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During my kid’s surgery, I was denied a copy of my consent form — then sent to a ghost office

Hello World is a weekly newsletter—delivered every Saturday morning—that goes deep into our original reporting and the questions we put to big thinkers in the field. Browse the archive here. I’m Alex, ...
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California colleges spend millions to catch plagiarism and AI. Is the faulty tech worth it?

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The NYC Algorithm Deciding Which Families Are Under Watch for Child Abuse

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For the First Time, Artificial Intelligence is Being Used at a Nuclear Power Plant: California’s Diablo Canyon

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Are AI Models Advanced Enough To Translate Literature? The Debate Is Roiling Publishing

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1 in 6 Congresswomen Targeted by AI-Generated Sexually Explicit Deepfakes

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ID Scanners Can Change How Your Local Bar Treats You—and Whether It Lets You In

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Everyone Is Judging AI by These Tests. But Experts Say They’re Close to Meaningless

Technology companies are locked in a frenzied arms race to release ever-more powerful artificial intelligence tools. To demonstrate that power, firms subject the tools to question-and-answer tests ...
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He Found the American Dream on China’s TikTok, the Reality Was More Complicated

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Why Governments Need To Take a More Active Role in Regulating AI

Ross here—I’m an Investigative Data Journalist at The Markup. We publish a lot of words telling you what AI can (and often shouldn’t) do, but how can public policy keep AI in check? To get more ...
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Schools Were Just Supposed To Block Porn. Instead They Sabotaged Homework and Censored Suicide Prevention Sites

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The Future of Border Patrol: AI Is Always Watching

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