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A genuinely valuable thing about cryptocurrencies

Whatever you think of the crypto market, it has fueled a breakthrough that will be broadly useful.

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Don’t be rude to chatbots — for your sake, not theirs

Boorishness is a bad mode of being, even if there are no other living creatures around.

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How Massachusetts can lengthen its lead in life sciences

We must be innovative and inclusive, strengthen our partnerships, and make bold investments in all the areas that support our life sciences ecosystem.

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AM radio in your car? Don’t let Congress decide.

Automakers are far better attuned to the wishes of motorists and car buyers than Congress will ever be.

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Let’s give AI a chance

Let’s engage with it and explore how it can combine and extend previous ideas, how it can help us learn new things, design new molecules, new medicines, new machines.

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AI may pull the trigger in war, but it shouldn’t call the shots

Without proper guardrails, autonomous weapons could be as dangerous as nukes. That’s why the US needs to lead the way on this technology.

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I want AI to tell me how the story ends

We may be surprised and delighted if computers fill in the blanks of unfinished novels.

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Don’t stop AI R&D, redirect it

A pause in artificial intelligence research would mean a delay in the development of the myriad technologies that could substantially improve human life.