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Netflix, Higher Ground Win Rights to S.A. Cosby Book ‘King of Ashes’

A highly competitive auction has been raging for weeks over adaptative rights to S.A. Cosby’s forthcoming novel “King of Ashes,” and we have a winner. Netflix, Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment and Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground emerged victorious over as many as 11 competing bids, multiple sources familiar with the deal told Variety. Amblin […]

Science

AI tool helps people with opposing views find common ground

In some cases, AI does a better job than a human mediator at summarizing the collective opinion of a group. Credit: Rawpixel Ltd/Getty A chatbot-like tool powered by artificial intelligence (AI) can help people with differing views to find areas of agreement, an experiment with online discussion groups has shown. The model, developed by Google […]