Technology

I’m Running Out of Ways to Explain How Bad This Is

What’s happening in America today is something darker than a misinformation crisis.

AI’s Penicillin and X-Ray Moment

The Nobel Committee officially recognizes artificial intelligence’s godfathers in the pantheon of human achievement.

Donald Trump Flirts With Race Science

The former president says that there are “a lot of bad genes in our country right now.”

What Went Wrong at Blizzard Entertainment

A multibillion-dollar success story quickly turned into a curse.

We’re Entering Uncharted Territory for Math

Terence Tao, the world’s greatest living mathematician, has a vision for AI.

It’s Time to Stop Taking Sam Altman at His Word

Understand AI for what it is, not what it might become.

The EV Culture Wars Aren’t What They Seem

On the whole, Democrats are going electric and Republicans are not. Partisanship only partly explains the difference.

Please Don’t Make Me Download Another App

Our phones are being overrun.

Shh, ChatGPT. That’s a Secret.

Your chatbot transcripts may be a gold mine for AI companies.

North Carolina’s Coming Run on Electric Cars

More than 1 million Americans are still without electricity. EV owners are using their cars to keep the lights on.

The Next Big Thing Is Still … Smart Glasses

A computer for your face—now with AI. What could go wrong?

The Playwright in the Age of AI

Ayad Akhtar’s new play, McNeal, starring Robert Downey Jr., subverts the idea that artificial intelligence threatens human ingenuity.

Does AI Actually Understand Language?

The world through the eyes of a chatbot.

AI Is a Language Microwave

Easy, convenient, and far from perfect

Malcolm Gladwell, Meet Mark Zuckerberg

The writer’s insistence on ignoring the web is an even bigger blind spot today than it was when The Tipping Point came out.

High School Is Becoming a Cesspool of Sexually Explicit Deepfakes

AI-generated child-sexual-abuse images are flooding the web.

OpenAI Takes Its Mask Off

Another restructure, and the clearest signal yet of what the company really is

AI Could Still Wreck the Presidential Election

Regulators have largely taken a hands-off approach to the use of AI in political ads—and the consequences may be severe.

The Trump Posts You Probably Aren’t Seeing

His Truth Social posts are even worse than you think.

For Now, There’s Only One Good Way to Power AI

Chatbots are saving America’s nuclear industry.