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OpenAI Offers a Peek Inside the Guts of ChatGPT Jun 10, 2024

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Days after former employees said the company was being too reckless with its technology, OpenAI released a research paper on a method for reverse engineering the workings of AI models.

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From the Archives: The World’s Broken Food System Costs $12.7 Trillion a Year Jun 09, 2024

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The hidden costs of the global food system are equivalent to 10 percent of global GDP, according to new analysis from the United Nations.

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From the Archives: Paper Coffee Cups Are Just as Toxic for the Environment as Plastic Ones Jun 08, 2024

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Supposedly eco-friendly cups are still coated with a thin layer of plastic, which scientists have discovered can leach chemicals that harm living creatures.

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From the Archives: Ann McKee Is on a Quest to Save Humanity’s Brains Jun 07, 2024

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The medical community's leading authority on traumatic brain injuries wants to make contact sports—which she loves—safer for everyone.

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The Lords of Silicon Valley Are Thrilled to Present a ‘Handheld Iron Dome’ Jun 07, 2024

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ZeroMark wants to build a system that will let soldiers easily shoot a drone out of the sky with the weapons they’re already carrying—and venture capital firm a16z is betting the startup can pull it off.

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From the Archives: How Hop Nerds Are Saving Your Favorite Beer From Climate Change Jun 06, 2024

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We're bringing an extra episode from our show What's New.

Extreme heat and droughts are cutting into hop plants’ yields and making them less bitter. But scientists and farmers are brewing up clever solutions.

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Google’s AI Overview Search Results Copied My Original Work Jun 06, 2024

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Google’s AI feature bumped my article down on the results page, but the new AI Overview at the top still referenced it. What gives?

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Google Cut Back AI Overviews in Search Even Before Its ‘Pizza Glue’ Fiasco Jun 05, 2024

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Data on how often Google’s new AI Overviews feature appears on search results suggests that the company reduced its visibility even before recommendations like adding glue to pizza sauce went viral.

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The Big-Tech Clean Energy Crunch Is Here Jun 04, 2024

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Companies like Amazon and Microsoft are racing to set up new data centers in Europe, but behind the scenes there's concern about how provide them enough power to meet AI's demands.

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Gene-Edited Salad Greens Are Coming to US Stores This Fall Jun 03, 2024

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Biotech giant Bayer plans to distribute mustard greens that have been genetically altered to make them less bitter to grocery stores across the country.

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