Tag Archives: NYT

How A.I. and Social Media Contribute to ‘Brain Rot’

A.I. search tools, chatbots and social media are associated with lower cognitive performance, studies say. What to do?

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Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan Restructure Their Philanthropy

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative said its restructured organization, Biohub, would lead its focus on artificial intelligence and scientific research.

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Right-Wing Chatbots Turbocharge America’s Political and Cultural Wars

Once pitched as dispassionate tools to answer your questions, A.I. chatbots are now programmed to reflect the biases of their creators.

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IBM to Cut Thousands of Workers Amid A.I. Boom

The technology supplier said it was shifting its focus to higher-growth businesses, including A.I. consulting and software.

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You Don’t Need to Swipe Right. A.I. Is Transforming Dating Apps.

Meet your artificial intelligence matchmakers. These A.I. tools are changing dating apps, so users don’t have to swipe through an endless scroll of profiles.

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Facebook Dating Has Become a Surprise Hit for the Social Network

Facebook’s free dating service has 21 million users, more than the popular dating app Hinge, as the social network reinvents itself.

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Control of Tesla Is at Stake in Vote on Elon Musk’s Pay Plan

Mr. Musk’s supporters say he may quit if shareholders don’t approve a trillion-dollar package. Some investors say it’s excessive and would give him too much sway.

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OpenAI Signs $38 Billion Cloud Computing Deal With Amazon

After signing agreements to use computing power from Nvidia, AMD and Oracle, OpenAI is teaming up with the world’s largest cloud computing company.

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Everyone Hates ‘Friend,’ the A.I. Necklace. But the A.I. Isn’t the Problem.

A wearable companion is a brilliant idea — in theory.

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A.I. Spending Is Accelerating Among Tech’s Biggest Companies

Despite the risk of a bubble, Google, Meta, Microsoft and Amazon plan to spend billions more on artificial intelligence than they already do.

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