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The dire wolf has returned from the dead. A Dallas company ‘de-extincted’ them
Colossal Biosciences has announced that it has brought the dire wolf back from extinction. The Dallas-based “de-extinction” company announced the rebirth the once extinct dire wolf. The dire wolf, largely assumed to be a legendary creature made famous from the HBO hit series Game of Thrones, was an American canid that had previously been extinct…
Anthropomorphizing AI: Dire consequences of mistaking human-like for human have already emerged
Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More In our rush to understand and relate to AI, we have fallen into a seductive trap: Attributing human characteristics to these robust but fundamentally non-human systems. This anthropomorphizing of AI is not just a harmless quirk…