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The debate over how we talk about artificial intelligence is heating up, and it matters more than you might think. A piece making the rounds argues that framing AI in human terms, words like thinks, feels, understands, quietly distorts public policy, product design, and our own expectations. Language, the author suggests, is not neutral when the stakes are this high.
From the language of machines to the economics of academia, the ACM, one of computing's oldest and most respected professional bodies, is facing a quiet existential question. A new opinion piece in its own flagship publication asks whether the organization's publishing model is still serving its members, or whether the pressure to publish has hollowed out its original mission of advancing computing as a human discipline.
And speaking of new chapters, Xiaomi is making a striking move into the luxury SUV market with a vehicle it is calling SkyNomad. The Chinese tech giant, fresh off strong sales of its SU seven electric sedan, is launching an entirely separate brand built around a range-extender powertrain. The interior styling, by all accounts, leans heavily into private jet territory.
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