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A sweeping drug addiction risk algorithm has become central to how the US handles the opioid crisis. It may only be making the crisis worse.

First attempts last year to record and identify faces of drivers as they zip along the highway at the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge have failed, according to an internal Metropolitan Transportation Auth…

Facebook said the onion-seed ad had been removed for breaking its rules on "products with overtly sexual positioning."

Facebook's censors are digging deep -- flagging the word "hoe" in a western New York gardening group because they apparently confused the tool for a disparaging term for women.

Experts say the MIDAS false fraud fiasco is only one of the most glaring examples of government \

The long read: Josiah Elleston-Burrell had done everything to make his dream of studying architecture a reality. But, suddenly, in the summer of 2020, he found his fate was no longer in his hands

Computer algorithms that scan everything from terror watch lists to eviction records spit out flawed tenant screening reports. And almost nobody is watching

When Arkansas started using an algorithm for a crucial health service, the program’s recipients struggled to understand what happened.

A novel approach from the Allen Institute for AI enables data to be removed from an artificial intelligence model even after it has already been used for training.

Researchers in Darwin added First Nations seasonal calendars to solar irradiance forecasting and came up with some vastly improved results.

Nature - These sophisticated models will be used for human-development studies and drug testing.

Dozens of organizations in the region have partnered to develop a large language model that better understands Latin America’s cultural and linguistic nuances.

The return of Comet 1P/Halley will promote a worldwide interest for ground and space observations of a celestial body of outstanding scientific and cu…

One of the results of my recent post-election “news ecosystem” effort was the presence of YouTube. Beyond YouTube’s role in hosting videos…

Businesses that rush to use AI to write content or computer code, often have to pay humans to fix it.

This study explores the neural and behavioral consequences of LLM-assisted essay writing. Participants were divided into three groups: LLM, Search Engine, and Brain-only (no tools). Each completed...

Microsoft researchers introduce MatterGen, a model that can discover new materials tailored to specific needs—like efficient solar cells or CO2 recycling—advancing progress beyond trial-and-error experiments.

‘Pretty devastating’ Apple paper raises doubts about race to reach stage of AI at which it matches human intelligence

A growing number of young Thais are turning to AI tools such as ChatGPT for answers about their future,

With the Qing Ming Festival approaching, some funeral companies are using AI to create life-like avatars of the dead. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Microsoft employees are reporting that emails that mention Palestine are being blocked. Microsoft has confirmed it has made some changes to its email systems.

Io, a firm Ive and Sam Altman cocreated, will now merge with OpenAI.

BSI survey of 1,293 young Britons finds they live life online but want an escape route as technology fails to make them happy.

Vaire claims progress on technology that experts say could be the key to curbing AI's hunger for electricity

Outlet calls story, created by freelancer working with one of the newpaper’s content partner, a ‘learning moment’

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