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.
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 Art of the Boyfriend ‘Soft Launch’
In the age of Instagram, starting a new relationship means coming up with a public-relations strategy.
Gossip Bloggers Caught Canoodling With QAnon
Is it ever okay to speculate that Hollywood celebrities are drinking the blood of children?
How Facebook Fails 90 Percent of Its Users
Internal documents show the company routinely placing public-relations, profit, and regulatory concerns over user welfare. And if you think it’s bad here, look beyond the U.S.
‘History Will Not Judge Us Kindly’
Thousands of pages of internal documents offer the clearest picture yet of how Facebook endangers American democracy—and show that the company’s own employees know it.
Stop Shopping
America needs you to buy less junk.
People Aren’t Meant to Talk This Much
Breaking up social-media companies is one way to fix them. Shutting their users up is a better one.
The Metaverse Is Bad
It is not a world in a headset but a fantasy of power.
Slackers of the World, Unite!
Why employees love the software, and bosses don’t
What Slack Does for Women
For years, women have had to control their voice, posture, and demeanor in the workplace. With Slack, we don’t have to worry about any of that.
A Peer-Reviewed Portrait of Suffering
James and Lindsay Sulzer have spent their careers developing technologies to help people recover from disease or injury. Their daughter’s freak accident changed their work—and lives—forever.