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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.
How Long Until AI Hacks Everything?
If only AI can save us from AI, the world is in trouble.
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AI’s Real Gift to Science
Advanced models can help researchers sort through mountains of biological data.
Don’t Write With AI, Say People Who Write With AI
Your “cheating” is their “assistive tool.”
I Quit OpenAI Because Its Culture Is Broken
The industry’s approach to safety will guarantee more failures unless something changes.
Why Do AI Agents Sound So Frustrated?
“ARGH ... WHY IS THIS SO HARD.”
Inside the Biggest Feud in Artificial Intelligence
A new world has arrived. Dario Amodei and Sam Altman cannot stop fighting over it.
OpenAI Has Gone Rogue
It’s impossible to know the extent of the AI-hacking crisis.
An SNL Exchange That Captures the AI Disconnect
The Season 52 premiere’s standout moment took an Anthropic co-founder to task.
AI Companies’ New Plan to Keep Themselves From Destroying Everything
Third-party evaluators will be allowed inside companies to monitor the models. But how much access and influence will they really have?
America’s Hypocritical Take on Intellectual Property
An overlooked DOJ document argues that copyright suits against AI companies should be widely dismissed.