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How AI-generated text is poisoning the internet
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How to spot AI-generated text
This sentence was written by an AI—or was it? OpenAI’s new chatbot, ChatGPT, presents us…
The Download: generative AI, and psychedelic hype
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I just watched Biggie Smalls perform ‘live’ in the metaverse
For a moment on Friday, Biggie Smalls was the only man on stage. A spotlight…
The Download: Twitter’s decline, and explaining fusion
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A stealth effort to bury wood for carbon removal has just raised millions
A California startup is pursuing a novel, if simple, plan for ensuring that dead trees…
Mind-altering substances are being overhyped as wonder drugs
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Generative AI is changing everything. But what’s left when the hype is gone?
It was clear that OpenAI was on to something. In late 2021, a small team…