He combined linguistics, cognitive science and computing with the goal of “trying to understand the nature of the human mind.”
Category: Computers and the Internet
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Authorities Step Up Their Crypto Crackdown
The New York Times – Business:A string of enforcement actions, the latest involving the multibillion-dollar collapse of Terraform Labs, has put the chill on a recent Bitcoin rally.
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Why China Didn’t Invent ChatGPT
The New York Times – Business:The state’s hardening censorship and heavier hand have held back its tech industry; so has entrepreneurs’ reluctance to invest for the long term. It wasn’t always that way.
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Fox Stars Privately Expressed Disbelief About Election Fraud Claims. ‘Crazy Stuff.’
The New York Times – Business:The comments, by Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and others, were released as part of a defamation suit against Fox News by Dominion Voter Systems.
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Microsoft Considers More Limits for Its New A.I. Chatbot
The New York Times – Business:The company knew the new technology had issues like occasional accuracy problems. But users have prodded surprising and unnerving interactions.
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Help, Bing’s Chatbot Won’t Stop Declaring Its Love For Me
The New York Times – Business:A very strange conversation with the chatbot built into Microsoft’s search engine left me deeply unsettled. Even frightened.
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Lyft’s Financial Woes Thrust It Into the Spotlight
The New York Times – Business:Lyft recovered from pandemic restrictions slower than Uber, and critics said it lacked the kind of ambitious investments that could distinguish itself from its rival.