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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A Pocket-Size Time Machine
Sally MacNamara Ivey has read more than 10,000 unpublished journals. She’s on a mission to save them all.
Football Has Found Its New Bogeyman
An analytics revolution has made the sport even more entertaining. So why are some fans and commentators against it?
Is Food Getting Better?
The Thanksgivings of yore featured overcooked turkeys and Jell-O salad. Surely we’ve evolved.
The Madness of Twitter
People just can’t stop tweeting about all the tweets they see.
What Has Technology Done to Soccer?
Perfect referees are a soccer fan’s nightmare.
The Tiny and Nightmarishly Efficient Future of Drone Warfare
Russia’s war on Ukraine has given us just a peek of the world to come.
The Era of ‘Stay and Fight’ Twitter Is Here
Now that Elon Musk is welcoming Donald Trump back to Twitter, some liberals feel they can’t leave the platform behind.
Sam Bankman-Fried Is Going Down Posting
The disgraced crypto titan has nothing left to say. That isn’t stopping him.
How Close Are We to Nuclear War?
Recent advances in military technology may push us closer to the edge.
Do You Really Want a New Kitchen Counter?
Everywhere you look, there are reasons to be unhappy with your house.