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In his book "The Hype Machine," professor Sinan Aral argued that the combination of social media, smartphones, and machine intelligence is designed to exploit weaknesses in human psychology and behavior. From there, this "hype machine" silently affects the way we shop, date, read the news, exercise, and even do charity.

Professor Catherine Wolfram said: "The coalition will be important as a vehicle for building trust, so that countries understand what each other's carbon policies are, but there's also technical work to be done. For example, we need to think about how to compare countries that have carbon pricing implemented for a carbon market and those that have a pricing policy implemented only with a tax or fee."

Principal research scientist Neil Thompson said: "The trick for reporters over the coming years will be how to harness the positive productivity-improving aspects of AI while keeping the bedrock of trust intact."

Research scientist Christian Catalini wrote: "A handful of institutions, such as credit card issuers and banks, run the tollbooths of everyday payments, collecting a toll on every swipe, tap, or wire. Consumers believe they are getting a free service, all while the background radiation of invisible fees shapes business models. The passage of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act presents leaders with new options that could upend that system."