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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Something Odd Is Happening With Handbags
Where do shoppers turn when an industry built on novelty runs out of new ideas?
Why You Fell for the Fake Pope Coat
The pope didn’t actually wear that great jacket, but a lot of people were ready to believe he did.
ChatGPT Has Impostor Syndrome
AI doesn’t know its own strengths.
A Classic American Car Is Having an Identity Crisis
Ford’s electric Mustang, the Mach-E, is attracting an unusual bunch of drivers—including me.
Nine AI Chatbots You Can Play With Right Now
The machines may change the world as you know it. But first, they’ll write a sonnet based on your favorite cereal.
AI Is Exposing Who Really Has Power in Silicon Valley
Your data helped build ChatGPT. Where’s your payout?
AI Is Like … Nuclear Weapons?
The new technology is beyond comparison.
People Aren’t Falling for AI Trump Photos (Yet)
Fake images of Trump getting arrested may not fool anyone—but the next thing cooked up by AI might.
Blue Check Marks Were Always Shameless
Twitter verification was first a tool for vanity.
How Ivermectin Became a Belief System
The deworming drug is central to an improvisational, alternative medical subculture that was forming even before the pandemic.