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Over the moon: Artemis II launches

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NASA has successfully launched its first crewed space mission in over a decade. Our correspondent explains why America wants to build a moonbase. AI models underperform in languages other than English. And meet China’s social-media stars: influencer-officials. 


Guests and host:

  • Oliver Morton, senior editor
  • Deena Mousa, science writer
  • Gabriel Crossley, China correspondent
  • Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”


Topics covered: 

  • Artemis II, moon, NASA
  • AI, LLMs, language
  • China, Chinese Communist Party, influencers, social media 


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