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Why does AI make things up?
A plain-English guide to hallucinations, featuring the lawyer whose court filing cited six cases ChatGPT invented, and the airline chatbot that got its company fined for a discount policy it made up.
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Will AI take your job?
Two loud claims dominate this conversation, and they're both wrong. What the actual jobs data says, and what to actually do about it.
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Can you tell AI from reality?
The Pope's fake puffer jacket fooled millions. A $25 million deepfake scam and a fake damage claim show what's at stake when you can't tell the difference.
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How to check whether AI is lying to you
A short, practical routine for verifying anything a chatbot tells you, useful whether you're doing homework or reading the news.
Your kid is using AI for homework. Now what?
Not a panic piece. What's genuinely worth worrying about, what isn't, and how to have a useful conversation about it.
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