Tech News: AI Blunders and a Liquid-Metal Robot

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Tech News: AI Blunders and a Liquid-Metal Robot

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Jan 26, 2023

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An academic publisher says that it will not publish academic papers written by ChatGPT. Futurism uncovers more problems with CNET's use of AI to write articles. India pressures Twitter and Google to censor a BBC documentary. And researchers in Hong Kong show off a cool melting robot!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Jan 26, 2023

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