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PLUS: OpenAI thinks its latest model may kick off the AGI era. View in browser | Your preferences ■ In this week’s Backchannel :   While philosophers ponder AI consciousness, the models have ideas of their own. It’s like the AI models are echoing Descartes— I spam, therefore I am Hi, Steven here. OpenAI says that AGI has arrived . Is that all there is? I spent the waning days of summer grinding away at columns and working on a feature. But I missed a chance at a striking change of scenery—cruising the Galápagos with about a dozen prominent philosophers st...

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PLUS: The hottest new wearables want to be ignored. View in browser | Your preferences Dyson revolutionized the stick vacuum market and the premium hair care market. Now it’s coming for oral care. On Tuesday, the company debuted the Dyson CameraJet —a $499 hybrid electric toothbrush and flosser. It’s an unusual name, but it highlights the complex electronics under the hood and the star of the show: the built-in endoscope camera. This camera scans for gaps in your teeth by capturing 28 images per second. Within 100 milliseconds of seeing a gap, it shoots a jet of rinse to get rid of plaque as you brush. From the conical jet to the contoured bristles to the anti-gravity cha...