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AI is giving bad advice to flatter its users, says new study on dangers of overly agreeable chatbots

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AI is giving bad advice to flatter its users, says new study on dangers of overly agreeable chatbots

Scientists captured female sperm whales on video working together during a birth to protect the calf

Scientists captured female sperm whales on video working together during a birth to protect the calf

Trump administration seeks Endangered Species Act exemption for oil, gas projects in Gulf

Trump administration seeks Endangered Species Act exemption for oil, gas projects in Gulf

How to see DC’s new and improved Air and Space Museum

How to see DC’s new and improved Air and Space Museum

Melania Trump shares the spotlight with a robot at an education and technology event

Melania Trump shares the spotlight with a robot at an education and technology event

New studies of old dogs help scientists understand where they came from

New studies of old dogs help scientists understand where they came from

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Green fireball captured on dashcam video as a meteor streaks across the Pacific Northwest sky

Green fireball captured on dashcam video as a meteor streaks across the Pacific Northwest sky

Record-smashing heat spreads: ‘Basically the entire US is going to be hot’

Record-smashing heat spreads: ‘Basically the entire US is going to be hot’

Geneva’s CERN hails delicate test on transporting antimatter as a scientific success

Geneva’s CERN hails delicate test on transporting antimatter as a scientific success

Rescuers try to refloat a stranded humpback whale in Germany’s Baltic Sea

Rescuers try to refloat a stranded humpback whale in Germany’s Baltic Sea

Newly discovered photos show astronaut Neil Armstrong after the Gemini 8 emergency

Newly discovered photos show astronaut Neil Armstrong after the Gemini 8 emergency

Uganda reintroduces rhinos into a protected area where they have been extinct since 1983

Uganda reintroduces rhinos into a protected area where they have been extinct since 1983

NASA hauls its repaired moon rocket from the hangar back to the pad for an early April launch

NASA hauls its repaired moon rocket from the hangar back to the pad for an early April launch

Meteorite hunters scour Ohio for fragments of 7-ton space rock that crashed into Earth

Meteorite hunters scour Ohio for fragments of 7-ton space rock that crashed into Earth

New study challenges a site that’s key to how humans got to the Americas

New study challenges a site that’s key to how humans got to the Americas

7-ton meteor identified as likely cause of boom heard across Ohio

7-ton meteor identified as likely cause of boom heard across Ohio

Seven-ton meteor that fell from the Cleveland sky could be seen several states away

Seven-ton meteor that fell from the Cleveland sky could be seen several states away

Kids meet R2-D2 as Star Wars-inspired tech brings STEAM learning to life

Kids meet R2-D2 as Star Wars-inspired tech brings STEAM learning to life

Oldest known whale recording could unlock mysteries of the ocean

Oldest known whale recording could unlock mysteries of the ocean

US forecasts blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome and atmospheric river all at once

US forecasts blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome and atmospheric river all at once

Raucous bird tornado touches down as snow geese make annual flight to Arctic

Raucous bird tornado touches down as snow geese make annual flight to Arctic

Top FDA drug official is trying to hire a friend who’s seeking a bold new warning on antidepressants

Top FDA drug official is trying to hire a friend who’s seeking a bold new warning on antidepressants

All but 2 of Austria’s 96 glaciers have retreated over last 2 years

All but 2 of Austria’s 96 glaciers have retreated over last 2 years

A 5.5 quake jolts central Turkey, sending residents into the cold streets

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