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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Can Instagram Ruin Your Life? The Jury Will Decide.
The first in a wave of legal cases alleging that social media is dangerously addictive is now on trial.
The Obama Meme on Trump’s Truth Social Was Exactly What It Looked Like
The White House took 12 hours to remove a video depicting the former president and his wife as apes.
You’ve Never Seen Super Bowl Betting Like This Before
Prediction markets are turbocharging America’s obsession with sports gambling.
The Chatbots Appear to Be Organizing
Moltbook is the chaotic future of the internet.
Donald Trump Has Built a Clicktatorship
Even the administration’s budget proposals read like Truth Social posts.
The Problem With Using AI in Your Personal Life
Using LLMs to talk with your friends is efficient. It’s also bad etiquette.
Do You Feel the AGI Yet?
According to some predictions, 2026 is the year that an all-powerful AI will arrive.
America Will Be Reading the Epstein Files for Decades
The chaotic end to the files’ release is really just a beginning.
Tesla Just Killed the Most Important Car of the 21st Century
The Model S deserved better than this.
The Accidental Winners of the War on Higher Ed
Go to a small liberal-arts college if you can.