research team to decipher secret coded letters written by Mary, Queen of Scots, over four centuries...
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Meta, Long an A.I. Leader, Tries Not to Be Left Out of the Boom
It has long had technology to rival chatbots like ChatGPT, but can't afford to back artificial intelligence that can spread misinformation and toxic content.
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Is AI Enough to Smooth Traffic in Famously Congested Areas?
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has begun deploying smarter technology at the Lincoln and Holland tunnels and the George Washington Bridge to help...
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Microsoft Unveils AI-Powered Bing, a New Challenge to Google Search
Microsoft is building AI technology based on the same foundation as ChatGPT into search, Edge, Office, and other products.
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Apps Aim to Douse Social Media Dumpster Fire
New social apps are being introduced that promote a more positive online environment.
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Helper Robots Being Deployed to Ease Burden on Hospital Staff
The U.K.'s National Health Service is exploring the deployment of helper robots to alleviate the burden on hospital personnel amid a nurse shortage.
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Underdog Technologies Gain Ground in Quantum-Computing Race
Individual atoms trapped by optical 'tweezers' are emerging as a promising computational platform.
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Google Unveils Bard, Its ChatGPT Rival for AI-Powered Conversation
With a Microsoft event expected to center on ChatGPT expected today, the AI chatbot war is heating up.
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