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As the world races to build artificial superintelligence, one maverick bioengineer is testing how much unprogrammed intelligence may already be lurking in our simplest algorithms to determine whether ...

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Facebook's vice president of product, Jagjit Chawla, talks about how the platform treats AI-generated content and how you can see less of it. Katelyn is a writer with CNET covering artificial ...

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"One Book, One Chicago" is an annual Chicago Public Library program that encourages the entire city to join in reading one book at the same time, kind of like a citywide book club. This year's ...

A $230 LEGO bundle that now costs $165. Did we mention it’s the Harry Potter Chomping Monster Book of Monsters, Mandrake, and Sorting Hat LEGO set? Each set has unique features, such as the Monster ...

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ROUND ROCK, Texas — More than 800 new laws take effect in Texas on Monday, with many aimed at public education. Among them is Senate Bill 13, which reshapes how school library books are selected, ...

Every time a new slang word gets coined on the Internet, linguist Adam Aleksic is thrilled. “It’s definitely good for me in that I stay in business,” says Aleksic, who studies the origins of words and ...