My North Star for the Future of AI
The most powerful companies in the world are shaping what artificial intelligence will become—but they’ll never get it right without the ethos and values of university scientists.
AI Search Is Turning Into the Problem Everyone Worried About
Google, are you sure no country in Africa starts with a K?
The Great Social Media–News Collapse
Big Tech’s relationship with journalism is much more complicated than it appears.
Silicon Valley May Never Learn Its Lesson
The tech industry is designed for people like Sam Bankman-Fried.
A Tool to Supercharge Your Imagination
New technologies for making pictures can be prosthetics for your mind.
Whatever Happened to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
A national plague of workplace injuries was once a media obsession. Now it’s all but forgotten.
The White House Is Preparing for an AI-Dominated Future
President Biden’s big swing on AI is as impressive and confusing as the technology itself.
Why Congress Keeps Failing to Protect Kids Online
Americans are broadly united in support of laws to make the internet safer for kids. So why doesn’t Congress act?
The Huge Multistate Lawsuit Against Meta Isn’t Serious Enough
Attorneys general from 33 states filed a joint lawsuit against Meta on Tuesday, alleging that it deliberately addicts kids and teens to its products through “FOMO” and JoJo Siwa.
Driverless Cars Are Losing to Driver-ish Cars
The self-driving revolution is hiding in plain sight.
The Junk Is Winning
TikTok’s experiment in shopping has quickly become another place to hawk products.
The Future of AI Is GOMA
Four companies are taking over everything.
AI Has a Hotness Problem
In the world of generated imagery, you’re either drop-dead gorgeous or a wrinkled, bug-eyed freak.
AI Takes on Expiration Dates
The fight against food waste is getting high-tech.
The War in Gaza Is Getting Remixed in Real Time
Unconfirmed atrocities are turning into memes.
If You Ever Speak in Public, Follow This Advice
Or, how Bob Barker ruined my wedding
AI Is About to Photoshop Your Memories
The smartphone camera roll is a digital diary. What happens when the images inside are more perfect than real?
MAGA Bluey Is Stressing People Out
Facebook’s largest group for posting memes about the beloved children’s show has turned into a political free-for-all.
We Don’t Actually Know If AI Is Taking Over Everything
A test of AI transparency gave every major company an F.
Self-Checkout Is a Failed Experiment
Please, not another “unexpected item in the bagging area.”