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.
Claude Mythos Is Everyone’s Problem
What happens when AI can hack everything?
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The iPhone Isn’t Cool
Once upon a time, Apple’s new-device announcements were magic. Then everyone bought an iPhone.
Just a Few People Crowned Some of YouTube’s Earliest Hits
How “coolhunters” helped make YouTube into an internet sensation before the algorithms took over.
Yeti Coolers Are Luxury Goods for Bros
Everyone loves the guy with the cold drinks.
Don’t Worry About Corn Kid
Why an excess of internet attention automatically reads as a threat
The E-bike Is a Monstrosity
Neither bicycle nor motorbike, the two-wheeler’s future demands an identity of its own.
Sports Streaming Makes Losers of Us All
Being a fan is now more annoying and expensive than ever.
Whistleblowing Is Broken
Like so much else, the act of informing on bad actors for good reasons has become tainted.
A Prominent Vaccine Skeptic Returns to Twitter
A year after he was banned, Alex Berenson sued his way back. Are more lawsuits coming?
The HGTV-ification of America
You can’t escape gray floors.
The Right’s New Bogeyman
A mysterious pro-abortion-rights group is claiming credit for acts of vandalism around the country, and right-wing activists and politicians are eating it up.