The Real Problem With DOGE’s AI Plans
Unlike an army of human bureaucrats, an army of AI agents could, almost on a whim, be redirected.
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What Is AI Distillation?
And what does it mean if DeepSeek did it?
The DeepSeek Wake-Up Call
An AI model from the Chinese start-up sent America’s tech industry into a full-on panic.
Trump Bets It All on OpenAI
Earlier this week, he unveiled perhaps the most ambitious infrastructure project in history—and all but dedicated it to Sam Altman.
TikTok Will Never Die
Even with a ban, its algorithm’s influence will live on.
Can Generative AI Uncover the ‘Language of Biology’?
Scientists have collected troves of DNA and microscopic imaging data from human cells—and now they have a tool that might make sense of all that information.
The Nine AI Stories That Defined 2024
Read Atlantic coverage of uncharted territory for math, an army of voice clones, and more.
ChatGPT Won’t Say His Name
Why do certain words immediately short-circuit the program?
Sora Is Finally Here
The most hyped bot since ChatGPT risks coming up short.
A Glimpse at a Post-GPT Future
Here comes OpenAI’s next magic trick.