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Congress Is Suddenly Waking Up to the AI Doomsday Threat37m ago Don’t ask ChatGPT 'What should I do?' — this simple prompt helps you make better decisions yourself45m ago Extreme Networks’ Agent ONE Coworker moves AI networking from dashboards to answers46m ago Introducing ChatGPT for Financial Services50m ago Tesla unveils driverless Cybercab in Japan for 1st time1h ago The AI safety vibe shift2h ago Sam Altman met with top power utilities about securing the electrical grid. He offered one possible solution: OpenAI's cyber services.2h ago OpenAI Is Open to Slowing Cutting-Edge AI, CEO Sam Altman Tells Staff2h ago Tencent-Backed Chipmaker Enflame Jumps 188% in Shanghai Debut2h ago Salesforce introduces Enterprise AI Harness, AI Control Plane2h ago The Race for the Next Big Weight-Loss Drug Is On—and China Wants In3h ago How Social Media Platforms Are Identifying AI Content3h ago DeepSeek launches V4.1-Flash and retires V4-Pro, its flagship model3h ago OpenAI Wants to Know if an AI Industry Slowdown Would Even Be Legal3h ago

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AI Is an Anti-Primary Source Machine

Hacker NewsPublished 10 days ago

A historian uses a 16-year-old Japanese girl's 1944 diary from the Battle of Saipan to teach students about wartime information flow and media influence. The diary reveals how news was filtered through U.S. and Japanese propaganda, shaping civilian perceptions during WWII.

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