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There Is Already a Word for the Deep Moral Failures of AI

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There Is Already a Word for the Deep Moral Failures of AI

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AI won’t decimate the arts. We must interrogate it, but we can collaborate with it

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AI won’t decimate the arts. We must interrogate it, but we can collaborate with it

Opera makers have always engaged with the latest inventions while also preserving historic crafts. I believe it’s possible to look both forwards and backwards in this fast-evolving landscape

3 months ago

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How will AI sycophancy change us? Early signs are not encouraging

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How will AI sycophancy change us? Early signs are not encouraging

Constant validation and flattery from AI chatbots poses a serious risk to society and our shared grasp of reality

3 months ago

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‘The face doesn’t move’: Hollywood’s obsession with cosmetic surgeries has led to stiffer looks

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‘The face doesn’t move’: Hollywood’s obsession with cosmetic surgeries has led to stiffer looks

With procedures like filler and Botox becoming commonplace, audiences are lamenting the smoothed-out, uncanny faces now rampant in major pictures

3 months ago

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Atlantic Trivia: Opera and the Atmosphere

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Atlantic Trivia: Opera and the Atmosphere

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3 months ago

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How Much of Data-Center Activism Is Really AI Slop?

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How Much of Data-Center Activism Is Really AI Slop?

Anti-AI sentiment is genuine, but its online expression looks stranger and stranger.

3 months ago

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Fourth-century coin and mysterious inscriptions found under Notre Dame cathedral: "Dig of the century"

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Fourth-century coin and mysterious inscriptions found under Notre Dame cathedral: "Dig of the century"

Updated on: June 2, 2026 / 6:45 AM EDT / CBS/AP

3 months ago

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Marvell stock soars 32% as Nvidia's Huang says it could be the next trillion-dollar company

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Marvell stock soars 32% as Nvidia's Huang says it could be the next trillion-dollar company

Marvell Technology posted its best day ever after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang made the "trillion-dollar" prediction.

3 months ago

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“Pure, Unyielding Torture Pornography”: Is Half Man Too Unpleasant to Be Good TV?

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“Pure, Unyielding Torture Pornography”: Is Half Man Too Unpleasant to Be Good TV?

Richard Gadd’s follow-up to Baby Reindeer is a relentlessly punishing look at characters being crushed by the unending horror of their lives. At times, it feels like it was made by emo teens

3 months ago

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Blue Origin launchpad damaged in rocket explosion may not be restored until 2028, NASA's Isaacman says

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Blue Origin launchpad damaged in rocket explosion may not be restored until 2028, NASA's Isaacman says

NASA has tapped Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin for several contracts in the agency's Artemis return-to-the-moon program.

3 months ago

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CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: China learns to build without Nvidia

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CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: China learns to build without Nvidia

Chinese companies are increasingly seeking Nvidia alternatives to develop self-sufficient systems, even if their own tech remains in the early stages.

3 months ago

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Hackers trick Meta AI support bot to infiltrate Obama White House Instagram account

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Hackers trick Meta AI support bot to infiltrate Obama White House Instagram account

Breach confirmed by Meta raises concerns about how safe it is to rely on AI for key security measures such as passwords

3 months ago

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