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New York City Takes Aim at AI
The Big Apple fields an action plan for artificial intelligence.
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The Spread of Police Surveillance Tech
A recent police conference in Dubai showcased next-generation surveillance technologies for use by law enforcement agencies across the globe.
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Publishers Worry A.I. Chatbots Will Cut Readership
Many sites get at least half their traffic from search engines. Fuller results generated by new chatbots could mean far fewer visitors.
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Utah Law Could Curb Use of TikTok, Instagram by Children, Teens
Utah's Governor Spencer J. Cox signed a social media bill that could restrict access to applications like TikTok and Instagram by children and adolescents.
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William A. Wulf, Pioneering Computer Scientist, Dies at 83
One of the first people to receive a graduate degree in the field, Wulf helped to adapt an early Pentagon communications web into the network that eventually grew...
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The Chatbots Are Here, and the Internet Industry Is in a Tizzy
The new technology could upend many online businesses. But for companies that figure out how to work with it, A.I. could be a boon.
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Beyond Silicon Valley, Spending on Technology Is Resilient
Despite an uncertain outlook, corporations plan to continue investing in their digital projects — a source of stability for the economy.
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Combating Disinformation Wanes at Social Media Giants
As the companies have shed jobs recently, many teams assigned to combat false and misleading information have taken a hit.
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Five Takeaways From the House G.O.P. Hearing With Former Twitter Executives
The Oversight Committee called the session to scrutinize whether the social media platform has censored the right, but it yielded new revelations about the company's...
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Will the Metaverse Be Entertaining? Ask South Korea
South Korea's entertainment industry is producing virtual content as a gateway into the metaverse.
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AI Becoming More Conversational. But Will It Get More Honest?
Many companies and laboratories are tapping artificial intelligence to develop more sophisticated chatbots.
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Brain Implants Have Begun to Restore Functions, but Advances Are Slow
But achieving full-body restoration of movement, as Elon Musk envisions with such devices, is considered far into the future, if at all.
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The Brilliance and Weirdness of ChatGPT
A new chatbot from OpenAI is inspiring awe, fear, stunts and attempts to circumvent its guardrails.
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How China's Police Used Phones, Faces to Track Protesters
China's police used an advanced surveillance system to track protesters who rallied against the government's pandemic policies this past week.12