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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)
A Mathematician Reads the AI Future
My field is as much an expression of the human spirit as music and literature. Is it for the machines now?
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The Memory Shortage Comes for Schools
Districts are struggling to afford all those Chromebooks.
The One Question I Can’t Stand at Restaurants
I know why they ask, but I still wish they didn’t need my phone number.
‘Nothing About This Was Inevitable’
The leaders of AI’s biggest companies refuse to admit they’re in control.
OpenAI Just Carpet-Bombed Mathematics
If mathematicians have no reason to pursue the mysteries of their field, the rest of us will stumble into a less certain world.
How Long Until AI Hacks Everything?
If only AI can save us from AI, the world is in trouble.
The Upgrade Holdouts
Meet the people who refuse to let their gadgets die.
Don’t Write With AI, Say People Who Write With AI
Your “cheating” is their “assistive tool.”
Bait and Switch
Fishermen have always exaggerated the size of their catches. But AI has taken the practice to a different level.
I Quit OpenAI Because Its Culture Is Broken
The industry’s approach to safety will guarantee more failures unless something changes.
The Great Data-Center Rebellion
Could a new populist movement help save American democracy?