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ROCKFORD, Ill. — A Rockford filmmaker and Marine Corps veteran is bringing his award-winning documentary back to his hometown after a national film festival run. Noah Currier's "Sum Function" ...

On the occasion of the Semiquincentennial (250 Years) of the United States of America, Write Out Loud will join the celebration, bringing three programs to the San Diego region that highlight the ...

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An author and freelance journalist has admitted to using AI to help him write a book review for the New York Times. The Times promptly dropped Preston, calling his “reliance on A.I. and his use of ...

CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — A metro Atlanta prosecutor apologized to the state’s highest court for using artificial intelligence to write a legal brief citing cases that didn’t exist. Clayton County ...

Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, coordinated, and directed various community and nonprofit organizations. She has conducted in-depth research on social and economic issues ...

When technology reporter Alex Heath has a scoop, he sits down at his computer and speaks into a microphone. He’s not talking to a human colleague—Heath went independent on Substack last year—he’s ...

Rather than hand off writing to chatbots, college students in pilots showed that they use them to brainstorm and help get started. Kriangsak Koopattanakij/iStock via Getty Images Debates about ...

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Book publishing has few safeguards in place to prevent the unwitting publication of a novel heavily generated by artificial intelligence. By Alexandra Alter For months, speculation has been building ...

Facebook announced on Wednesday that it’s launching “Creator Fast Track,” a new program designed to help creators grow on Facebook with guaranteed pay and increased content reach. The social network ...