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This company wants to be the first to mine the ocean floor, with Trump’s help

This company wants to be the first to mine the ocean floor, with Trump’s help

The Metals Company is applying for permission from the Trump administration to mine for nickel and cobalt beneath a remote patch of the Pacific Ocean. Other countries say the minerals aren't America's to mine.
by Daniel Ackerman

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As Iran and Israel fought, people turned to AI for facts. They didn’t find many

As Iran and Israel fought, people turned to AI for facts. They didn’t find many

AI-generated videos of fighting between Iran and Israel went viral, and people asked chatbots if they were real. "What we're seeing is AI mediating the experience of warfare," said one researcher.
by Huo Jingnan and Lisa Hagen

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TikTok bans #SkinnyTok. But content promoting unhealthy eating persists

TikTok bans #SkinnyTok. But content promoting unhealthy eating persists

The social media platform TikTok recently banned a hashtag called #SkinnyTok after European regulators warned it was promoting extreme weight loss. But eliminating this kind of content is not easy.
by Katia Riddle

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Artificial intelligence and legislation: The latest in Minnesota 

Artificial intelligence and legislation: The latest in Minnesota 

The use of artificial intelligence has become a hot topic in classrooms, around dinner tables and, increasingly in recent years, in state legislatures. What AI conversations did Minnesota legislators have this session? And what could it mean for the technology moving forward?
by Anika Besst

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DOGE Developed Error-Prone AI Tool to “Munch” Veterans Affairs Contracts

DOGE Developed Error-Prone AI Tool to “Munch” Veterans Affairs Contracts

We obtained records showing how a Department of Government Efficiency staffer with no medical experience used artificial intelligence to identify which VA contracts to kill. “AI is absolutely the wrong tool for this,” one expert said.

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