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.
Artificial Intelligence
The dawn of a new machine age.
The Allbirds Pivot Is a Terrible Idea … Right?
Its turn to AI could be an escape hatch for a company with nothing to lose.
AI’s Next Frontier: People Skills
Imagine a chatbot that actually knows how to talk to you.
A New Kind of Hybrid Car Is About to Hit America’s Streets
The car industry says it has an answer for drivers wary of going electric.
What I Learned When My AI Kermit Slop Went Viral
Sometimes generative artificial intelligence is just another diversion.
Ted Chiang Is Wrong About AI Art
It’s real. But it isn’t revolutionary.
AI Is Coming for Amateur Novelists. That’s Fine.
An annual speed-writing contest lets in the robot overlords, and I, for one, welcome them.
Chatbots Are Primed to Warp Reality
A growing body of research shows how AI can subtly mislead users—and even implant false memories.
AI Doomers Had Their Big Moment
Did they waste it?
Silicon Valley Is Coming Out in Force Against an AI-Safety Bill
California State Senator Scott Wiener responds to his many critics.
The MAGA Aesthetic Is AI Slop
Far-right influencers are flooding social media with a new kind of junk.
San Francisco’s Nocturnal Taxi Ballet
Why can’t I stop watching a livestream of a parking lot?
AI Cheating Is Getting Worse
Colleges still don’t have a plan.
Why Does AI Art Look Like That?
Every tech company wants its image generator to be the best. But they all produce oddly similar work.