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Will Apple’s New Chief Think Different?
John Ternus is taking over from Tim Cook as CEO of the most successful company on Earth. He will need to take risks to keep it that way.
Patrick McGee
Why I Co-Authored a Book with ChatGPT
My new book is the first major work of nonfiction listing a human and AI as co-authors. It will not be the last.
Jamie Metzl
AI Is Coming. Becoming an Electrician Won’t Save You.
White-collar workers at risk of being replaced by AI have been told to go to trade school. But is ‘learn a trade’ the new ‘learn to code’?
River Page
What Happens When a Data Center Comes to Town
Officials in rural Ohio thought they were bringing in unprecedented economic opportunities, but some residents say they are being taken advantage of.
Frannie Block
I Spoke to the Man Accused of Trying to Kill Sam Altman
In January, I interviewed Daniel Moreno-Gama about his AI fears. On Friday he was arrested and charged with attempting to murder the CEO of OpenAI.
Andy Mills
How Dangerous Is Anthropic’s New AI Model? Its Chief Science Officer Explains.
Anthropic says Mythos is so powerful that the company is slowing its release. We asked Jared Kaplan why.
Sean Fischer
The AI Cyber Threat Is Here. This Is What You Can Do.
Anthropic's new AI can break into almost any computer system on Earth. A technology researcher who endured a state-sponsored cyberattack explains what…
Ryan Fedasiuk
‘This Should Be a Nightly Occurrence’: How Social Media Users Cheered the Attacks on Sam Altman
The OpenAI CEO’s home was targeted twice in one weekend. The internet wants more.
Maya Sulkin
Who Should Control AI’s Most Dangerous Secrets?
Anthropic’s latest model, Mythos, is stirring debate about whether AI must be placed under a Manhattan Project-style federal authority.
Josh Code
The AI Boom Was Great for Your 401(k). The Bust Won’t Be.
The Magnificent Seven now account for nearly a third of the S&P 500. If their AI bets go wrong, the whole market could go with them.
Bethany McLean
Satoshi Has the Right to Hide. We Have the Right to Search for Him.
A new investigation claims to unmask the creator of Bitcoin. It gives plausible hints—but no certainty.
Tyler Cowen
I Used AI to Fight My Girlfriend’s Brain Tumor
When my girlfriend’s prolactinoma kept coming back, I lost trust in the system and started building my own.
Andrew Rodriguez
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