He Wanted to Save Children. Instead, He Unleashed Chaos.
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The Epstein-Pizzagate Connection
The seminal conspiracy theory of the Trump era gets a facelift 10 years later.
The Long, Weird Tale of Comet Ping Pong
Whatever happened to the D.C. pizza place that became a target for the internet’s darkest obsessives?
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Why Wouldn’t Google Tell Me Who Won the 2020 Election?
The world’s most popular AI tool dodged a consequential question.
Let’s Get Specific About These Doomsday Scenarios
How exactly is AI supposed to kill us all?
China Has No Use for AI Doomerism
The country’s most prominent AI companies are focused on beating the U.S., no matter the cost.
The Curious Left-Wing Argument Against New AI Regulations
The governing challenges raised by AI expose several unfortunate tendencies in the populist anti-monopoly movement.
How to Regulate the Ghosts
You don’t have to know everything to do something.
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The Pangram Backlash Unfolding on College Campuses
Professors are tearing their hair out over AI detectors.
Treat AI Like a Normal Crisis
What if the doomers and skeptics are both a little bit right?
Kara Swisher: AI Isn’t Going to Destroy Humanity—But the People Building It Might
The longtime tech journalist says she’s seen Silicon Valley make the same mistakes again and again.
The Rise of Parasite Authors
First, AI stole their books. Now it’s stealing their readers.
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The Other Way AI Impairs Our Thinking
Suddenly the technology is sapping people’s concentration in a new way, one that abstaining from AI won’t fix.
The Dead Silence of AI Therapy
What happens when our therapists are no longer able to feel?