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How a ride in a friendly Waymo saw me fall for robotaxis

I have a confession to make. After taking a handful of autonomous taxi rides, I have gone from a hater to a friend of robot cars in just a few weeks, says Annalee Newitz

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San Francisco, CA, USA - September 15, 2024: Waymo self driving taxi driving in downtown San Francisco; Shutterstock ID 2517479849; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

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Are we really ready for genuine communication with animals through AI?

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Are we really ready for genuine communication with animals through AI?

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Musical AI harmonises with your voice in a transcendent new exhibition

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Portrait of robot dog sitting on wooden floor, 3d rendering

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Fast forward to the fluffy revolution, when robot pets win our hearts

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Nobel prize in chemistry awarded for mastering structures of proteins

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Bill Gates in What?s Next: The Future with Bill Gates. Cr. Netflix ? 2024

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Bill Gates's Netflix series offers some dubious ideas about the future

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How to rebuild democracy to truly harness the power of the people

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How to rebuild democracy to truly harness the power of the people

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Two versions of the same picture, one altered by AI

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AI tweaks to photos and videos can alter our memories

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AIs get worse at answering simple questions as they get bigger

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An AI can beat CAPTCHA tests 100 per cent of the time

CAPTCHA tests are supposed to distinguish humans from bots, but an AI system mastered the problem after training on thousands of images of road scenes

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A view shows banners at Tel Aviv University campus as Sam Altman, CEO of Microsoft-backed OpenAI and ChatGPT creator is due to speak in Tel Aviv, Israel June 5, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen - RC2XC1AOM2OY

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A riveting exploration of how AI models like ChatGPT changed the world

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NATO SAPIENCE challenge at Cit St Georges University

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NATO tests autonomous drone technology in DARPA-style competition

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SAN FRANCISCO - SEPTEMBER 20: Freshly printed copies of the San Francisco Chronicle run through the printing press at one of the Chronicle's printing facilities September 20, 2007 in San Francisco, California. Newspaper sales in the U.S. continue to slide as people turn to the internet and television for their news. The Chronicle saw its circulation plunge more than 15 percent in 2006 to 398,000 during the week which has hurt newspaper vendor Rick Gaub's business. Unable to sell as many papers as he used to, Gaub is looking for a new way to earn money after selling papers for 42 years. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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Nexus review: Yuval Noah Harari is out of his depth in his new book

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We need transparency from the companies disseminating misinformation

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