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Science Watson for Oncology isn't an AI that fights cancer, it's an unproven mechanical turk that represents the guesses of a small group of doctors Cory Doctorow

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corruption Trump's spy agencies say AI vendors will sell them needle-detection tools for infinite haystacks Cory Doctorow

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