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Will AI Transform Online Dating?
"Dating apps are on the cusp of a major transformation," argues CNN, suggesting AI-powered possibilities like "personalized chatbots dating other chatbots on your behalf," as well as "AI concierges fielding questions about potential matches," and "advanced algorithms predicting compatibility better ...
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LEAP 71 Hot-Fires Advanced Aerospike Rocket Engine Designed by AI
Long-time Slashdot reader schwit1 writes: The Dubai-based startup LEAP71, focused on using AI software to quickly develop rocket engine designs it can then 3D print, has successfully test fired a prototype aerospike engine on December 18, 2024 during a static fire test campaign conducted in the Unit...
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Communications of the ACM Asks: Is It Ethical To Work For Big Tech?
Long-time Slashdot reader theodp writes:
Back in January, Rice University professor and former CACM Editor-in-Chief Moshe Y. Vardi wrote of the unintended consequences of social media and mobile computing in "Computing, You Have Blood on Your Hands!" To close out the year, Vardi addresses the rol...
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Magnus Carlsen Quits Chess Tournament After Refusing to Change Out of Jeans
Magnus Carlsen quit the World Rapid Chess Championship on Friday, reports CNN, "after he refused to change out of the jeans he was wearing..."
"Carlsen, the world champion from 2013 until 2023, allegedly replied, 'I'm out, f*** you,' after being informed that he would not be permitted to continue...
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Journal's Editors Resign Over Elsevier Meddling, Budget Cuts, and Errors Introduced by AI
ewhac (Slashdot reader #5,844) writes:
Retraction Watch is reporting that the entire editorial staff (save one) for the Journal of Human Evolution has resigned in protest over creeping harmful changes imposed by its publisher, Elsevier.
In an open letter posted to social media, the editors recou...
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