Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani / The AtlanticThe Strange Origin of AI’s ‘Reasoning’ AbilitiesIt involves 4chan, of all places.Alex ReisnerApril 14, 2026
Illustration by The AtlanticThe Hypocrisy at the Heart of the AI IndustryTech companies believe in intellectual property, but not yours.Alex ReisnerMarch 20, 2026
Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani / The AtlanticAI’s Memorization CrisisLarge language models don’t “learn”—they copy. And that could change everything for the tech industry.Alex ReisnerJanuary 9, 2026
Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani / The AtlanticThe Company Quietly Funneling Paywalled Articles to AI Developers“You shouldn’t have put your content on the internet if you didn’t want it to be on the internet,” Common Crawl’s executive director says.Alex ReisnerNovember 4, 2025