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America Can’t Afford an AI Recession
AI investments are driving the economy. That’s a dangerous tightrope.
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The dawn of a new machine age.
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The Election Lies Are Already Starting on X
No one is ready for what Elon Musk’s platform could look like on Tuesday.
He Wanted to Save Children. Instead, He Unleashed Chaos.
The American tragedy of Edgar Maddison Welch
The Epstein-Pizzagate Connection
The seminal conspiracy theory of the Trump era gets a facelift 10 years later.
Microsoft’s Hypocrisy on AI
Can artificial intelligence really enrich fossil-fuel companies and fight climate change at the same time? The tech giant says yes.
OpenAI’s Big Reset
With its new model, the company wants you to think ChatGPT is human.
The Real AI Threat Starts When the Polls Close
Whichever candidate loses in November will have an easy scapegoat.
What I Learned When My AI Kermit Slop Went Viral
Sometimes generative artificial intelligence is just another diversion.
Ted Chiang Is Wrong About AI Art
It’s real. But it isn’t revolutionary.
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AI Is Coming for Amateur Novelists. That’s Fine.
An annual speed-writing contest lets in the robot overlords, and I, for one, welcome them.
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Chatbots Are Primed to Warp Reality
A growing body of research shows how AI can subtly mislead users—and even implant false memories.
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AI Doomers Had Their Big Moment
Did they waste it?
Silicon Valley Is Coming Out in Force Against an AI-Safety Bill
California State Senator Scott Wiener responds to his many critics.
The MAGA Aesthetic Is AI Slop
Far-right influencers are flooding social media with a new kind of junk.