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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There Are Too Many Apps for That
An extraordinary number of vibe-coded apps are flooding the market. Is anyone actually using them?
What Should You Do With Your Money in the Age of AI?
Financial tips for AI doomers (and accelerationists)
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The Boeing 747 Begins Its Final Descent
The jet was perhaps the pinnacle of American engineering excellence. Its retirement signals an end to an era of American culture—and ambition.
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Your Search Results Are Getting Sloptimized
How companies are gaming the chatbot internet
The DOGE Bros Want Another Shot
Two former staffers have created a new, perplexing company.
Driving in America Is Headlight Hell
Car bulbs don’t have to be this blinding.
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Elon Musk Is Dropping a Boulder in a Kiddie Pool
He is about to take SpaceX public—pushing other AI companies to do the same.
Someone Finally Wants to Hire Philosophers
Silicon Valley is turning to ethicists to shape the future of AI.
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No, Artificial Intelligence Is Not Conscious
Taken to its logical conclusion, this line of thinking is absurd—and damning.
The President Keeps Contradicting Himself on AI
Donald Trump’s new AI order is a lot of nothing.
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How Much of Data-Center Activism Is Really AI Slop?
Anti-AI sentiment is genuine, but its online expression looks stranger and stranger.
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America Has a Pangram Problem
AI-detection tools are getting better. But they still aren’t good enough.