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AI can fry our brains, even when it's helping
As many companies push their employees to test out the AI waters, new research warns of the effects of diving too far into the deep end. According to a new study published in the Harvard Business Review, AI tools can increase productivity, but overuse can lead to mental fatigue that makes it harder to focus and make de...
A horse of the same color
You've heard of a one-trick pony, but what about a two-pony trick? If the mallet swinging and galloping horses of polo are unfamiliar to you - apart from that Pretty Woman scene - the high-stakes, ethically dubious universe of cloning polo ponies is quite a ride. Where horses are often regarded more highly than riders ...
Your Pokémon Go data will help train food delivery robots
Ten years ago you were catching Rattatas with the homies, and now all that work is going to help sidewalk droids deliver hoagies. The internet is reeling this week after learning that Niantic Spatial, part of the team from Pokémon Go, recently struck a deal to train food delivery robots using data the game colle...
Shaking hands, stopping scams
If you've avoided falling victim to an AI-generated scam thus far, count your blessings. AI-enabled impersonation scams against older adults alone grew eight-fold between 2020 and 2024, from $55m to $445m, per Federal Trade Commission data. Deepfakes and voice cloning have gotten so convincing that it can be hard for e...






