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Artificial intelligence is all around us. Will hopes about its benefits—for science, medicine and better lives overall—win out over persistent apocalyptic fears? In this roundup we explore some of the challenges and opportunities of AI technology. Trending Now How AI Knows Things No One Told It Researchers are still struggling to understand how AI models trained to parrot Internet text can perform advanced tasks such as running code, playing games and trying to break up a marriage. Read More   AI Causes Real Harm. Let's Focus on That over the End-of-Humanity Hype Effective regulation of AI needs grounded science that investigates real harms, not glorified press releases about existential risks. Read More   We Need Smart Intellectual Property Laws for Artificial Intelligence "One-size-fits-all" regulation will sideline medical and research benefits promised by the advent of artificial intelligence. Read More   Yes, AI Models Can Get Worse over Time More training and more data can have unintended consequences for machine-learning models such as GPT-4. Read more   AI Chatbots and the Humans Who Love Them Humans are building meaningful relationships with AI chatbots. What will the consequences be? Listen Now

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