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Kevin Richardson shares a collection of close interactions with lions and spotted hyenas at his wildlife sanctuary in South Africa. The montage features affectionate greetings, playful behavior, and ...

Speed is not productivity when workers cannot explain AI output or safely anticipate how autonomous machines will behave.

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Research into human-animal chimeras could have a therapeutic payoff, but the work brings up thorny ethical questions.

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