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The distinguished computer science professor explores the promises and perils of the AI revolution.
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By Pat JosephWhile music may not be the first thing most people think of when they think of Berkeley, both the campus and town have been home to an enormously influential and eclectic music scene across the years, one with deep roots in the folk and blues revivals of the mid-20th century.
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By Martin SnappNowadays, people look back on the 1950s as the Happy Days, but for the kids who grew up during that time, it was anything but. Hovering over them were the twin terrors of The Bomb and a raging polio epidemic. One victim of the latter was Zona and Verne Roberts’ eldest son, Ed.
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By Leah WorthingtonAt Berkeley's Human Rights Center, students patiently verify crimes against humanity.
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