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Generative AI Degrades Online Communities
How large language models are influencing online communities.
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The Feds Will Soon Be Able to Legally Hack Almost Anyone
Digital devices and software programs are complicated. Behind the pointing and clicking on screen are thousands of processes and routines that make everything work...
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The Next President Will Decide the Fate of Killer Robots, and the Future of War
The next president will have a range of issues on their plate, from how to deal with growing tensions with China and Russia, to an ongoing war against ISIS.
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At 25, the World Wide Web Is Still a Long Way From Reality
Twenty-five years ago today, Tim Berners-Lee unleashed the World Wide Web, publishing the first public webpage. Well, maybe.
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The Doom of Your Memories Doesn't Really Exist
If you played Doom during its heyday in the 90s, I have some disappointing news: it's not as frightening as you remember.
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Wikileaks Has Officially Lost the Moral High Ground
What the heck is going on at WikiLeaks?
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The Return of Arthur C. Clarke's Fantastic Vision of Jupiter
The Juno space probe is now in orbit around Jupiter, meaning space buffs around the world are eagerly awaiting whatever new data the probe sends back.
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Cozmo Is an Artificially Intelligent Toy Truck That's Also the Future of Robotics
Hanns Tappeiner types a few lines of code into his laptop and hits "return."
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Why a Killer Robot Was Likely the Only Option For Dallas Police
When a police robot killed suspect Micah Johnson in Dallas early Friday morning, it was likely an unprecedented event.
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Meet the Smartest, Cutest AI-Powered Robot You've Ever Seen
Boris Sofman taps his phone, and the robot on the conference room table in front of him wakes up. Not in that gadget-y way, like when a laptop screen turns on,...
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After Orlando, the Homemade Ar-15 Industry Surges
In the wake of the worst mass shooting in US history, many Americans want to ban civilians from buying the AR-15, that ultra-popular, all-American killing tool.
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Orlando Shows the Limits of Facebook's Terror Policing
Both leading up to and during his deadly assault on Orlando night club Pulse, Omar Mateen accessed his Facebook account.
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Deep Learning Isn't a Dangerous Magic Genie. It's Just Math
Deep learning is rapidly 'eating' artificial intelligence. But let's not mistake this ascendant form of artificial intelligence for anything more than it really...
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Barefoot Networks' New Chips Will Transform the Tech Industry
Nick McKeown and his new startup, Barefoot Networks, just launched out of stealth. That's Silicon Valley-speak for trumpeting the arrival of your new startup in...
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The Woeful Tsa Doesn't Need More Staff. It Needs This Tech
American airport security has never been something to look forward to, but in the past few weeks, it's attained new levels of misery.
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The Oracle-Google Case Will Decide the Future of Software
The legal battle between Oracle and Google is about to come to an end. And nothing less is as stake than the future of programming.
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Peek Into the Weird and Wonderful Age of AI (yes, There's a Chatbot)
On March 23, Microsoft revealed Tay, a Twitter bot trained to chat like a millennial. It worked … too well.
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Okcupid Study Reveals the Perils of Big-Data Science
On May 8, a group of Danish researchers publicly released a dataset of nearly 70,000 users of the online dating site OkCupid, including usernames, age, gender,...
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The Future of Encryption Is in These Politicians' Hands
Encryption is complicated. Legislating for it, even more so.
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