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    As recent years have seen rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) programs, rendering increasingly human-like computer-generated text and speech, a new study warns that older adults are most at risk of tumbling within the traps of phone scams and fraud.

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    • Canadian study asks participants: Can you tell the difference between a real voice and AI? https://t.co/Rrc6e7xkJ4 by @mitchellconsky w @bjoherrmann "...older adults found AI speech more natural and that they were less capable than younger adults of determining whether a voice… https://t.co/eDSTiPYkES

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    Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, in a leaked cellphone call, commiserated with a COVID-19 protester about his trial while divulging to him there was an internal dispute over how Crown prosecutors were handling COVID-19 cases.

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    • Ugh. Bias. Science-free agenda. Interference? 'Leave this with me': Alberta premier heard on call with COVID-19 protester https://t.co/knoKcfvns1 by @DeanBennettCP @MLAIrfanSabir: "Smith breached what should be a sacrosanct firewall between politics and those who are charged… https://t.co/gxfVq8wMP8

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    Two U.S. health agencies have published a letter warning that ‘misleading’ claims Florida’s surgeon general made about COVID-19 vaccines last month could be harmful to the public. In Canada, health-care professionals share their own concerns.

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    • Canadian cardiologists debunk Florida COVID-19 vaccine claims https://t.co/xUgt0prGvC “The risks of severe cardiac illness with COVID-19 are far greater than the risks of the vaccine." "...the benefits of vaccination far outweigh the risks." #ScienceUpFirst