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The Conversation: Merriam-Webster’s word of the year — authentic — reflects growing concerns over AI’s ability to deceive and dehumanize

THE CONVERSATION — When Merriam-Webster announced that its word of the year for 2023 was “authentic,” it did so with over a month to go in the calendar year. Even then, the dictionary publisher was late to the game. In a lexicographic form of Christmas creep, Collins English Dictionary announced its 2023 word of the year, “AI,” on […]

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Newly elected Bath rep. appointed to Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee

Rep. David Sinclair, D-Bath, will serve as a member of the Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on State and Local Government. He was appointed by House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland. “Maine has a long history of strong local government,” Sinclair said in a prepared release. “It is vital to a thriving democracy, and I look […]

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Business briefs: Addition to MCHPP board, new face at Brunswick bank, John Deere acquisition

Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program announces new board of directors member Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program recently tapped a wealth management professional to join its board of directors. Scot Draeger is president of R.M. Davis, a private wealth management firm in northern New England, and will serve on the MCHPP board’s investment, finance and development […]