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05.31.23
AI DOOMSDAY | 4-MINUTE READ
Runaway AI Is an Extinction Risk, Experts Warn
BY WILL KNIGHT
A new statement from industry leaders cautions that artificial intelligence poses a threat to humanity on par with nuclear war or a pandemic.
SOFT SPOT | 3-MINUTE READ
Millions of PC Motherboards Were Sold With a Firmware Backdoor
BY ANDY GREENBERG
Hidden code in hundreds of models of Gigabyte motherboards invisibly and insecurely downloads programs—a feature ripe for abuse, researchers say.
BUYER'S REMORSE | 5-MINUTE READ
I Asked AI Chatbots to Help Me Shop. They All Failed
BY PARKER HALL
I test products and write reviews for my job. So I asked ChatGPT, Bard, and Bing Chat to recommend headphones—and I saw exactly where the AI falls short.
IDEAS | 11-MINUTE READ
Scientists Gave People Psychedelics—and Then Erased Their Memory
BY SHAYLA LOVE
Psychedelics are hot, but flawed studies mean a lot of the health claims could be hype. To get better evidence, scientists are trying unusual methods.
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BY JOEL KHALILI
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IDEAS | 4-MINUTE READ
To Combat the Overdose Crisis, Expand Drug-Checking Programs
BY ABDULLAH SHIHIPAR AND ALEXANDRA COLLINS
New laws in Minnesota and Vermont understand that allowing people to test their drugs reduces harm—and is a vital public health measure.
LINGUA FRANCA | 7-MINUTE READ
ChatGPT Is Cutting Non-English Languages Out of the AI Revolution
BY PARESH DAVE
AI chatbots are less fluent in languages other than English, threatening to amplify existing bias in global commerce and innovation.
CHILD'S PLAY | 4-MINUTE READ
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BY SCOTT GILBERTSON
Everyone's definition of what's appropriate for kids to read or watch is different. But we can offer some advice for managing settings.
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