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Brainwashing is often viewed as a Cold War relic—think '60s films like "The Manchurian Candidate" and "The IPCRESS File." But Rebecca Lemov, professor of the history of science, argues in her recently ...
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Before you dismiss daydreaming as a distraction or a sign of “spacey” thinking, we have news for you: there is a ...
From large language models to whole brain emulation, two rival visions are shaping the next era of artificial intelligence.