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How Kelly Clarkson took over the homepage

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Maybe chatbots shouldn't get to say “I” or “me”

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PLUS: Can human-based intelligence be programmed not to cheat? View in browser | Your preferences ■ In this week ’ s Backchannel :   MIT professor Sherry Turkle warns that people have become dangerously enmeshed with chatbots. ‘Reality needs you. It couldn't be a worse time to give up on reality’ Hi, everyone, Steven here. OpenAI freaked out when it found a bug in its boardroom . But I bet Sam Altman would have liked to snoop on the directors when they canned him in November 2023! During four decades of studying the effects of interaction with computers, ...

A flying car? I don’t know, man

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PLUS: Katie Zacharia’s past is becoming murkier by the day. View in browser | Your preferences SUBSCRIBE FOR FULL ACCESS TESLA LATEST   A Flying Car? I Don’t Know, Man   By Aarian Marshall   The Federal Aviation Administration will likely have thoughts about the Tesla Roadster 2’s ability to leave the ground. READ MORE ✚...