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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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The Edge of Mathematics
Terence Tao, the legendary mathematician, explains the promise of generative AI.
Sam Altman Is Losing His Grip on Humanity
You don’t “train a human.”
AI Agents Are Taking America by Storm
The post-chatbot era has begun.
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Words Without Consequence
What does it mean to have speech without a speaker?
This Is What It Looks Like When Nothing Matters
Welcome to the internet’s nihilism crisis.
Drink Whole Milk, Eat Red Meat, and Use ChatGPT
What Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “AI revolution” really looks like
AI Is Getting Scary Good at Making Predictions
Even superforecasters are guessing that they’ll soon be obsolete.
I Went to the March for Billionaires
A celebration of the 0.01 percent was also a funeral for irony.
America Isn’t Ready for What AI Will Do to Jobs
Does anyone have a plan for what happens next?
Can Instagram Ruin Your Life? The Jury Will Decide.
The first in a wave of legal cases alleging that social media is dangerously addictive is now on trial.