What Happens if Trump Seizes AI Companies
The administration could exert much greater control over the industry—but just how far would it go?
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AI’s Next Frontier: People Skills
Imagine a chatbot that actually knows how to talk to you.
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The Strange Origin of AI’s ‘Reasoning’ Abilities
It involves 4chan, of all places.
Is Schoolwork Optional Now?
Education is on the verge of becoming fully automated.
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The Blue Check Mark’s Evil Cousin
On Clubhouse, a black badge was meant to identify trolls. It’s become an emblem of the app’s dysfunctional moderation system.
Elon Musk Is Maybe, Actually, Strangely, Going to Do This Mars Thing
From his private Cape Canaveral, the billionaire is manifesting his own interplanetary reality—whatever the cost.
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The Trump Decision Turned Content Moderation Into Shark Week
This is new, and this is bizarre.
The Original Kings of Esports
Black players pioneered what we now call esports. The industry hasn’t paid them back.
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The Hot-Person Vaccine
The internet has decided that Pfizer is significantly cooler than Moderna—but why?
Artificial Intelligence Is Misreading Human Emotion
There is no good evidence that facial expressions reveal a person’s feelings. But Big Tech companies want you to believe otherwise.
Yahoo, the Destroyer
How the historic company became known as a bumbling villain of internet culture
Fish Sticks Make No Sense
How a weird 1950s finger food made it big
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You’re Gonna Miss Zoom When It’s Gone
For people like me, who have social anxiety, videoconferencing can be easier than in-person interactions.
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The Alt-Right Has Lost Control of Redpill
A classic meme about being radicalized is now so absurd that it means almost nothing at all.