The Allbirds Pivot Is a Terrible Idea … Right?
Its turn to AI could be an escape hatch for a company with nothing to lose.
Artificial Intelligence
The dawn of a new machine age.
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.
The Guitar Sounds New Again
The grungy, extraterrestrial “Mk.gee tone” is everywhere and depends on a decades-old device.
The AI Doomers Are Getting Doomier
The industry’s apocalyptic voices are becoming more panicked—and harder to dismiss.
AI Is a Mass-Delusion Event
Three years in, one of AI’s enduring impacts is to make people feel like they’re losing it.
College Students Have Already Changed Forever
Members of the class of 2026 have had access to AI since they were freshmen. Almost all of them are using it to do their work.
Don’t Believe What AI Told You I Said
The chatbots are lying about me.
Why So Many MIT Students Are Writing Poetry
A professor at the Institute discovered that his students were quietly meeting outside class to write verse. What might it mean for the future of AI?
The AI Takeover of Education Is Just Getting Started
Was your kid’s report card written by a chatbot?
The New ChatGPT Resets the AI Race
With GPT-5, OpenAI is making its strongest effort yet to hook users.
Trump Wasted No Time Derailing His Own AI Plan
The president is setting America back in a race he desperately wants to win.
ChatGPT Gave Instructions for Murder, Self-Mutilation, and Devil Worship
OpenAI’s chatbot also said “Hail Satan.”
Donald Trump Is Fairy-Godmothering AI
The administration’s long-awaited AI Action Plan gives Silicon Valley the green light.