Anthropomorphizing AI: Dire consequences of mistaking human-like for human have already emerged
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How Trump has already changed the world
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We ignore Sudan at our peril. This campaign of mass murder and rape will have global consequences | Nesrine Malik
Almost two years into the war, Sudan is facing anarchy, famine, genocide – and ambivalence from the rest of the world. Sudan’s war, which began in April 2023, is closing in on its second year. No ...The Guardian - Jan. 13 -
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DOGE’s Anti-Regulatory Offensive May Have Merit but Mistakes Its Target
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AI is taking the 'human' out of human resources
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Elon Musk says all human data for AI training ‘exhausted’
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How to be a half-arse human: ‘You probably aren’t going to have clean knickers all the time’
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Don’t Count Out Human Writers in the Age of AI
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David Letterman on leaving the celebrity life for his home state of Indiana: ‘I have greater humanity than I did when I was in show business’
The TV legend opens about his decision to quit the Hollywood lifestyle, admitting that living in the show business capital made him a “worse person.”MarketWatch - Jan. 7 -
3 big gold investing mistakes to avoid in 2025
A gold investment could help boost and protect your portfolio in 2025, assuming you avoid these three mistakes.CBS News - Jan. 6 -
Could Humans Have a Brain Microbiome?
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