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For Smarter Robots, Just Add Humans
Teleoperating a physical robot could become an important job in future, according to Sanctuary AI, based in Vancouver, Canada. The company also…
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If the US Bans TikTok, WeChat Might Be Next
The platform also appears to be vulnerable to censorship and algorithmic manipulation. This month, a company executive openly said they…
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The TikTok CEO’s Face-Off With Congress Is Doomed
March has been brutal for TikTok. Last week, the UK joined the US, Canada, and Belgium in banning TikTok on…
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A US Agency Rejected Face Recognition—and Landed in Big Trouble
In January that year, an Internal Revenue Service contract for online account verification with startup ID.me, which uses selfies and…
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4 People Tweeting’ Changed the Face of Nigerian Politics
A lot of the young online support gravitated toward Obi, 61, a businessman and former member of the PDP who…
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How You Can Tell the AI Images of Trump’s Arrest Are Deepfakes
The viral AI-generated images of Donald Trump’s arrest you may be seeing on social media are definitely fake. But some…
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China’s Answer to ChatGPT Flubs Its First Lines
China’s censorship regime requires Baidu and other internet companies to block access to certain websites and avoid politically sensitive subjects.…
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A New York Court Is About to Rule on the Future of Crypto
Stuart Alderoty, chief legal officer at Ripple, says the company is certain that XRP does not meet any of the…
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Google Rolls Out its Bard Chatbot to Battle ChatGPT
Google isn’t used to playing catch-up in either artificial intelligence or search, but today the company is hustling to show that it…
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Meta Is Being Sued in Kenya, Again
When David, a content moderator, heard that his company, Sama, would be ending its contract with Meta, he became one…
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