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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The Gleeful Cruelty of the White House X Account
Welcome to the 4chan administration.
What the JFK File Dump Actually Revealed
A bunch of people’s Social Security numbers
The Careless People Won
A controversial new book about Facebook serves as a field guide for the DOGE era.
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
The Unbelievable Scale of AI’s Pirated-Books Problem
Meta pirated millions of books to train its AI. Search through them here.
Forever 21’s Brief, Hideous Life
Farewell to a beloved purveyor of trash.
LeBron James and the Limits of Nepotism
It’s embarrassing for everyone involved.
Was Sam Altman Right About the Job Market?
Tech companies are unleashing AI products that do much more than answer questions.
Elon Musk Looks Desperate
How to lose $148 billion in less than two months
DOGE’s Plans to Replace Humans With AI Are Already Under Way
The civil service is being turned over to machines.