Erika Ryan
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 6
- Latest publication
- Sep 30, 2026
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- Jul 15, 2026
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Massachusetts residents compete to be the 'Voice of Logan' airport (opens the original)
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Think back to the last time you flew to a big city. You may have been greeted in the airport with an announcement that went something like this. ANDRE DICKENS: Hello, I'm Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens. And it is my pleasure to welcome you to our city. Now Boston is searching for the perfect local accent to greet visitors. A contest is offering residents of Massachusetts 18 and up a chance to become the new voice of Boston Logan International Airport. SUMMERS: Here's what they're asking contestants
If an AI bot says 'I love you,' does it mean it? 'Artificial Intimacy' book explores AI relationships (opens the original)
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What does it mean to have a relationship? Do both parties have to be human? An increasing number of people say they don’t; that conversing with, confiding in, and sometimes falling in love with an artificial intelligence bot that “performs” empathy, but has none, is not only acceptable, but sometimes preferable. Author and sociologist Sherry Turkle calls the rise in so-called human-bot relationships disturbing, telling Here & Now Robin Young, “the bot doesn’t care whether you have pasta for lunc
Actress Annie Potts says meeting longtime friend Tim Curry was 'love at first sight' (opens the original)
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When I say the name Tim Curry, you might picture him as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"... (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW") TIM CURRY: (As Dr. Frank-N-Furter) Come up to the lab and see what's on the slab. I see you shiver with antici... pation. FLORIDO: ...Or as the devious butler Wadsworth in "Clue"... CURRY: (As Wadsworth) I'm merely a humble butler. MARTIN MULL: (As Colonel Mustard) What exactly do you do? FLORIDO: ...Or the murderous clown, Pennywis
Will the newest plan to remove tariffs on beef imports help or hurt U.S. ranchers (opens the original)
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President Trump announced Friday on Truth Social that the U.S. will import an extra 300,000 metric tons of beef for the next 90 days. That beef will not be subject to tariffs. Trump says that this foreign beef will be about 25% below market price in an attempt to make beef more affordable for American families. It's a move that some in the U.S. beef industry are calling disappointing. For more on this, we're going to speak again with Oren Lesmeister. He's a fifth-generation cattle rancher in Par
Why tech companies are buying up tons of rare old books to train their AI models (opens the original)
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Tech companies have been going to great lengths to find ways to train their AI models, including purchasing, scanning and then destroying rare books. An investigation by 404 Media traced one purchase of rare books with a tracking device and found that the shipment ended up at an Amazon AI training warehouse. Let's bring in Emanuel Maiberg. He's the reporter behind this story. Welcome to the program. EMANUEL MAIBERG: Hey. Thanks for having me. SUMMERS: Thanks for being here. I mean, Emanuel, this
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