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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What Happens When AI Has Read Everything?
The dream of an artificial mind may never become a reality if AI runs out of quality prose to ingest—and there isn’t much left.
Elon Musk Can’t Solve Twitter’s ‘Shadowbanning’ Problem
For several years, social-media users have expressed anxiety about algorithmic suppression. Now they’re getting some unexpected clarity.
Generative Art Is Stupid
And that’s how it should be.
You Don’t Know How Bad the Pizza Box Is
The delivery icon hasn’t changed in 60 years, and it’s making your food worse.
Twitter Was the Ultimate Cancellation Machine
If the platform dies, how will people find quick justice?
Tipping Is Weird Now
Technology and the pandemic have transformed the meaning of gratuity.
The Hidden Cost of Cheap TVs
Screens have gotten inexpensive—and they’re watching you back.
Hollywood’s Love Affair With Fictional Languages
In Avatar, the fictional language Na’vi is built on a painstakingly detailed world.
74 Things That Blew Our Minds in 2022
Where The Atlantic’s science, technology, and health reporters found wonder in a sometimes-sobering year
The End of the Silicon Valley Myth
The companies that define our digital lives have hit a wall.