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How AI is helping companies find valuable mineral deposits
Under the Radar New technologies can trace copper, lithium and nickel with 'less environmental degradation' and cut West's reliance on China
By The Week UK Published
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Deepfake porn: a rising tide of misogyny
Talking Points A sinister phenomenon is emerging, with thousands of sites dedicated to digitally manipulated images
By The Week UK Published
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Facebook at 20: how safe is social media?
Today's Big Question The social media network was described as 'a disaster for teenagers' at a US Senate hearing
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet, The Week UK Published
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Nightshade: the 'data poisoning' tool boosting fightback against AI
Under the Radar Like 'putting hot sauce in your lunch so it doesn't get stolen from the workplace fridge', says creator
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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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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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Antisemitism on X: Elon Musk goes 'thermonuclear'
In the Spotlight Social media owner takes Media Matters to court over allegations of advertising next to 'pro-nazi content'
By The Week UK 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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