AI's most doomsaying godfather sure would like you to believe his invention is godlike

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Godfathers of AI
In a new profile with The New Yorker, Geoffrey Hinton (center) reiterated his fears of an AI coup.

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A definitive ranking of the new theme colors on the godawful Slack update

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A screenshot of new Slack settings.
A screenshot of new Slack settings.

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A simple way to fix search: Bright pink ads

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Google Logos in a pink color palette

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Why did Democrats win the Kentucky governor's race but come up short in Mississippi? It was an election cycle of unique contrasts.

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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, left, won reelection while Democrat Brandon Presley, right, lost his bid in Mississippi.

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Republicans still don't know how to talk about abortion

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Center for Christian Virtue county captain Val Halz sits with a plate of food during a watch party for opponents of Issue 1.

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Israel is looking to World War II in its Gaza fight, and it risks taking lessons from the wrong war

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Israeli military combat vehicles and tanks are seen near the Israeli-Gaza border on Oct. 14, 2023.
Israeli combat vehicles are seen near the Israeli-Gaza border on Oct. 14, 2023.

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It's both a great time and a terrible time for Volodymyr Zelenskyy to have an election

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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during joint press conference with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen on November 4, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during joint press conference with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen on November 4, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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Is shoplifting getting worse? It depends on how you measure it.

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Courtroom with piles of personal care items stolen in organized retail crime
Some of the more than $200,000 in stolen retail goods seized by the San Francisco Police Department from a man who was reselling them online.

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Omegle was a relic of the old internet. I'm not sad it's gone.

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Omegle is dead. That's nothing to be sad about.

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They blew it

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(L-R) former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy and U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) on a stage behind podiums.
Republican presidential candidates (L-R) former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy and U.S. Sen.
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