For us to trust it on certain subjects, researchers in the growing field of interpretability might need to learn how to open the black box of its brain. (Whang, The New York Times)
Read MorePatriarch Kirill, 79, confused his congregation as he preached a Christmas message at Easter. But other Russians are being punished mercilessly in the name of religion. (Bennetts, The Times)
Read MorePresident Trump’s decision to post an AI-generated image depicting himself as a Christ-like figure sparked outrage on the religious right, triggering the most significant pushback from his Catholic and evangelical Christian supporters since he returned to the White House. (Wegmann, Zitner & LeVine, The Wall Street Journal)
Read MoreIt’s been five years since Moore, bestselling author and Bible teacher, left the nation’s largest Protestant denomination, a church that had been her refuge while growing up in a troubled home and that gave her a life she loved. Since then, Moore has found a new church home as an Anglican, rebuilt her ministry, written a memoir, recovered from spinal surgery and kept doing what she’s always done — helping women learn how to dig deep in the Bible. (Smietana, Religion News Service)
Read MorePhil Collins, Iron Maiden, Billy Idol, Queen Latifah, Oasis, Sade and Joy Division/New Order will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, along with first-time nominees Wu-Tang Clan and the late Luther Vandross. The list was revealed on Monday night’s airing of “American Idol.” (Kennedy, AP News)
Read MoreLegalization has led to much more use. Surveys suggest that about 18 million people in the United States have used marijuana almost daily (or about five times a week) in recent years. That was up from around six million in 2012 and less than one million in 1992. More Americans now use marijuana daily than alcohol. (The New York Times)
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