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AI’s Spicy-Mayo Problem
A chatbot that can’t say anything controversial isn’t worth much. Bring on the uncensored models.
How Biden Might Recover
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How to Have a Healthy Argument
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What Happens When Real People Play Squid Game?
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There Shall Be None to Make Him Afraid
The ideals I’m celebrating this Thanksgiving
Four Ways to Be Grateful—And Happier
Ancient philosophers proposed it, modern researchers have confirmed it: Being thankful is good for you.
Why People Act Like That on Planes
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A Chaotic Week at OpenAI
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Autumn Colors and Autumn Chill
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A Moral Case Against the Israeli Hostage Deal
Israel is collectivizing its own sin, the sin of rewarding hostage-taking.
Readers on the Foreign-Policy Issues That Matter to Them
Countering “dangerous movements at home might be the most productive thing we can do to maintain a convincing voice abroad,” one reader argues.
What André 3000’s Flutes Album Is Trying to Tell Us
Listen close.
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