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robots

A New Test Claims It Can Tell If AI Has Common Sense
The "Winograd Schema Challenge" requires human-like reasoning to answer multiple-choice questions.
Victoria Turk
7.28.14
Words

Listen to Woz's Latest, Dark Banger: 'Trust Meh'
That bassline tho
THUMP Staff
THUMP UK
7.28.14
Premieres

Here's She Keeps Bees' Video for "Is What it Is" Featuring Sharon Van Etten
Child safety locks in your car are important.
Kim Taylor Bennett
7.28.14
Opinion and Analysis

US Aims for Afghanistan Elections Are a Whole Lot Different Than They Used to Be
If the US-brokered deal to resolve the Afghan election impasse works, it could give Afghans exactly what they want — less US influence.
Gary Owen
7.28.14
we saw this

The Scenes of Capitol Hill Block Party
Including A$AP Rocky soliciting bras while wearing a bucket hat.
Noisey Staff
7.28.14
News

Canada’s Foreign Aid Strategy Should Prioritize Condoms
Canada's recent record of advancing women's rights internationally is strong, but critics say the country is dropping the ball in one key place: protecting child brides from pregnancy.
Alia Dharssi
7.28.14
News

Finding Private Bowe Bergdahl - Part 2
In 2009 I was in Afghanistan and was involved in the search for Bergdahl from that first June morning he went missing.
Robert Young Pelton
7.28.14
Longreads Or Whatever

A Comprehensive Look At Winnipeg’s Legendary Noise Rock Scene
Call it "Mammoth Metallic Noise" or "ugly music for ugly people," but Winnipeg's loud music scene has a storied history.
Sheldon Birnie
7.28.14
Noisey Blog

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VICE Staff
7.28.14
Politics

Comcast Used This 'Spooky' Propaganda to Kill Off a Local Internet Competitor
A series of patronizing, untruthful fliers were distributed by big telecom to sway the vote to create a municipally owned fiber network.
Jason Koebler
7.28.14
photoshop

What Are Face-Swapped Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan Looking At?
Is this an excerpt from a nightmare?
David Matthews
7.28.14
Weed Shit

The Noisey Editorial Board Is Also Endorsing a Repeal of the Federal Ban on Marijuana
Let's end Prohibition. Again.
Eric Sundermann
7.28.14
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