Science, Technology and Innovation
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Will AI replace writers — and the rest of us? An L.A. scholar-poet games out the future
On the labor front, streaming businesses like Netflix have robbed TV writers of residuals; song lyricists have been decimated by Spotify; and…
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AI can spot early signs of a tsunami from atmospheric shock waves
Tsunamis trigger atmospheric disturbances that are picked up by GPS satellites – and an AI-powered monitoring system that detects the…
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240-million-year-old giant amphibian fossil receives new recognition
It likely fed on ancient fish like Cleithrolepis but little else is known. JPost The fossil of an Arenaerpeton supinatus from 240 million…
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Young people need more support coping with online sexual harms
While that increased connectivity brings many benefits, it can also open youth up to online harm and abuse. Authors The…
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‘Excessive tourism’: Greece will cap visits to the Acropolis of Athens to protect its most popular archaeological site
Culture Minister Lina Mendoni said the controls are needed to prevent bottlenecks and overcrowding at the UNESCO World Heritage site.…
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Stolen information? The mystery over how tech giants train their AI chatbots
Bots including Bard, Bing and ChatGPT have become widely used for drafting creative and professional work, answering questions and even…
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Canada has officially banned testing cosmetics on animals
The Canadian government announced the decision in a Tuesday news release. Bill C-47 amends the Food and Drugs Act to ban both…
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Large Language Mimicry
The complexity and hype surrounding Large Language Models make it difficult to disentangle the arguments about generative AI’s potential harms.…
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Large Language Models in Molecular Biology
Introduction Serafim Batzoglou Will we ever decipher the language of molecular biology? Here, I argue that we are just a…
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Tech Companies Are Fighting for Ukraine. But Will They Help Save Lives in Other Global Conflicts?
Over the past few decades, nation-states have increasingly embraced the concept of hybrid warfare. Dr. Comfort Ero Especially in situations short…
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Europe’s top science panel supports call for moratorium on deep-sea mining
National science academies from across Europe have become the latest group to announce their support for a moratorium on deep-sea…
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US Navy Ship Operating With ‘transmitter Off’ In EEZ For 4 Months Baffles Irish MoD
US ship may have been upgrading a Cold War-era underwater surveillance system in order to effectively detect Russian submarines, some…
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AI at Work: What People Are Saying
How do people in the workplace who have a front-row seat for the AI revolution feel about the technology sweeping…
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Interpreting North Korea’s Failed Satellite Launch
In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Chris Green explains why it took this action and what can be done to…
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Why a Small Change at Twitter Could Have Big Consequences for Deadly Conflict
That will have real-world implications for tracking election meddling, disinformation campaigns and human rights abuses. ICG The fight to counter…
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Machines of mind: The case for an AI-powered productivity boom
Large language models such as ChatGPT are emerging as powerful tools that not only make workers more productive but also…
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