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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There Is No Good Way to Travel Anywhere in America
An Amtrak ride can go so, so wrong.
Christopher Nolan on the Promise and Peril of Technology
A conversation with the director
Inside the Chaos at OpenAI
Sam Altman’s weekend of shock and drama began a year ago, with the release of ChatGPT.
The Sudden Fall of Sam Altman
What it means that the world’s most powerful AI executive is out of a job
Sphere and Loathing in Las Vegas
My night in front of the world’s largest LED screen
My New iPhone Is Making Me Look Uglier
The selfie camera has gotten too good.
Welcome to CAPTCHA Hell
Those little online puzzles are about to get so much more annoying.
‘We Do Not Want to Deal With Customers Like You!’
A family-owned restaurant has had enough of one-star reviews.
My North Star for the Future of AI
The most powerful companies in the world are shaping what artificial intelligence will become—but they’ll never get it right without the ethos and values of university scientists.
AI Search Is Turning Into the Problem Everyone Worried About
Google, are you sure no country in Africa starts with a K?