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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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What the Economy Is Sacrificing to AI
Every investment is a trade-off.
The Currency of the Journal Article Is Collapsing
As an editor I can say that we are being flooded with AI-assisted work.
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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.
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Anthropic Is at War With Itself
The AI company shouting about AI’s dangers can’t quite bring itself to slow down.
A Reckoning for the Tech Right
Silicon Valley’s top CEOs have been noticeably silent after the Minneapolis shooting.
Believe Your Eyes
People are risking their lives to document agents in Minneapolis.
The Firewall Against Chinese Cars Is Cracking
America can’t keep out China’s cheap EVs forever.
The Sports Conspiracy That’s Too Easy to Believe
When the 49ers lost in the playoffs, some fans embraced a theory about electromagnetic waves instead of facing reality.
America Is Slow-Walking Into a Polymarket Disaster
Why are the media obsessed with prediction markets?
The Bots That Women Use in a World of Unsatisfying Men
AI is offering people a way to figure out what they really want in romance.
A Tipping Point in Online Child Abuse
Thousands of abusive videos were produced last year—that researchers know of.
Move Over, ChatGPT
You are about to hear a lot more about Claude Code.
Elon Musk Cannot Get Away With This
If there is no red line around AI-generated sex abuse, then no line exists.