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Ray Kurzweil Still Says He Will Merge With A.I.

Now 76, the inventor and futurist hopes to reach “the Singularity” and live indefinitely. His margin of error is shrinking.

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A Hacker Stole OpenAI Secrets, Raising Fears That China Could, Too

A security breach at the maker of ChatGPT last year revealed internal discussions among researchers and other employees, but not the code behind OpenAI’s systems.

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Investors Pour $27.1 Billion Into A.I. Start-Ups, Defying a Downturn

Funding for A.I. firms made up nearly half the $56 billion in U.S. start-up financing from April to June, according to PitchBook.

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How Tom Hanks’s Son Spawned a Hateful Meme Online

When Chet Hanks first used the phrase “white boy summer,” it seemed to be done ironically. Now it has been appropriated around the world by white supremacists and other hate groups.

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In Ukraine War, A.I. Begins Ushering In an Age of Killer Robots

Driven by the war with Russia, many Ukrainian companies are working on a major leap forward in the weaponization of consumer technology.

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Elon Musk’s Politics May Be Pushing Some Buyers Away From Tesla

The Tesla chief executive’s polarizing statements have alienated some potential customers and may be partly responsible for a recent slump in sales.

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Supreme Court Declines to Rule on Social Media Laws in Florida and Texas

The justices unanimously returned two cases, which concerned state laws that supporters said were aimed at “Silicon Valley censorship,” to lower courts. Critics had said the laws violated the sites’ First Amendment rights.

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Meta’s Ad-Free Subscription Violates Competition Law, E.U. Says

Regulators said the subscription service introduced last year is a “pay or consent” method to collect personal data and bolster advertising.

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Facial Recognition Led to Wrongful Arrests. So Detroit Is Making Changes.

The Detroit Police Department arrested three people after bad facial recognition matches, a national record. But it’s adopting new policies that even the A.C.L.U. endorses.

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The Voices of A.I. Are Telling Us a Lot

Even as the technology advances, stubborn stereotypes about women are re-encoded again and again.

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