On today’s NOTICE News Daily: Russia intercepted an American drone off the coast of Ukraine Tuesday, raising fears that tensions between the two countries might escalate. Plus: Has the next generation of artificial intelligence arrived?
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Top Story: U.S. Spy Drone Crashes Into Sea After Russian Intercept
On Tuesday, Russian jets intercepted an American drone on a reconnaissance mission off the coast of Ukraine. It’s the first physical contact of the American and Russian militaries since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Experts fear this could increase tensions between our two countries. >> Full story
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- The basics: What you need to know about the spat between the US and Russia over a downed drone (CNN)
- Go deeper: The Tensions That Lie Behind Russia ‘Downing’ A US Spy Drone (Huffington Post)
- The big picture: Are we in a new Cold War? (Left-leaning Vox)
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Microsoft-backed OpenAI starts release of powerful AI known as GPT-4
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