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Paleontologists have discovered fossil remains belonging to an enormous 'toothed' bird that lived for a period of…
Philosophers say now is the time to mull over what qualities should grant an artificially intelligent machine moral standing.
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Differential privacy lets people to share data anonymously, but people need to know more about it to make informed decisions.
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