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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Just How Badly Does Apple Need China?
The tech supply chain is growing more complex.
Elon Musk’s Text Messages Explain Everything
A disastrous year for the tech industry, captured for eternity in a billionaire’s private exchanges
To Grandmother’s TikTok We Go
Older influencers who share laundry hacks and old family recipes are helping Gen Z get through the holidays.
Money Will Kill ChatGPT’s Magic
Buzzy products like ChatGPT and DALL-E 2 will have to turn a profit eventually.
We Haven’t Seen the Worst of Fake News
Deepfakes still might be poised to corrupt the basic ways we process reality—or what’s left of it.
The Internet Is Kmart Now
Something becomes entrenched. Then it fades away.
How Tall Is Too Tall?
The rise and rise and rise of the supertall skyscraper
No One Wins in Elon Musk’s Battle With Journalists
The owner of Twitter and some of its most avid users are at war over the platform.
Why Doesn’t Every American Have a Robot Dog?
Fake puppies that could move and bark and dance were all the rage in the early 2000s. How is it possible that we live in a society that could fall out of love with such a thing?
Commercials Desperately Want You to Know They Know What They Are
What happens when advertising goes postmodern?