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There's a lot of ongoing research about how ultra-processed foods, microplastics, and antibiotics may have changed people's gut biome.
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In a bright spot, for people who are 65 and older, colorectal cancer rates have been steadily declining for decades, thanks in part to widespread screening that can catch precancerous polyps.
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Doctors recommend routine screening starting at age 45 for people who are at average risk.
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Hegseth Says War Will Go On ‘Until We Decide,’ and U.S. Court Moves Toward Ordering Tariff Refunds
And finally, people are actively trying to outsource all kinds of things to AI, writing their cover letters, planning their vacations.
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But whatever you do, don't use it to file your taxes.
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The Times tested four AI chatbots, Gemini from Google, ChatGPT, Claude from Anthropic, and Grok from Elon Musk's AI company.
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My colleagues gave them eight fictional tax situations pulled from training materials for a tax filing service.
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And they struggled.
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Hegseth Says War Will Go On ‘Until We Decide,’ and U.S. Court Moves Toward Ordering Tariff Refunds
They miscalculated the refund or the amount owed by an average of more than $2,000.
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Hegseth Says War Will Go On ‘Until We Decide,’ and U.S. Court Moves Toward Ordering Tariff Refunds
Even when they were given all the necessary materials, the chatbots just whiffed on some calculations.
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Hegseth Says War Will Go On ‘Until We Decide,’ and U.S. Court Moves Toward Ordering Tariff Refunds
The problem comes down to how chatbots are designed.
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Hegseth Says War Will Go On ‘Until We Decide,’ and U.S. Court Moves Toward Ordering Tariff Refunds
They're not good at remembering a lot of interconnected information, like all the details of your W-2 plus your mortgage plus whether you have kids.
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Errors sneak into their calculations along the way.
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Hegseth Says War Will Go On ‘Until We Decide,’ and U.S. Court Moves Toward Ordering Tariff Refunds
And on taxes, a few errors can really add up.
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Hegseth Says War Will Go On ‘Until We Decide,’ and U.S. Court Moves Toward Ordering Tariff Refunds
Now, to give the bots a break, the American tax code is incredibly complicated and can be very confusing.
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Hegseth Says War Will Go On ‘Until We Decide,’ and U.S. Court Moves Toward Ordering Tariff Refunds
Humans also make mistakes.
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Hegseth Says War Will Go On ‘Until We Decide,’ and U.S. Court Moves Toward Ordering Tariff Refunds
The safest thing, experts say, if you want to use AI is to use it like a tool.
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Hegseth Says War Will Go On ‘Until We Decide,’ and U.S. Court Moves Toward Ordering Tariff Refunds
Ask it simple questions.
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Remember what you're dealing with.
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Hegseth Says War Will Go On ‘Until We Decide,’ and U.S. Court Moves Toward Ordering Tariff Refunds
It is not built for precision, which is kind of important for taxes.