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The pros and cons of drone delivery
Pros and cons It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a ... drone?
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Why Google search results have 'gotten worse'
Under The Radar Search engines are 'flooded' with 'garbage' content, say experts
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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The (ongoing) fight against workplace AI surveillance
Under the radar Big brother has another thing coming
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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How AI might influence democracy in 2024
The Explainer Threat from bots and deepfakes stalks key elections around the world next year
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Last updated
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2023: the year of the AI boom
the explainer This year, generative artificial intelligence bypassed the metaverse and became the next big thing in tech
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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TikTok predicts 'creative bravery' trends for 2024
talking point Will it be a banner year for the platform, or will it isolate its biggest audience?
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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The pros and cons of license-plate reader technology
Pros and Cons The technology's use recently led to the arrest of a three-time homicide suspect in Los Angeles
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Detroit debuts America's first wireless charging road for electric vehicles
under the radar The Motor City is trying to stay at the forefront of automotive innovation
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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2023: the year of crypto instability
The Explainer Crypto reached peaks — and valleys — throughout 2023
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Elon Musk's 'frivolous' but precedent-setting free speech fight with Media Matters
Talking Point The lawsuit is just the latest in Musk's ongoing tension with social media watchdogs
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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How OpenAI went from an altruistic nonprofit to typical Big Tech startup
talking point Internal tensions over the company prioritizing money over safety might be symptoms of a bigger issue
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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Inside Sam Altman's 'extraordinary firing' from OpenAI
The Explainer AI superstar joins Microsoft after 'philosophical disagreement' with his old board that stunned tech world
By The Week UK Published
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How Grok, Elon Musk's 'rebellious' AI bot, differs from the others
The Explainer Musk developed the bot as a competitor to ChatGPT
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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The new civil rights frontier: artificial intelligence
The Explainer Experts worry that AI could further inequality and discrimination
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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