AI’s Next Frontier: People Skills
Imagine a chatbot that actually knows how to talk to you.
Technology
Artificial Intelligence
See All
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?
Newsletter
Atlantic Intelligence
Atlantic writers help you wrap your mind around artificial intelligence and a new machine age.
Subject to The Atlantic's Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions
Why Would Anyone Pay for Facebook?
The tech giant is taking the worst ideas from the airline industry.
The Supreme Court Actually Understands the Internet
Justices acquitted themselves well during oral arguments on two pivotal cases this week.
Shoppers Are Stuck in a Dupe Loop
TikTok made knockoffs cool. At what cost?
America Built an Actually Good Airport
LaGuardia is reborn, and it has a message for the nation.
Netflix Crossed a Line
The intangibles you didn’t even realize you had come to expect are disappearing.
Welcome to the Golden Age of Clichés
Chatbots can’t think outside the box, unleashing even more nonsense filler words onto the world.
I Watched Elon Musk Kill Twitter’s Culture From the Inside
This bizarre episode in social-media history proves that it’s well past time for meaningful tech oversight.
Buttons Are Bougie Now
Everyone is tired of touch screens.
AI Search Is a Disaster
Microsoft and Google believe chatbots will change search forever. So far, there’s no reason to believe the hype.
The Death of the Smart Shopper
Internet retail was supposed to supercharge the informed consumer. What happened?