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Chatbots like GPT-3 don’t actually know what words mean, despite creating a convenient illusion

After we published our list of terms likely to loom large in this year's vocabulary, readers submitted their own nominations. Here's a sampling.

Santos is under fire for series of alleged untruths concerning his background

At the end of every year, I gather statistics on the most viewed Wikipedia articles of the year. This helps me, a computational social scientist, understand what topics captured the most attention and gives me a chance to reflect on the major public events of the year. I try to…

Was Belichick praising Jones or reading his Wikipedia?

Even Wikipedia got in on the action

Musical performances usually happen in concert halls or clubs, but famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma is exploring a new venue: U.S. national parks. In a project called Our Common Nature, Ma is performing in settings such as the Great Smoky Mountains and the Grand Canyon. By making music and bringing people…

The world’s technology giants continue to have excessive influence on what the public gets to see, read and hear.

Liverpool continue to be linked with a move for Benfica and Argentina star Enzo Fernandez

France edged England 2-1 in their World Cup quarter-final, but Three Lions fans believe that they were hamstrung by referee Wilton Sampaio, who some mocked through his Wikipedia page

Wilton Sampaio drew the ire of many England fans after decisions he made in the quarter-final with France