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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Silicon Valley’s Favorite Slogan Has Lost All Meaning
How one specific observation became a hyped-up law of everything
Too Many Americans Are Missing Out on the Best Kitchen Gadget
The rice cooker has been perfect since 1955.
Elon Musk’s Disastrous Week
For the tech world’s most attention-grabbing man, performance comes before substance.
The Internet of the 2010s Ended Today
BuzzFeed News was more than a website: It defined an era.
The End of Recommendation Letters
Professors, like their students, use ChatGPT to get out of doing their assignments.
Montana’s TikTok Ban Won’t Work
Technologically speaking, it would be difficult—perhaps impossible—to implement.
You Should Ask a Chatbot to Make You a Drink
AI is great at coming up with cocktail recipes, even as it fails at other tasks. Just don’t ask it to get too creative with the garnishes.
Even Influencers Are Scared of the Internet
Jenn Im posts about the harms of social media on social media, creating a new kind of “meta-content.” And she’s not alone.
Of Course This Is How the Intelligence Leak Happened
National-security leaks. Insurrections. Bank runs. Group chats are now the most powerful force on the internet.
Meet the World’s Least Ambitious AI
Martin is designed to fail at its only task—a reminder that AI doesn’t actually need humanlike smarts to be useful.