The Strange Origin of AI’s ‘Reasoning’ Abilities
It involves 4chan, of all places.
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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?
The ChatGPT Symptom Spiral
Be careful asking chatbots about your health.
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Elon Musk Cannot Get Away With This
If there is no red line around AI-generated sex abuse, then no line exists.
AI’s Memorization Crisis
Large language models don’t “learn”—they copy. And that could change everything for the tech industry.
The Polymarket Bets on Maduro Are a Warning
Get ready for the golden age of insider trading.
Everything Reacting to Everything, All at Once
Why the Trump administration is posting messages like “THIS IS OUR HEMISPHERE” after the attack on Venezuela
@Grok, Did Venezuela ‘Deserve It’?
The information war will be fought through chatbots.
Oh, Great, Another Supermoon
Not every lunar event requires a media frenzy.
Elon Musk’s Pornography Machine
On X, sexual harassment and perhaps even child abuse are the latest memes.
The MetroCard Never Got Its Due
A symbol of New York is gone.
Is Victor Wembanyama Too Tall?
Why it’s hard to watch the NBA’s most promising young talent
ChatGPT Needs More Cowbell
AI struggles to write a good jingle.