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Japan literary laureate unashamed about using ChatGPT

The winner of Japan's most prestigious literary award has acknowledged that about "five percent" of her futuristic novel was penned by ChatGPT, saying generative AI had helped unlock her potential.

US bans pharmacy Rite Aid from facial recognition use

Pharmacy group Rite Aid was ordered Tuesday to stop using facial recognition for the next five years by a US regulator, which said the company falsely identified consumers as shoplifters using the technology.

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AT&T and Gallaudet University unveil a football helmet for deaf and hard of hearing quarterbacks
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How audio erotica creates the intimate fantasy of a boyfriend experience, without needing a boyfriend
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Pioneering hacker Kevin Mitnick, FBI-wanted felon turned security guru, dead at 59
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Chemistry researchers showcase new method to aid in pharma, agrochemical compound development
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The first lithic study of level VI-B at the Mumba site in Tanzania reveals Middle Stone Age industry
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Observations investigate properties of nearby brown dwarf HD 33632 Ab
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Research reveals that prehistoric seafloor pockmarks off the California coast are maintained by powerful sediment flows
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Biologists discover caterpillars are able to sense electrostatic fields generated by predators
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Q&A: What is the state of underwater geolocation technology?

The loss of OceanGate's Titan submersible has triggered questions about how underwater craft navigate and how these vehicles can improve their geolocation abilities. Electrical and computer engineering professor Viktor Gruev ...

Journey to the bottom of the sea: On a Titanic tour

The journey to the ocean floor to reach the wreck of the Titanic is one that gets relentlessly colder and darker, says one of the handful of people who have ever visited the luxury liner's watery grave.