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We keep trying to make AI therapists. It's not working.
For at least 60 years, technologists have hunted for a mental health holy grail: a computer that listens to our problems and helps us. We keep failing at making an artificial-intelligence Sigmund Freud, and there is both value and risk in leaning on technology to improve our mental well-being. Let's talk it over. (Imagine me saying that in my most cliched therapist voice.)Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. Projects ...
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Leaked Amazon memo shows it only wants to hire students and new grads for entry-level software roles
Amazon will now only hire students and new grads for entry-level software positions, according to an internal memo shown to Insider.
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Dr. Dre’s ‘The Chronic’ Returns to Streaming Services
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Dr. Dre’s groundbreaking album “The Chronic,” the album will be re-released by its original distributor, Interscope Records, and will return to all major stream…
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3 days agoCurrent Event hxxp
Bolsonaro attended meeting about plot to keep him in power, senator says
Senator says he was asked to get justice to make compromising comments on tape as Bolsonaro ‘sat in silence’
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4 days agoCurrent Event hxxp
UK strikes: Half a million walk out for higher pay
Teachers, train drivers and civil servants in the UK demanding pay raises to keep up with rising costs of living participated in a mass strike. The strike led to the closure of some schools and rail disruptions.
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4 days agoCurrent Event hxxp
Freecock is no more as Peacock kills free tier for new users
On the heels of premiering several buzzy, well-received series, Peacock has removed the ability for people to check them out
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5 days agoAnalysis hxxp
Dodo next in line for de-extinction by scientists reviving the mammoth
Not content with aiming to resurrect the woolly mammoth and the thylacine, Colossal Biosciences has now announced the third animal on its de-extinction list – the dodo. This comes on the heels of a substantial new round of funding, with the company also providing an update on its scientific…
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6 days agoCurrent Event hxxp
Report Highlights Danger of Using AirTags for Tracking Dogs
AirTags may be a convenient way for tracking dogs that might get off leash or otherwise lost, but there are dangers associated with the practice, as...
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10 days agoExpression hxxp
Colette: The most beloved French writer of all time
An icon in her native France, Colette's scandalous life and works still captivate readers 150 years on from her birth, writes Alan Simpson.
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China's Yutu 2 rover still going strong after 4 years on the moon's far side
Yutu 2, whose name means "Jade Rabbit 2," is a star once more as China celebrates the start of the Year of the Rabbit.
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Advanced AI 'could kill everyone’, warn Oxford researchers
MPs told technology has become a ‘literal arms race’ for countries and area should be regulated like nuclear weapons
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13 days agoAnalysis hxxp
Next up for CRISPR: Gene editing for the masses?
Last year, Verve Therapeutics started the first human trial of a CRISPR treatment that could benefit most people—a signal that gene editing may be ready to go mainstream.
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CNET's AI Journalist Appears to Have Committed Extensive Plagiarism
CNET's AI-generated articles appear to show deep structural similarities, amounting to plagiarism, with previously published work elsewhere.
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Tim Allen denies flashing Pamela Anderson on 'Home Improvement' set
In her new memoir shared with Variety prior to publication, Pamela Anderson is alleging a disturbing incident she says happened on the set of "Home Improvement" with her former costar Tim Allen.
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event hxxp
Archaeologists discovered a new papyrus of Egyptian Book of the Dead
Dubbed the "Waziri papyrus," scholars are currently translating the text into Arabic.
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2 weeks agoAnalysis hxxp
People exposed to weedkiller chemical have cancer biomarkers in urine – study
Study measured glyphosate in urine and found high levels associated with signs of oxidative stress
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2 weeks agoAnalysis hxxp
New psychology research uncovers some disturbing facts about rape proclivity
Male psychology is sensitive to cues associated with the ease of sexually exploiting women. A series of three studies provide insight into cues that might aid men in their use of sexually exploitative strategies. This research was published in Evolutionary Psychology. ...
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event hxxp
George Santos used fake Jewish name on GoFundMe because he thought 'Jews will give more,' former roommate says
Rep. George Santos used the name Anthony Zabrovsky on GoFundMe because he thought "Jews will give more" to another Jew, an ex-roommate told CNN.
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event hxxp
Pfizer to sell all its drugs in low-income countries at non-profit price
U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc said on Tuesday it will offer its full portfolio of drugs, including off-patent medicines such as chemotherapies and oral cancer treatments, on a not-for-profit basis to 45 low-income countries in the world.
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2 weeks agoExpression hxxp
In the ’80s, We Decided Bike Helmets Make Riders Safe. Cyclists Have Paid for It Ever Since.
Some cyclists refuse to wear helmets on principle. They have their reasons.
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3 weeks agoExpression hxxp
List of states banning TikTok grows
Wisconsin and North Carolina have joined at least 22 other states in banning the popular social media app TikTok on state-owned devices, including Mississippi, Indiana, Louisiana and South Dakota.
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3 weeks agoExpression hxxp
Google TV is about to get a remote that never runs out of power
Like a solar battery charger for your phone, this Google TV remote has a photovoltaic panel that lets it use light to recharge the battery.
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3 weeks agoAnalysis hxxp
How generative AI and E. coli are speeding up new drug discovery
Today, Absci announced that its generative AI model has been able to create an entirely new antibody in software using E. coli bacteria.
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event hxxp
U.S. judge rules Apple Watch infringed Masimo's pulse oximeter patent
A U.S. judge ruled that Apple had infringed on one of Masimo Corp's pulse oximeter patents by importing and selling certain Apple Watches with light-based pulse oximetry functionality and components, Masimo said on Tuesday.