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    Politics is one of the latest industries shaken up by AI, the use of artificially generated content in campaigns could spell trouble for candidates and voters alike in the fight against mis- and disinformation.    
    Blog Post by Catherine Powell and Alexandra Dent May 24, 2023 Women Around the World
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    In the year since a gunman butchered nineteen students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, the United States has suffered at least forty school shootings—perhaps most notably…
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    American politics turned hyper toxic several years ago, and ever since commentators have raised the specter of a second civil war. No other historical parallel, it seems, captures so viscerally today…
    Article by Gideon Rose May 16, 2023 Diamonstein-Spielvogel Project on the Future of Democracy
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