What if AI could rebuild the middle class?
We spoke with MIT's David Autor, one of the top labor economists in the world, about how AI could revolutionize the job market.
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The USS Enterprise, of 'Star Trek' fame, is now available for virtual tours
The ship has been brought to life through a web portal. It explores its different versions throughout time using a 365-degree, 3D model. The models don't include characters, it's just about the ship.
People are trying to claim real videos are deepfakes. The courts are not amused
The unleashing of powerful, generative AI on the public is raising concerns that as the technology becomes more prevalent, it will become easier to claim that anything is fake.
In BuzzFeed fashion, 5 takeaways from Ben Smith's 'Traffic'
In his new book, the former editor-in-chief of Buzzfeed News lands on his promise to chronicle the rise of digital media through the story of a snowballing, head-to-head competition.
Morning news brief
Ukraine denies involvement in a drone strike on the Kremlin. The two warring factions in Sudan agree to a seven-day cease-fire. The White House will announce new policies on artificial intelligence.
Artificial Intelligence comes with risks. How can companies develop AI responsibly?
NPR's A Martinez talks to Ifeoma Ajunwa, a law professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, about how AI can be developed responsibly, and if it should be regulated.
AI apps are being used to help people connect on dating apps
Artificial intelligence is helping people with the hardest parts of dating. New apps can create dating profiles to help someone find the perfect match.
Elon Musk threatens to re-assign @NPR on Twitter to 'another company'
Musk, who has been scuffling with the media since acquiring the platform last year, asked if NPR was going to start tweeting again.
This company adopted AI. Here's what happened to its human workers
A group of economists conducted one of the first empirical studies of "generative AI" at a real-world company. They found it had big effects.
AI could help reduce military suicides, nonprofit hopes
A new project by a North Carolina non-profit group is using artificial intelligence to better understand – and maybe reduce – military suicide.