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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Five Remarkable Chats That Will Help You Understand ChatGPT
The powerful new chatbot could make all sorts of trouble. But for now, it’s mostly a meme machine.
Arctic Adventurers Have a Russia Problem
The war has made it very hard to build a floating-ice camp.
ChatGPT Is Dumber Than You Think
Treat it like a toy, not a tool.
The College Essay Is Dead
Nobody is prepared for how AI will transform academia.
The Far Right Is Getting What It Asked For
With Ye on Infowars and Elon Musk lifting the floodgates on Twitter, the right wing is getting the free-speech thunderdome of its dreams. Or nightmares.
The Internet, but for Hot People
Partiful is one of many products adopting the trendy aesthetic, calling itself “facebook events for hot people.”
The World Cup of Microsoft Excel
How can watching people fiddle with spreadsheets possibly be this fun?
Instagram Is Over
The app’s original purpose has been lost in the era of “performance” media.
Please Look at My Metal Credit Card
Credit-card makers are ditching plastic in favor of something with much more … plunk.
I’m Scared of My Baby Monitor
Baby cams are sold on the notion that something could go disastrously wrong in the nursery.