The Flip-Phone Cleanse
I spent a month with a group of people who aspire to a state of offline bliss.
Artificial Intelligence
The dawn of a new machine age.
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX Endgame
The world’s richest man is accruing more power than ever before.
Is Hurry the Great Enemy of Spiritual Life?
Pastor John Mark Comer has won a massive audience by encouraging his followers to free themselves from the gnawing sense that there is always more to do.
The Allbirds Pivot Is a Terrible Idea … Right?
Its turn to AI could be an escape hatch for a company with nothing to lose.
The First Year of AI College Ends in Ruin
There’s an arms race on campus, and professors are losing.
The Future of Writing Is a Lot Like Hip-Hop
A new kind of literary curation will be the defining skill for the next era of human creativity.
AI Is About to Make Social Media (Much) More Toxic
We must prepare now.
Bing Is a Trap
Tech companies say AI will expand the possibilities of searching the internet. So far, the opposite seems to be true.
The Goopification of AI
A new generation of chatbots is poised to become the next frontier of self-help—and could reveal the truth behind Americans’ obsession with lifestyle gurus.
Never Give Artificial Intelligence the Nuclear Codes
The temptation to automate command and control will be great. The danger is greater.
Just Wait Until Trump Is a Chatbot
Artificial intelligence is already showing up in political ads. Soon, it will completely change the nature of campaigning.
It’s Time to Protect Yourself From AI Voice Scams
Anyone can create a convincing clone of a stranger’s voice. What now?
Chatbots Sound Like They’re Posting on LinkedIn
Large language models make things up, but the worse problem may be in how they present those falsehoods.
The End of Recommendation Letters
Professors, like their students, use ChatGPT to get out of doing their assignments.