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The drop in adult literacy is an economic issue too

by Kimberly Adams , Sean McHenry and Nicholas Guiang

Dec 30, 2024

The decline can lead to poor health outcomes and a loss of GDP, says Daphne Greenberg of Georgia State University.

"About 28% of adults in the United States are reading at what's considered Level 1 and below, which is really elementary skills," says Daphne Greenberg, a professor at Georgia State University.

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Google search has added an AI feature. Critics worry it's not all it's cracked up to be.

by Caleigh Wells

May 20, 2024

But Google says it's increased search usage.

A screenshot of Google's new AI-generated summary tool — and some radical self-honesty on its shortcomings.

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