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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If You Need a Laptop, Buy It Now
Electronics are getting more expensive and worse. Blame the AI boom.
A Game Plan for the AI Boom
Ten years ago, AlphaGo trounced human competitors—and its legacy is still present in today’s most advanced bots.
Welcome to a Multidimensional Economic Disaster
The AI boom wasn’t built for the polycrisis.
What Was Clavicular?
The internet’s most famous looks-maxxer is far more pernicious than he may seem.
OpenAI Is Doing Everything … Poorly
The company’s sudden decision to pull the plug on Sora is a sign of deeper trouble.
When Claude Met Claude
Why is Anthropic sponsoring an exhibition about Monet?
A Legal Decision That Could Change Social Media
Jurors found Meta and Google liable for building apps that inflicted mental-health problems on a teenager, and similar lawsuits are on the horizon.
Twenty Seconds of ‘Task Saturation’ at LaGuardia
Having two controllers on a midnight shift might be standard procedure, but they can still be overwhelmed.
The Hypocrisy at the Heart of the AI Industry
Tech companies believe in intellectual property, but not yours.
The New Infidelity
Micro-cheating includes all sorts of internet behavior that, to many people, might just seem innocent.