The National Eating Disorders Association has indefinitely taken down a chatbot after the bot produced diet and weight loss advice. The nonprofit had already closed its human-staffed helpline. Read More at NPR
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President Biden meets U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to discuss Russia’s war in Ukraine and developments in Northern Ireland. Read More at NPR
Read More »Voicing concerns: The future of AI voice replacement
AI can now be trained to realistically imitate the voices of celebrities. The Planet Money podcast explore this new world of synthetic voices. Read More at NPR
Read More »Fixing pickleball’s noise problem
Pickleball is one of America’s fastest growing sports, but it has a noise problem. Bob Unetich is working to fix it. Read More at NPR
Read More »‘I still hate LIV’: Golf’s civil war is over, but how will pro golfers move on?
“I still hate LIV. Like, I hate it. I hope it goes away,” Rory McIlroy, the world’s no. 3 player, said of the new deal between the PGA Tour and the Saudi fund behind LIV. (Image credit: Rob Carr/Getty Images) Read More at NPR
Read More »When will air quality improve? A lot is riding on the wind
Millions of Americans are under air quality alerts as wildfires burn in Canada. Experts say the weather pattern could change by early next week, and stress the need to take precautions until then. (Image credit: Matt Rourke/AP) Read More at NPR
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India is now the world’s most populous nation. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing
Population growth has long been a source of worry in India, which now has more people than China: 1.46 billion residents. But some experts are optimistic about the impact of this population boom. (Image credit: Punit Paranjpe/AFP via Getty Images) Read More at NPR
Read More »A lesson Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg learned: Find the joy
David Hogg is a survivor of the 2018 mass shooting at his high school. He talks about advocacy, finding common ground with opponents and the importance of making time for joy amid the pain. (Image credit: Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images) Read More at NPR
Read More »4 young children are critically wounded in a knife attack in a French Alpine town
As bystanders screamed for help, a man with a knife stabbed four young children at a lakeside park in the French Alps. The children suffered life-threatening injuries, and two adults were wounded. (Image credit: Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP) Read More at NPR
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