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Sigal Samuel

Sigal Samuel

Senior Reporter

    Latest articles by Sigal Samuel

    Artificial intelligence can now make art. Artists, don’t panic.
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    From painting to poetry, music to math, we can view AI as a collaborator rather than a competitor.

    By Sigal Samuel
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    San Francisco banned facial recognition tech. Here’s why other cities should too.San Francisco banned facial recognition tech. Here’s why other cities should too.
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    Don’t want constant surveillance? We can fight back.

    By Sigal Samuel
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    The cure for your next infection may come from sewageThe cure for your next infection may come from sewage
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    As antibiotics become less effective, viruses found in dirty places may save our lives instead.

    By Sigal Samuel
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    China’s secret internment campsChina’s secret internment camps
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    And the internet detectives working to find them.

    By Danush Parvaneh and Sigal Samuel
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    Our antibiotics are becoming uselessOur antibiotics are becoming useless
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    By 2050, 10 million people could die each year from diseases that have grown resistant to drugs.

    By Sigal Samuel
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    Meet the Canadian doctor who prescribes money to low-income patientsMeet the Canadian doctor who prescribes money to low-income patients
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    Boosting people’s incomes to help boost their health outcomes — could this model work in the US?

    By Sigal Samuel
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    Every Burger King in the country will have meatless Whoppers by the end of the yearEvery Burger King in the country will have meatless Whoppers by the end of the year
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    The alternative meat movement is having a watershed moment.

    By Sigal Samuel
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    The growing backlash against facial recognition techThe growing backlash against facial recognition tech
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    Apple, Amazon, and Microsoft are all mired in controversy over it.

    By Sigal Samuel
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    The false choice between helping Notre Dame and helping poor peopleThe false choice between helping Notre Dame and helping poor people
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    Some say the $1 billion donated to the Paris cathedral should’ve been directed elsewhere.

    By Sigal Samuel
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    Some AI just shouldn’t existSome AI just shouldn’t exist
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    Attempts to “fix” biased AI can actually harm black, gay, and transgender people.

    By Sigal Samuel