The president also said artificial intelligence should be rebranded as “super intelligence”
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Mathematicians use AI to find mysterious symmetries, solving decades-old problem
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Mathematician reveals the truth behind the Parthenon’s optical illusion
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What a Trump order to put political appointees in charge of NIH funding would mean for science
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Did OpenAI solve the wrong Navier-Stokes problem?
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COVID cases are on the rise—here’s how to stay healthy this winter
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