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The true story behind the chaos at OpenAI
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Russell Vought is advancing a radical ideological project decades in the making.
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The government doesn’t seem to know how it will implement this massive change in policy.
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Ian Berg and his mother, Eve Baer, in February 2025 (Sarah Blesener for The Atlantic)
For decades, Eve Baer remained convinced that her son, unresponsive after a severe brain injury, was still conscious. Science eventually proved her right.
