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Editor, News-Register:

You might have heard about something called Artificial Intelligence, or AI for short. It's a fancy way of talking about computers that can think and learn like people. You might already use some AI in your life, like Siri or Alexa.

AI can be really helpful. It can do things for us quickly and make better choices by looking at a lot of information.

But we also need to be careful. AI can sometimes make the same mistakes as people, like treating some groups unfairly or not understanding our feelings. And some people might use AI for bad things, like tricking us with fake messages.

*****Everything before this sentence was written by a chat program. My humble opinion is that we'll be questioning whether the machines are conscious by the end of next year.

Joshua Phillips

McMechen

Assist from AI

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