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French AI Startups Felt Unstoppable. Then Came the Election Jul 01, 2024

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With polls suggesting voters are about to swing toward the far right or hard left, the AI industry is starting to freak out.

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OpenAI Wants AI to Help Humans Train AI Jun 28, 2024

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Having humans rate a language model’s outputs produced clever chatbots. OpenAI says adding AI to the loop could help make them even smarter and more reliable.

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Air So Polluted It Can Kill Isn’t Being Taken Seriously Enough Jun 27, 2024

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Toxic air kills over half a million children every year, yet only once has air pollution been listed as a cause of death on a death certificate.

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The Julian Assange Saga Is Finally Over Jun 26, 2024

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has agreed to plead guilty to one count of espionage in US court on Wednesday, ending a years-long legal battle between the US government and a controversial publisher.

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Post-Pandemic Recovery Isn’t Guaranteed Jun 25, 2024

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The aftermath of a disaster like Covid can be divided into roughly three stages: the honeymoon, the slump, and the uptick. The aim is always to build back better—but in some cases that never happens.

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Perplexity Plagiarized Our Story About How Perplexity Is a Bullshit Machine Jun 24, 2024

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Earlier this week, WIRED published a story about the AI-powered search startup Perplexity, which Forbes has accused of plagiarism.

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Potatoes Are the Perfect Vegetable—but You’re Eating Them Wrong Jun 21, 2024

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The humble potato is a miraculous vegetable, but Americans are eating less of them than ever before and have ditched fresh potatoes for frozen. Is it time to rebrand the spud?

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STEM Students Refuse to Work at Google and Amazon Over Project Nimbus Jun 20, 2024

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Students and young workers from more than 120 universities have pledged to refuse work at Google and Amazon until the Israeli contract is dropped.

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Banks Are Finally Realizing What Climate Change Will Do to Housing Jun 19, 2024

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Extreme weather threatens the investment value of many properties, but financing for climate mitigation efforts are only just getting going.

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AI Is Coming for Big Tech Jobs—but Not in the Way You Think Jun 18, 2024

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Companies aren’t replacing workers with AI yet. But they are sacrificing thousands of jobs in the race to further innovation in the technology.