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November 2024 / Technology

The Fastest Way to Lose a Court Case? Use ChatGPT

July 18, 2024August 19, 2024 - by Julie Sobowale

Burnout and heavy workloads are driving lawyers to AI—and into trouble

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When Facial Recognition Helps Police Target Black Faces

July 11, 2024July 11, 2024 - by Madhumita Murgia

An AI engineer reckons with the moral implications of his work

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July/August 2024 / Technology

AI Is a False God

May 29, 2024October 25, 2024 - by Navneet Alang

The real threat with super intelligence is falling prey to the hype

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June 2024 / Technology

Old Macdonald Had a Drone: Inside Farming’s Tech Boom

April 22, 2024April 22, 2024 - by Emily Baron Cadloff

Farmers are struggling to compete against larger operations. Is automation the answer?

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Me, My Selfies, and I

February 29, 2024February 29, 2024 - by Erika Thorkelson

Those of us on the line between Gen X and millennial are watching our identities shift and age in a way no previous generation has

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The North Runs on Facebook

February 28, 2024March 21, 2024 - by Eva Holland

At twenty, the social media giant might seem old school. For many of us up here, it’s still the place to be

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Social Media Is Warping History

February 1, 2024February 1, 2024 - by Colin Horgan

#History is huge on TikTok, where counterintuitive takes flatter users into thinking they know the “real” story

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One Day, ChatGPT Will Move You to Tears

December 15, 2023January 3, 2024 - by Bardia Sinaee

Generative AI is mechanizing writing itself. Is poetry far behind?

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Margaret Atwood Reviews a “Margaret Atwood” Story by AI

October 5, 2023October 11, 2023 - by Margaret Atwood

Plus a poem that a chatbot took ten seconds to write

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How ChatGPT Is Putting College Ghostwriters Out of Work

September 27, 2023October 26, 2023 - by Katrya Bolger

The custom essay-writing business is worth billions. Will AI bring it to an end?

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The Fastest Way to Lose a Court Case? Use ChatGPT

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How ChatGPT Is Putting College Ghostwriters Out of Work

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