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Artificial Intelligence Archive

Archives for December 2020

Teachers are sacrificing student privacy to stop cheating
Technology

Surveillance software for remote learning is drawing criticism from privacy advocates and lawmakers.

By Sara Morrison and Rebecca Heilweil
Technology
The controversy behind a star Google AI researcher’s departureThe controversy behind a star Google AI researcher’s departure
Technology

Timnit Gebru says she was pushed out of the company; now some are worried it will have a chilling effect on academics in tech.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Future Perfect
AI has cracked a problem that stumped biologists for 50 years. It’s a huge deal.AI has cracked a problem that stumped biologists for 50 years. It’s a huge deal.
Future Perfect

A breakthrough on the “protein folding problem” can help us understand disease and discover new drugs.

By Sigal Samuel

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