Study: Meta AI model can reproduce almost half of Harry Potter book The research could have big implications for generative AI copyright lawsuits.

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Study: Meta AI model can reproduce almost half of Harry Potter book

The research could have big implications for generative AI copyright lawsuits.

Study: Meta’s Llama 3.1 can recall 42 percent of the first Harry Potter book The research could have big implications for generative AI copyright lawsuits.

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Study: Meta AI model can reproduce almost half of Harry Potter book

The research could have big implications for generative AI copyright lawsuits.

Senate passes GENIUS Act—criticized as gifting Trump ample opportunity to grift Democrats warn stablecoin bill could enable unprecedented government corruption.

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Senate passes GENIUS Act—criticized as gifting Trump ample opportunity to grift

Democrats warn stablecoin bill could enable unprecedented government corruption.

Study confirms White Sands footprints are ~23,000 years old Results are consistent with two earlier studies dating the footprints to between 22,000 and 24,000 years ago.

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New dating for White Sands footprints confirms controversial theory

Results are consistent with two earlier studies dating the footprints to between 22,000 and 24,000 years ago.

The controversial “Dragon Man” skull was a Denisovan After years of mystery, we now know what at least one Denisovan looked like.

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We’ve had a Denisovan skull since the 1930s—only nobody knew

After years of mystery, we now know what at least one Denisovan looked like.

Why one man is archiving human-made content from before the AI explosion Newly-announced catalog collects pre-2022 sources untouched by ChatGPT and AI contamination.

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Scientists once hoarded pre-nuclear steel; now we’re hoarding pre-AI content

Newly announced catalog collects pre-2022 sources untouched by ChatGPT and AI contamination.

X sues to block copycat NY content moderation law after California win Lawsuit comes after New York lawmakers accused X of failing to fact-check Musk.

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X sues to block copycat NY content moderation law after California win

Lawsuit comes after New York lawmakers accused X of failing to fact-check Musk.

Trump’s EPA to “reconsider” ban on cancer-causing asbestos Trump has supported use of asbestos and blamed the mob for its bad reputation.

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Trump’s EPA to “reconsider” ban on cancer-causing asbestos

Trump has supported use of asbestos and blamed the mob for its bad reputation.

New COVID variant swiftly gains ground in US; concern looms for summer wave The variant, NB.1.8.1, has been linked to surges in parts of Asia.

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New COVID variant swiftly gains ground in US; concern looms for summer wave

The variant, NB.1.8.1, has been linked to surges in parts of Asia.

Biofuels policy has been a failure for the climate, new report claims Report: An expansion of biofuels policy under Trump would lead to more greenhouse gas emissions.

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Biofuels policy has been a failure for the climate, new report claims

Report: An expansion of biofuels policy under Trump would lead to more greenhouse gas emissions.