What Happens if Trump Seizes AI Companies
The administration could exert much greater control over the industry—but just how far would it go?
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AI’s Next Frontier: People Skills
Imagine a chatbot that actually knows how to talk to you.
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The Strange Origin of AI’s ‘Reasoning’ Abilities
It involves 4chan, of all places.
Is Schoolwork Optional Now?
Education is on the verge of becoming fully automated.
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OpenAI’s Sora Is a Total Mystery
A new program from the ChatGPT maker promises to create videos from simple text prompts, but little is known about how it will actually work.
Things Get Strange When AI Starts Training Itself
What happens if AI becomes even less intelligible?
The AI Industry Is Stuck on One Very Specific Way to Use a Chatbot
OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft are dying to help plan your next trip.
The Moneyball Theory of Presidential Social Media
Not even the president can bend the internet to his will.
The Carry-On-Baggage Bubble Is About to Pop
Airplanes aren’t made for this much luggage.
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Temu Is Speedrunning American Familiarity
The company’s ad strategy: bludgeon you into knowing its name.
‘Evidence Maximalism’ Is How the Internet Argues Now
A simple theory for why the internet is so conspiratorial
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A Fake Yellow Line Changed Football Forever
You’ve been watching the Super Bowl in mixed reality for 25 years.
Lab Diamonds Are Too Perfect for Their Own Good
The traditional diamond industry is thought to be under threat from lab-grown stones. But that’s not how luxury works.
Neal Stephenson’s Most Stunning Prediction
The sci-fi legend coined the term metaverse. But he was most prescient about our AI age.