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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Democrats Are Treating a Big Win as a Liability
They don’t want to talk about how President Biden’s policies have created an EV-manufacturing boom.
The Giant Asterisk on Election Betting
A disputed outcome could throw prediction markets into chaos.
This Is What $44 Billion Buys You
Elon Musk has turned X into a political weapon.
The Worst Statue in the History of Sports
Dwyane Wade deserves a do-over.
The Next ‘Stop the Steal’ Movement Is Here
The right is already saying the election is rigged.
A Defense of the Leaf Blower
Reassessing America’s most hated appliance
‘Stop Counting Votes, or We’re Going to Murder Your Children’
Election officials are under siege.
America’s Strangest Tourist Destination
Taking selfies in the cradle of the atom bomb
The Slop Candidate
Donald Trump embraces a working-class fantasy.
Comic Sans Got the Last Laugh
The backlash against the world’s most hated font may finally be ending.