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Are A.I. Therapy Chatbots Safe to Use?

Psychologists and technologists see them as the future of therapy. The Food and Drug Administration is exploring whether to regulate them as medical devices.

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Brittany Bucicchia began using an A.I. therapy chatbot after dealing with mental health struggles.
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Google’s Quantum Computer Makes a Big Technical Leap

Designed to accelerate advances in medicine and other fields, the tech giant’s quantum algorithm runs 13,000 times as fast as software written for a traditional supercomputer.

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A quantum computer at Google’s quantum research facility near Santa Barbara, Calif.
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OpenAI Inks Deal With Broadcom to Design Its Own Chips for A.I.

After signing multibillion-dollar agreements to use chips from Nvidia and AMD, OpenAI plans to deploy its own designs next year.

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“Developing our own accelerators adds to the broader ecosystem of partners all building the capacity required to push the frontier of A.I.,” OpenAI’s chief executive, Sam Altman, said in a statement.
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