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anthropology

[an-thruh-pol-uh-jee] / ˌæn θrəˈpɒl ə dʒi /
NOUN
study of humans and their culture
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Examining that puzzle reveals that the real subject of debate isn’t AI but anthropology.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The research was led by Ariane Burke, a professor of anthropology at Université de Montréal and head of the Hominin Dispersals Research Group in Quebec.

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

Jiang served as principal investigator, working with colleagues from USF's Genomics, Global Health Infectious Disease Research Center and departments including anthropology, molecular medicine and history.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

Martha Lincoln, a medical anthropology associate professor at San Francisco State, is among those who are opposed to AI.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Hrdlicka regarded himself as the conscience of physical anthropology and made it his business to set boundaries.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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