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What the AI-Generated Faces Study Really Shows About Human Overconfidence
ByMax Dvornik February 12, 2026August 6, 2026

AI-generated faces are now so realistic that even people with exceptional face-recognition skills struggle to tell them apart from real…

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What Is the Flynn Effect and Is It Reversing?
ByGeoff Dyers February 1, 2026August 6, 2026

The Flynn effect is the long-term rise in average IQ test scores, roughly three points per decade through the 20th…

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