Everything We Know About the Army’s Uncanny Chatbots
Sgt. Star is the U.S. Army’s dedicated marketing and recruitment chatbot, and he isn’t going to turn whistleblower any time soon. There’s no use threatening him for answers either—he’s programmed to report that kind of hostility to the Army Criminal Investigation Division. Last year, EFF began to look at how the government deploys chatbots to…
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How a Simple Design Error Could Have Toppled a NYC Skyscraper
When it was built in 1977, Citicorp Center (later renamed Citigroup Center, now called 601 Lexington) was, at 59 stories, the seventh-tallest building in the world. You can pick it out of the New York City skyline by its 45-degree angled top. (Credit: Wally Gobitz) But it’s the base of the building that really makes…
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