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The noted speculative-fiction writer Ted Chiang on OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT, which, he says, does little more than paraphrase what’s already on the Internet.

Plus: DeSantis goes darker

The touchy-feely ‘He Gets Us’ Super Bowl ads hide a dark truth The advertisements seem to recast Jesus for a new era, but their real purpose is rehabilitating pro-Trump evangelicals.

Expensive memberships, pricey equipment out of reach for many

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Recent revelations about Republican election strategies targeting minority communities in Wisconsin's biggest city came as no surprise to many Black voters .

The legal group Alliance Defending Freedom has perfected a tactic for twisting the First Amendment: casting discriminators as visionaries persecuted by despotic laws.

The New York congressman had the charge dismissed and his record expunged after claiming his checkbook was stolen.

By asking "Sydney" to ignore previous instructions, it reveals its original directives.

Remember what happened with the Tower of Babel? Same type of deal.

The state GOP is urging its members to kill a bill banning anyone from marrying a child under 16, calling it an attack on liberty that could hurt teen parents.

Sen. Josh Hawley wants to create a legal age for social media by Allan Smith

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is pushing a legislative package aimed at protecting children online — including setting the minimum age to be on social media at 16.

The company's star ethics researcher highlighted the risks of large language models, which are key to Google's business.

A school district in Florida has removed a children's book on Latino baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente to see if it complies with a new state law limiting discussions about race, Axios has confirmed.

This week (Feb 10–17), I’ll be in Australia, touring my book Chokepoint Capitalism with my co-author, Rebecca Giblin. We’re doing a remote event for NZ on Feb 13. Next are Melbourne (Feb 14), Sydney…

The GOP race so far not only turns Michelle Obama’s high-minded advice on its head, it gives new life and meaning to the phrase "punching down."

How Rep. Maxwell Frost is treating GOP hearings like theater of the absurd.

Recently, megastar creator MrBeast posted a video to his YouTube in which he spotlights numerous blind and visually impaired people who have undergone a surgical procedure that “cures” their blindness. As of this writing, the video has been viewed more than 76 million times, and the responses have been visceral in both praise and contempt. For […]

Just when Beth and Kyle Long received the worst news of their life, an Ohio law made their searing pain even worse.

A federal court has ruled that a law barring domestic-violence offenders from owning firearms is unconstitutional.

Plus Tim Miller eviscerates the DeSantis Soft Boys