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After five years of purgatory, Rafaela Vasquez, the operator of a self-driving Uber that killed a pedestrian in 2018, pleaded guilty to endangerment. Powered by WPeMatico
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Researchers were given unprecedented access to Meta’s data during the 2020 elections. Meta says their results show its platforms don’t cause political polarization. That’s not entirely true. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreMeta Just Proved People Hate Chronological Feeds
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Read MoreBig AI Won’t Stop Election Deepfakes With Watermarks
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Read MoreMeta’s Open Source Llama Upsets the AI Horse Race
Meta is giving its answer to OpenAI’s GPT-4 away for free. The move could intensify the generative AI boom by making it easier for entrepreneurs to build powerful new AI systems. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreIsrael’s Tech Companies Are Fighting Netanyahu—or Leaving the Startup Nation
As protests rage over Israel’s controversial reforms to the supreme court, many tech companies have been moving their money and headquarters offshore. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreThe AI-Powered, Totally Autonomous Future of War Is Here
Ships without crews. Self-directed drone swarms. How a US Navy task force is using off-the-shelf robotics and artificial intelligence to prepare for the next age of conflict. Powered by WPeMatico
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