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Dad checks 7-year-old’s homework—laughter at "sassy’ answer to math problem

2+ hour, 11+ min ago  (430+ words) Feb 16, 2026 at 10:18 AM EST Senior Life and Trends Reporter A dad was checking through his daughter's homework when he came across something unexpected and utterly hilarious. Jordan, from New Jersey, told Newsweek he was looking through one of his 7-year-old…...

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newsweek.com > nw-ai > the-bittersweet-forrest-gump-like-world-of-ai-according-to-gary-marcus-11061818

The Bittersweet, Forrest Gump-like World of AI, According to Gary Marcus

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (273+ words) Nov 20, 2025 at 12:49 PM EST Nov 20, 2025 at 02:00 PM EST Newsweek Contributing Editor for AI and President Emeritus of Bell Labs In short, the argument goes that we humans use "causal correlations" to understand the world and turn these correlations into concepts…...

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newsweek.com > nw-ai > predicting-future-supergroup-ai-humans-hedgehogs-foxes-2132146

Predicting the future: The supergroup of AI, humans, hedgehogs and foxes

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (258+ words) How AI can assist human decision-making and democratize super-forecasting to better predict uncertain futures. 1) Not all predictors are equal " some are more equal than others 2) Not all timescales are equal " the shorter the time period, the better the predictability This…...

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newsweek.com > ai-creates-bacteria-killing-viruses-extreme-caution-warns-genome-pioneer-2131591

AI Creates Bacteria-Killing Viruses: 'Extreme Caution' Warns Genome Pioneer

4+ mon, 4+ week ago  (449+ words) A California outfit has used artificial intelligence to design viral genomes before they were then built and tested in a laboratory. Following this, bacteria was then successfully infected with a number of these AI-created viruses, proving that generative models can…...

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newsweek.com > math-homework-grading-goes-viral-frustrating-2131295

9-year-old's math homework grading goes viral: "still frustrating"

4+ mon, 4+ week ago  (549+ words) A frustrated parent has turned to the internet after their 9-year-old son's math homework was marked incorrect'even though, at least to many readers, his answers appear to be right. Posted in the subreddit r/mildlyinfuriating, u/dak7 shared an image of…...

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newsweek.com > childs-spelling-homework-stumps-internet-2124344

Child's spelling homework leaves internet flummoxed: "not buying it"

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (470+ words) A simple spelling assignment has once again baffled internet users, with a puzzling image proving that some homework questions are nearly impossible to solve. A viral post on Threads asks for help identifying the word that corresponds to the letter…...

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newsweek.com > man-baffled-keychain-puzzle-spotted-class-2115541

Man baffled by keychain puzzle spotted in class, turns to internet for help

5+ mon, 4+ week ago  (595+ words) A man had internet viewers collectively scratching their heads after sharing a picture of a keychain puzzle he spotted that left him similarly baffled. In a post shared to Reddit under the handle u/forebyfour, a university student based in…...

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newsweek.com > viral-elementary-math-question-stumps-internet-2112420

Viral elementary school math question stumps teacher—and the internet

6+ mon, 3+ day ago  (435+ words) An elementary school math question has left not only students but also a seasoned teacher'and much of the internet'scratching their heads. Bobby Seagull, @bobby_seagull, shared the puzzle his friend's 7-year-old child received at school on Threads, where it quickly racked up…...

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AI Impact Awards 2025: New innovations seek to gamify shopping experiences

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (833+ words) In the age of artificial intelligence, it feels like AI knows more about our shopping habits than we do. It knows what we want to buy before we add it to our shopping carts. It knows how many consumers are…...

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AI Impact Awards 2025: Axon is saving police officers time and headaches

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (526+ words) A company that makes Tasers and body cameras got into cloud software and is now using AI to help automate the process of writing police reports. "They're experiencing a ton of overtime. Officers are saying that they're having to stay…...