A new world in artificial intelligence (AI) opened in the past year when OpenAI released ChatGPT, a large language model that scours the Internet for words in response to a question. Since then, similar programs and new technologies continue to be released while their developers call for government regulation and a six-month moratorium to slow things down, leaving many uncertain if the advances are beneficial or cause for concern.

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In the early 1990s, the southeast quadrant of the Highway 40/Eager Road and Brentwood Boulevard intersection looked considerably different than it does today. The twenty-two-acre piece of land was home to dozens of middle-class African-American families, including some who had lived in the neighborhood for generations. The homes were not large, but they were neat, generally well-kept, and reflected pride in ownership. By 1997, those homes and the lives spent in them were a only a memory, replace