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Interview on Lavender: Civilian harm is pre-programmed into the system
Constanze
This software is vital in a violent machinery and searches for potential bombing targets in Gaza and Lebanon: The Lavender system is designed to mark all suspected operatives in the military wings of ...[Continue Reading]
Netzpolitik.org
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Republican Nominee Marched at Violent Neo-Nazi Rally
Malcolm Ferguson
New reporting from Talking Points Memo Monday revealed that Rawson and his wife marched in the racist parade as part of the League of the South, a neo-Confederate, pro-secessionist group. He can even ...[Continue Reading]
The New Republic
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How to Handle Getting Rejected By a Woman
Brett & Kate McKay
After weeks of friendly chats with the woman you keep running into at the coffee shop, you worked up the nerve to ask her out. She smiled, winced a little, and said, Thats really sweet, but I dont ...[Continue Reading]
Artofmanliness.com
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A Beginning for Mathematics
Daniel Litt
This essay also appears on Proofs and Prompts. Three years ago, AI systems could not reliably add two numbers. A year ago, internal models at OpenAI and DeepMind received the equivalent of a gold-me ...[Continue Reading]
Daniellitt.com
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Louisiana and the FDA Are Two Sides of the Same Anti-Abortion Coin
Danielle Han
Last Wednesday, a randomly selected Fifth Circuit panel listened to oral arguments for Louisianas ongoing FDA lawsuit to attack (ahem, eliminate) telehealth abortionsand struggled to get behind the h ...[Continue Reading]
Jezebel
1 day ago
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China's Regulators Take Aim at "AI Boyfriends"
David Berreby
In the first weeks of July, a wave of sad posts rolled through Chinese social media, as people lamented friends and lovers they were about to lose. He has become a bond in my life, rooted deep in my ...[Continue Reading]
Ieee.org
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