A Real Photo Took 3rd Place in an AI Image Contest and I Can't Tell If That's a Win or an L for Humanity

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In a novel twist of fate, a not-AI photograph masquerading as an AI-produced image won third place in a fine art photography contest in its all-new “AI” category. We’re far more used to hearing about the reverse, where AI bamboozles poor art judges into offering awards for generated images. It’s more than just a…

OpenAI could face a plagiarism lawsuit from The New York Times as tense negotiations threaten to boil over, report says

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he New York Times, Headquarters building exterior, Midtown, Manhattan, New York City; and Samuel Altman, CEO of OpenAI, testifies before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law May 16, 2023
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Elon Musk's X appears to have throttled access to websites he doesn't like, then removed the delay when people noticed

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People are reacting to Twitter changing its iconic bird logo to an "X."

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Ex-Goldman CEO Lloyd Blankfein phoned his successor to complain after taking a $50 million hit on the bank's stock - and even offered to rejoin the firm, report says

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Ex-Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein.

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The majority of likely Iowa GOP caucusgoers would rather have a candidate they agree with on issues than one that can beat Biden: poll

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President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in Sunrise, Fla., on November 26, 2019.

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Trumpworld is roiling over the possibility that more of their dirty secrets could be revealed if the 6 co-conspirators named in Trump's latest indictment get hauled up too: NYT's Haberman

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Former President Donald Trump was hit with his third indictment on Tuesday, in relation to the Capitol riot that took place on January 6, 2021.
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Ron DeSantis' newest problem: The majority of likely Republican primary voters don't want a candidate devoted to fighting 'woke'

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Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., listens during testimony by Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz during a joint House Committee on the Judiciary and House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing examining Horowitz's report of the FBI's Clinton email probe, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, June 19, 2018 in Washington.

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Don't give the Fed credit for crushing inflation, Nobel economist Paul Krugman says

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Paul Krugman.

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Google is testing a new AI tool that can write news articles and reportedly pitching it to The New York Times and News Corp

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Should you quit your job because you're paid too much? One worker wrote to an advice columnist to ask.

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Should you quit your job if you make too much — and it's just too darned easy? That's what a nonprofit worker wrote to ask a New York Times columnist recently.

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