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AI This Week: Cruise’s Robotaxi Meltdown

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Headlines This WeekAcademic researchers at the University of Chicago are helping artists fight back against AI algorithms that would ingest and monetize their works. Researchers have developed a program called “Nightshade” that could “break” AI programs that ingest unauthorized content that has been laced with the software. What is AI “exposure”? That’s the fun new … Read more

How to Build a Heat-Resilient City

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This story is co-published with Grist, and is part of Record High, a Grist series examining extreme heat and its impact on how—and where—we live. Totally Killer Exclusive Clip Cities are hot. When you cover the ground with asphalt and concrete, jam millions of cars together on congested streets, and erect thousands of buildings that … Read more