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Why AI resorts to stereotypes when it is role-playing humans

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Earth wouldn’t have ice caps without eroding rocks and quiet volcanoes

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Using common painkiller in pregnancy might raise ADHD risk in children

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Astronomers have spotted the largest known object in the universe

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Humpback whale songs have patterns that resemble human language

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Bonobos can tell when they know something you don’t

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Salamanders fill their toes with blood to release sticky grip

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Experimental XB-1 aircraft goes supersonic for the first time

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Setting fire to a million acres of California could cut smoke by half

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Wake up to the bigger picture on how to get a better night’s sleep

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