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The makers of Eleuther hope it will be an open source alternative to GPT-3, the well-known language program from OpenAI. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Researchers found that social media users are generally adept at identifying fake news. But that doesn’t always affect their decision to repost it. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A Pentagon project is testing scenarios involving multiple aircraft that could change the dynamics of air combat. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
More containers have fallen off ships in the past four months than are typically lost in a year. Blame heavy traffic and rolling waves. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
WeWork: Or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn is a good crash course while you wait for the adaptation starring Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
“Hey Siri, help me treat my hypertension." Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Managers of the ImageNet data set paved the way for advances in deep learning. Now they’ve taken a big step to protect people’s privacy. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Lightmatter says the computing and power demands of complex neural networks need new technologies like these to keep up. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Some urban designers have long wanted to reduce the area set aside for cars. Covid is giving them a chance. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
It's harder to figure out than you might expect. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Far-right pages that publish misinformation get the most interactions by far compared to other news sources, new research shows. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
After decades of staying out of industrial policy, a Pentagon-appointed commission recommends more spending on research and support for US chip makers. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Companies pledged money and support for people of color. But some say they still face a hostile work environment for speaking out or simply doing their jobs. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
If you are missing out on serendipity in your remote work, try ramping up your 2-D audio copresence. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Facebook, Amazon, and Google ads are blanketing inside-the-Beltway newsletters in a bid to rehab their tarnished reputations. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The pandemic sapped demand for rides from Uber and Lyft, and government aid has cushioned the blow for workers. Execs are feeling the strain. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Volkswagen, Chevrolet, Volvo, Porsche, and Polestar have each introduced new battery-powered models. So we hit the road with each of them. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Instagram is finally giving creators their most requested feature—which the company hopes will make it a more dynamic destination for viewers. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
AI programs that analyze language have difficulty gauging context. Words such as “black,” “white,” and “attack" can have different meanings. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A judge ruled earlier this week on the law, which has faced challenges from lobbyists representing internet providers as well as the Trump administration. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A wave of startups, features, and tools has sprung up around the popular audio app. And some are looking to cash in. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Drivers for Uber, Lyft, and other firms are building apps to compare their mileage with pay slips. One group is selling the data to government agencies. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The country's highest court ruled that the 25 drivers who filed a lawsuit should be considered workers and entitled to minimum wage and vacations. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A Boeing 777 shed huge chunks of metal over a Denver suburb over the weekend—but wasn't in danger of going down itself. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A group of meme-spinning pranksters attached a paintball gun to the dynamic robot to make a point about the automated future. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Margaret Mitchell was the co-leader of a group investigating ethics in AI, alongside Timnit Gebru, who said she was fired in December. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
An MIT professor found his name on two papers with which he had no connection. A different paper listed a fictitious author by the name of "Bill Franks." Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Videofeeds sometimes fail, defense attorneys can’t confer with clients, and witnesses have a hard time reviewing documents. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A chess program that learns from human error might be better at working with people or negotiating with them. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Drivers, often unfamiliar with a neighborhood, leave cars running while dropping off food. Opportunistic thieves lie in wait. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
