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Before Google Was Blamed for the Suicide of a Teen Chatbot User, Its Researchers Published a Paper Warning of Those Exact Dangers

Futurism

as an arms-length testing groundwhere it could quietly research the impact of human-like companion bots on the public, kids included. Moments before Setzer shot himself, as The New York Times first reported , he told the bot he was ready to "come home" to it. They also argue that Google used Character.AI Despite shoveling $2.7

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10 New Year’s Resolutions for Nonprofit Social Media Managers

Nonprofit Tech for Good

One of the biggest downsides for me personally from being connected to the Social Web 50-70 hours a week is that my brain has a hard time reading for extended periods of time. My mind wanders after a couple of paragraphs even when reading New York Times Bestsellers. yourname@amnesty.org.

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Games and Cultural Spaces: Live Blog Notes from Games for Change

Amy Sample Ward

Elaine Charnov – The NY Public Library. Elaine Cohen: The New York Public Library. 100 Years of the flagship library in New York. Staged a major exhibition celebrating the spectrum of what is in the library, public programs partners with The Moth. Jason Eppink – Museum of the Moving Image.

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NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for March 8

Mashable Tech

Connections: Sports Edition is a new version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans. And just like Wordle , Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

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Meet the self-driving brains working with Volkswagen and Ford

The Verge

You’re right though, when I went to New York, I didn’t realize that would be like my last normal — pre-COVID — business trip. Actually, I was back to New York last week and it was neat to see the streets busy again. That’s also connected to public perception and fear of change. So they’re special.

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Member Round Up: Brain science in fundraising, website tips, and Do Good Data 2013!

NTEN

Theresa Williamson , founder and executive director of Rio de Janeiro-based Catalytic Communities, shares updates from that city as it prepares for the World Cup in her op-ed piece for the New York Times, It''s Just the Beginning,; Change Will Come To Brazil.

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How to Use Psycholinguistics to Communicate Effectively

Forum One

Psycholinguistics is a technical-sounding word but not a new practice. It combines methods and theories of psychology and linguistics to derive a fuller understanding of how the brain processes language. Analysis with a psycholinguistic lens can reveal if those attributes are supported or undermined by the language used on the page.