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I try synthetic salmon and enter the "uncanny valley" of taste

I could count on one thing as I sat down for a multiple-course meal based on something that looked very much like salmon: I would not have to worry about any bones. The plant-based theme ingredient came from a Toronto startup called New School Foods that has been developing a way to construct a salmon substitute with not just the taste but also the texture of the real thing.

New School treated a table's worth of journalists to a tasting dinner in Toronto in late June—subject to a no-food-photos rule for attendees but with no restrictions on taking notes. That comped meal came hours after CEO Chris Bryson gave his sales pitch for the company during a panel at the Collision conference there, in which he said that New School's goal was to see its products "enthusiastically adopted by non-vegans."

New School has given itself a tall order by making salmon its go-to-market product. Salmon both has a distinctive, delicate texture and one of the most identifiable flavor profiles among seafood. And people prepare it with a wider range of techniques than most kinds of meat allow—grilling, poaching, sautéing, smoking, roasting, or even not cooking it at all. For plant-based salmon to pass muster, it has to work across those use cases.

Are You Using ChatGPT in Your School or University? We Want to Hear About It

We're asking educators and students how they are using new A.I. chatbots for teaching and coursework. The use of ChatGPT in educational settings has been growing rapidly, with more schools and universities adopting this technology as a learning tool. If you're currently using ChatGPT or have experience with it, we would love to hear from you. Share your insights, success stories, and any challenges you've faced while implementing ChatGPT in the classroom.

AI-generated art cannot be copyrighted, rules a U.S. Federal Judge

United States District Court Judge Beryl A. Howell ruled on Friday that AI-generated artwork can't be copyrighted. She was presiding over a lawsuit against the US Copyright Office after it refused a copyright to Stephen Thaler for an AI-generated image made with the Creativity Machine algorithm he'd created.

Thaler had tried multiple times to copyright the image "as a work-for-hire to the owner of the Creativity Machine," which would have listed the author as the creator of the work and Thaler as the artwork's owner, but he was repeatedly rejected.

Evacuees from the wildfires threatening Yellowknife say that Meta's news fight with Canada's government makes it harder for them to share lifesaving information

Evacuees from the wildfires threatening Yellowknife claim that Meta's news fight with Canada's government is making it difficult for them to share critical information. While government sources are not blocked, people in Northern Canada are finding ways to bypass the ban by sharing screenshots of information.

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I try synthetic salmon and enter the "uncanny valley" of taste

Are You Using ChatGPT in Your School or University? We Want to Hear About It

AI-generated art cannot be copyrighted, rules a U.S. Federal Judge

Evacuees from the wildfires threatening Yellowknife say that Meta's news fight with Canada's government makes it harder for them to share lifesaving information

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