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Artificial Intelligence

The dawn of a new machine age.

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Meta Swears This Time Is Different

The tech giant has floundered on AI. Now it’s going all in on a “superintelligence” team.

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The AI Mirage

For decades, tech companies have promised that AI will make our computers easier to use. That hasn’t happened yet.

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Elon Musk Updated Grok. Guess What It Said?

After praising Hitler earlier this week, the chatbot is now listing the “good races.”