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Scarlett Johansson Says OpenAI Asked to Use Her Voice. Twice.

Last week, the company released a chatbot with an option that sounded like the actress, who provided the voice of an A.I. system in the movie “Her.”

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Can Artificial Intelligence Make the PC Cool Again?

Microsoft, HP, Dell and others unveiled a new kind of laptop tailored to work with artificial intelligence. Analysts expect Apple to do something similar.

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Taiwan, on China’s Doorstep, Is Dealing With TikTok Its Own Way

The island democracy was early to ban TikTok on government phones, and the ruling party refuses to use it. But a U.S.-style ban is not under consideration.

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Robert Dennard, IBM Inventor Whose Chip Changed Computing, Dies at 91

He invented DRAM, the technology that allowed for the faster and higher-capacity memory storage that is the basis for modern computing.

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Voice Actors Sue Company Whose AI Sounds Like Them

Two voice actors say an A.I. company created clones of their voices without their permission. Now they’re suing. The company denies it did anything wrong.

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EU Investigates Facebook and Instagram Over Addictive Effects on Children

The American tech giant’s platforms, Facebook and Instagram, may “exploit the weaknesses and inexperience of minors,” the European Commission said.

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Smartphones Can Now Last 7 Years. Here’s How to Keep Them Working.

Google and Samsung used to update smartphone software for only three years. That has changed.

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Inside OpenAI’s Library

OpenAI may be changing how the world interacts with language. But inside headquarters, there is a homage to the written word: a library.

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AI Program Aims to Break Barriers for Female Students

A new program, backed by Cornell Tech, M.I.T. and U.C.L.A., helps prepare lower-income, Latina and Black female computing majors for artificial intelligence careers.

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Senators Propose $32 Billion in Annual A.I. Spending but Defer Regulation

Their plan is the culmination of a yearlong listening tour on the dangers of the new technology.

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