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Over the moon: Artemis II launches

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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