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Sewell Setzer’s Death Reveals the Dangers AI Poses to Latine & Black Youth

For almost a year, Sewell Setzer III, a 14-year-old from Orlando, spoke to AI-generated chatbots, powered by a company called Character.AI, meant to emulate “Game of Thrones” characters, like Daenerys and Rhaenyra Targaryen. Throughout that time, he developed a relationship with the chatbots. “The world I’m in now is such a cruel one. One where […]

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Snap Sri Lankan election poses test for new leader

Reuters Polling follows a largely peaceful and low-key campaign Votes are being counted in Sri Lanka after snap parliamentary elections, barely seven weeks after a new president was sworn in. More than 8,800 candidates are in the fray in an election marked by a low-key campaign. Voting began at 07:00 local time (01:30 GMT) and […]