China family creates AI clone to comfort elderly mum after only son dies in car accident
Tech team which ‘deceives people’s emotions’ make virtual copy of dead son who ‘talks’ to his mother via video, says he works in another city
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· RT
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· Yeon Woo Lee
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Suspect arrested after Molotov cocktail attack at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's home
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· REUTERS
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· Middleeasteye
Lego memes, AI ‘slopaganda’: Iran’s disinformation machine
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· Angelo Gonzales
US Nuclear Fusion Startup To Build Radioactive Batteries For Use In Space
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Batman-like technology needed to stop deadly high-speed car chases in California: congresswoman
A Southern California congresswoman said law enforcement agencies need to money to be able to purchase critical modern technology in order to reduce deadly high-speed car chases in the Golden State.
· Katie Jerkovich
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Vocational schools new front in China’s strategy to support businesses’ global expansion
Earlier programmes focused on infrastructure, but new wave is shaped by demand in e-commerce, digital services and advanced manufacturing
· Luna Sun
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China’s next growth engine? An AI-powered intelligence dividend
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· Teng Bingsheng
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