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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A Tool That Crushes Creativity
AI slop is winning.
The End of the Old Instagram
Efforts to make social media safe for teenagers are starting to get a little weird.
Adiós, AirPods
Apple promises to put an AI interpreter in everyone’s ears. It couldn’t even help me order tamales.
Job Interviews Are Broken
People are sneaking answers from AI, and who can blame them?
The Worst Thing That Ever Happened to Tesla
Elon Musk’s embrace of Donald Trump continues to haunt his car company.
The Trumpian Fantasy of WhiteHouse.gov
The administration’s confusing, creepy new style
Are You a ‘Heritage American’?
Why some on the right want to know if your ancestors were here during the Civil War
The Most Reviled Tech CEO in New York Confronts His Haters
Avi Schiffmann says he’s enjoying the angry reaction to the Friend AI pendant. Is he serious?
Move Fast and Break Nothing
Waymo’s robotaxis are probably safer than ChatGPT.
YouTube Bends the Knee
Welcome to the era of Big-Tech capitulation.