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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Corner Stores Are the New Darlings of the Global Tech Industry
A billion-dollar effort to turn these unassuming shops into mini–tech hubs is only just beginning.
The Great (Fake) Child-Sex-Trafficking Epidemic
Dispatches from a moral panic
The Tech Moguls Are Looking for a New Playground
Jack Dorsey’s decision to leave Twitter, like Mark Zuckerberg’s pivot to the metaverse, shows us where the internet is heading.
When Multilevel Marketing Met Gen Z
Amelia Whelan used social media as an accelerant for her sales community. Then things blew up.
Real Men Drive Electric Trucks
How much will American men have to adapt to help keep the planet from roasting?
I Made the World’s Blandest Facebook Profile, Just to See What Happens
My new Facebook account had the most generic interests possible, and still it brought me to a place no one should ever have to go.
‘Thank You, Brandon’ Is Just Embarrassing
The first big meme battle of the Biden presidency is here, and it’s uncomfortable to watch.
Facebook Is Hiding the Most Important Misinformation Data
Billions of people have apparently encountered vaccine lies on the platform, but that number means nothing without a denominator.
A Tiny Outrage Machine, Sucking the Exhaust From a Giant One
You can’t even fight a social network without a social network.
Hey, Facebook, I Made a Metaverse 27 Years Ago
It was terrible then, and it’s terrible now.