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Machine-learning tools to detect social bots, like our own Botometer, were unable to discriminate between these AI agents and human accounts in the wild.
From Salon
Children who had missed doses should "catch up as soon as possible" to protect themselves and other children who are too young to be vaccinated or unable to do so for health reasons, she added.
From BBC
He was unable to replicate that form this season and paid the price.
From Barron's
She’s also worried that her publisher is going to make her pay back the advance for the book about Plath and Hughes that she’s been unable to make any headway on.
From Los Angeles Times
"Somebody who was unable to carry a cup of tea with one arm can now walk from room to room holding it stably," he says.
From BBC
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