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Good Taste Is More Important Than Ever

In a world of limitless AI-generated choices, people need to know how to choose best.

At Least Two Newspapers Syndicated AI Garbage

Slop the presses.

A Sea Story

One of the worst maritime disasters in European history took place in 1994. It remains very much in the public eye. On a stormy night on the Baltic Sea, more than 850 people lost their lives when a luxurious ferry sank below the waves. From a mass of material, including official and unofficial reports and survivor testimony, our correspondent has distilled an account of the Estonia’s last moments—part of his continuing coverage for the magazine of anarchy on the high seas.

The AI Birthday Letter That Blew Me Away

Google is ushering in an era of custom chatbots.

Congrats on the New DOD Gig, MechaHitler!

Turns out, going on anti-Semitic tirades didn’t stop Grok from winning a big government contract.

A Computer Wrote My Mother’s Obituary

The funeral industry turns to AI.

The Great Language Flattening

Chatbots learned from human writing. Now it’s their turn to influence us.

Photos: The Grand Canyon Burns

The Dragon Bravo wildfire in Arizona grew rapidly over the past weekend, destroying the historic Grand Canyon Lodge and dozens of other structures along the canyon’s North Rim.

DOGE Has ‘God Mode’ Access to Government Data

The president’s special commission now has an unprecedented ability to view and manipulate information at many federal agencies.

Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI

Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.

The Day Grok Told Everyone About ‘White Genocide’

What in the world just happened with Elon Musk’s chatbot?

The First Social-Media Babies Are Growing Up—And They’re Horrified

How would you feel if millions of people watched your childhood tantrums?

Was Sam Altman Right About the Job Market?

Tech companies are unleashing AI products that do much more than answer questions.

Why Is Dad So Mad?

A father dares to explore his rage.

OpenAI Can Stop Pretending

The company is great at getting what it wants—whether or not it’s beholden to a nonprofit mission.

What Pixar Should Learn From Its Elio Disaster

The failure of its latest film suggests the studio is stuck in a rut.

An IRS Regulation Change That Could Sow Societal Division

Churches are now allowed to endorse political candidates. They should resist the temptation.

Google’s New AI Puts Breasts on Minors—And J. D. Vance

A feature that lets you virtually try on clothes has a dangerous flaw.

What AI Thinks It Knows About You

What happens when people can see what assumptions a large language model is making about them?

Disaster at FEMA

It’s getting harder for Americans to find relief under Trump’s vision of government.