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You’re reading Open Questions, Joshua Rothman’s weekly column exploring what it means to be human. In my spare time, I’m an obsessed photographer, and through the years I’ve used dozens of cameras. A ...

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Source: Photographer's name not provided/PxHere, CCO Public Domain This frequently used expression is popular for good reason. Namely, so many of us experience our lives as overloaded with tasks and ...

An algorithm that reactivates dormant ‘neurons’ in deep-learning-based AIs could help them overcome their inability to learn new things and make future systems more flexible, research has shown. AIs ...