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Artificial intelligence has long been criticized as a black box - powerful, but opaque. Now, researchers and developers are working to make AI systems more transparent and explainable, allowing users ...

(This story was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy.) Corrections & Clarifications: The graph and related information about math performance have been updated to use the correct ...

As Cat Stevens, he helped define the singer-songwriter. After converting to Islam, he became a lightning rod. His new memoir explores it all. Yusuf Islam, 77, performed one of rock’s great ...

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Jeremy Herskowitz, Ph.D., Patsy W. and Charles A. Collat Professor of Neuroscience in the Department of Neurology, has been named the latest recipient of the school’s Featured Discovery award. This ...

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