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ChatGPT Is Changing the Words We Use in Conversation
Words frequently used by ChatGPT, including “delve” and “meticulous,” are getting more common in spoken language, according to an analysis of more than 700,000 hours of videos and podcasts
We’re Light-Years Away from True Artificial Intelligence, Says Murderbot Author Martha Wells
Today’s large language models are hardly related to the kinds of machine intelligence we see in science fiction, according to Martha Wells, author of the Murderbot Diaries series
Water on Mars Probably Doesn’t Explain These Weird Streaks
A new global overview of Mars suggests dust, rather than water, is the source of mysterious streaks there
How and Why Humans Began to Sing, a Musicology and Neuroscience Perspective
Musicologists and neuroscientists have been trying to understand what turns speech into music.
Trump Names Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy as Interim NASA Chief
The selection of Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy to temporarily lead NASA adds to the deep political uncertainties already facing the space agency
Nanoplastics Make Up Most of the Ocean’s Plastic Pollution
Nanoplastics—particles smaller than a human hair—can pass through cell walls and enter the food web. New research suggests 27 million metric tons of nanoplastics are spread across just the top layer of the North Atlantic
