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One of AI’s Fiercest Critics Says All the Doom Talk Is ‘Meant to Distract Us’
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One of AI’s Fiercest Critics Says All the Doom Talk Is ‘Meant to Distract Us’

Timnit Gebru argues that AI companies are stoking fears of extinction to avoid discussing actual harms, like autonomous weapons.
Lauren Goode
Is AI Actually Going to Kill Us All?
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Is AI Actually Going to Kill Us All?

Brian Barrett, Leah Feiger, and Will Knight
Who Cares if AI Is Conscious—It’s Basically Alive
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Who Cares if AI Is Conscious—It’s Basically Alive

Steven Levy
Wikipedia Workers Unionize for the First Time
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Wikipedia Workers Unionize for the First Time

Paresh Dave
Prediction Market Betting Is Getting People Banned and Arrested
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Prediction Market Betting Is Getting People Banned and Arrested

Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, and Leah Feiger
AI Has Human Doctors Asking: What’s Left for Us?
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AI Has Human Doctors Asking: What’s Left for Us?

Steven Levy
Meta’s Big Reckoning Is Here
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Meta’s Big Reckoning Is Here

Lauren Goode