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Trump, Kate, and a Misplaced Shark
Let’s talk about fake news images

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I Used ChatGPT as a Reporting Assistant. It Didn’t Go Well
The AI tool ignored basic instructions about sourcing and citations. But it’s a pretty good newsroom coding partner.

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Apocalypse Not
Why do tech people love talking about the end of the world?

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What Happens When Your Art Is Used to Train AI
A conversation with web cartoonist Dorothy Gambrell on the curdled internet, labor, and how we became just numbers

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A Virtual Reality Tour of Surveillance Tech at the Border
A conversation with Dave Maass of the Electronic Frontier Foundation

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An Essential Guide For Mindful Posting
A conversation with Whitney Phillips and Ryan Milner about how their book on teens’ responsible social media use has important lessons for digital denizens of all ages

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‘Every Day That I Don’t Get My TikTok Account Back Is An Opportunity That’s Lost’
How arbitrary account bans affect the livelihoods of creators with disabilities

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How AI Is Helping Us Learn About Birds
Machine learning is powering new insights into how birds migrate—and forecasts about where they’ll go next

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How To Handle the Growing Flood of Leaked Data
An interview with Micah Lee, author of a new book on analyzing datasets that were leaked, hacked, or just accidentally left in the open

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How to Use Sound and AI to Protect the Environment
A conversation with Bourhan Yassin
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