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Reid Hoffman, an outspoken AI optimist, told a reporter he has gifted AI-generated music to his friends and family. Kimberly White/Getty Images Reid Hoffman, an AI fan, said he gave his friends and fa...
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Caroline Navarrete and her husband have made her parents' basement their home. Caroline Navarrete Caroline and Gabriel Navarrete live in the basement of Caroline's parents' home. Her parents bought a ...