Google's Gemini flop raises the question: What exactly do we want our chatbots to do, really?

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As AI explodes onto the scene, recent hiccups should have ask asking: What do we want from this technology, anyway?

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AIs are more accurate at math if you ask them to respond as if they are a Star Trek character — and we're not sure why

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Cast member George Takei attends an event to commemorate the 55th anniversary of the Star Trek: The Original Series in Los Angeles, California, in 2021.

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Google is the new IBM

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The downstream consequences of Google's graying loom large: a talent exodus, stale products, and an overreliance on its advertising cash cow.

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The Google Gemini conspiracy theory

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai

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Tumblr is selling user data to train AI. Things could get weird.

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Tumblr will provide data from its users to help train AI models.

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AI could influence 'the whole future of war,' starting with gaming out the next fight, experts say

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US Marine Corps officers assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conduct a wargaming scenario aboard Amphibious Assault Ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), Oct. 22, 2021.

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Educators teaching AI literacy to students should include ethics in their lesson plans, scholars say

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Google has another 'woke' AI problem with Gemini — and it's going to be hard to fix

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Google's Gemini can't seem to get it right in some cases.

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Fashion brands using AI to analyze trends could 'completely transform the creative process,' a consultant says

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AI is having a '1995 moment'

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One analyst believes Nvidia is leading the AI revolution in what appears to be a "1995 moment."

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