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Computer pioneer Alan Turing is best known for his eponymous experiment to test whether artificial and human intelligence can be distinguished. However, the more important test he faced during his lifetime was cracking the Enigma code used by Nazi Germany during World War II.

Wall Street Journal assistant editor James Freeman analyzes the White House summit with major tech companies like OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic. As the administration reviews a new A.I. testing framework, a recent Fox News poll reveals that fifty-four percent of registered voters hold an unfavorable view of artificial intelligence. Freeman discusses ChatGPT utility and regulatory…

Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg has rebuilt the company’s board just weeks after its previous directors tried, and failed, to oust him. The board, which was announced to staff Friday, is an eclectic group that includes a best-selling science fiction author and two co-founders of the now-defunct social app IRL, TechCrunch has learned.

A New Mexico jury has found Meta violated the state’s Unfair Practices Act and misled residents about their privacy and how the company handles misinformation, Reuters reports. The trial was the result of a 2021 lawsuit filed by the state in response to Meta’s Cambridge Analytica scandal, in which data harvested from Facebook was used…