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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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A Game Plan for the AI Boom
Ten years ago, AlphaGo trounced human competitors—and its legacy is still present in today’s most advanced bots.
Welcome to a Multidimensional Economic Disaster
The AI boom wasn’t built for the polycrisis.
What Was Clavicular?
The internet’s most famous looks-maxxer is far more pernicious than he may seem.
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OpenAI Is Doing Everything … Poorly
The company’s sudden decision to pull the plug on Sora is a sign of deeper trouble.
When Claude Met Claude
Why is Anthropic sponsoring an exhibition about Monet?
A Legal Decision That Could Change Social Media
Jurors found Meta and Google liable for building apps that inflicted mental-health problems on a teenager, and similar lawsuits are on the horizon.
Twenty Seconds of ‘Task Saturation’ at LaGuardia
Having two controllers on a midnight shift might be standard procedure, but they can still be overwhelmed.
The Hypocrisy at the Heart of the AI Industry
Tech companies believe in intellectual property, but not yours.
The New Infidelity
Micro-cheating includes all sorts of internet behavior that, to many people, might just seem innocent.
Maybe Turning War Into a Casino Was a Bad Idea?
A disturbing new low in the Polymarket era