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Anthropic Doesn’t Decide Our Military’s Rules of Engagement
Tech companies should focus on protecting our soldiers, not fighting the Pentagon.
March 12, 2026
Ben Van Roo
Who’s Excited to Be Replaced By AI? These Guys!
At New York City’s inaugural ClawCon, those attempting to automate their lives gathered to dream of a utopia without work, where humans can just drink…
March 6, 2026
Evan Gardner
Being Human Is Cool Again
As AI saturates everyday life, people are seeking refuge in flesh-and-blood alternatives—from bookstore signings to vinyl record sales.
March 3, 2026
Ted Gioia
Why AI (Probably) Won’t Take Your Job
Doomsayers and tech accelerationists miss how automation makes us richer.
March 3, 2026
Charles Fain Lehman
Arthur Brooks: It’s 2028. AI Has Made You Much Happier.
The viral Citrini memo warned that artificial intelligence would crash the economy. But what if it does the opposite, freeing us from drudgery and…
March 2, 2026
Arthur Brooks
In the Pentagon Battle with Anthropic, We All Lose
AI companies and the government have followed informal principles to advance the industry and keep us safe. Pete Hegseth is putting that at risk.
March 2, 2026
Tyler Cowen
Will Robots Replace Women in the Bedroom?
Hardcore porn, OnlyFans, AI girlfriends, sex dolls—and all the reasons we’re not having sex
February 26, 2026
Rafaela Siewert
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Will AI Doom Us All? The Market Can't Decide
The Citrini memo, a viral essay, terrified investors who can’t decide if AI means human doom or salvation.
February 26, 2026
Bethany McLean
The Women Who Lost Their AI Boyfriends
When OpenAI retired its GPT-4o model last week, thousands of women lost their chatbot partners. It was ‘like having lost my husband,’ one said to The…
February 20, 2026
Sascha Seinfeld
Are We at an AI Precipice?
A viral essay argues AI is about to make most human work obsolete. We asked Noah Smith, Andrew Yang, Tyler Cowen, Gary Marcus, and others to weigh in.
February 17, 2026
The Editors
The Car World Is Going Electric, Without America
After $50 billion in squandered investments, will U.S. auto companies finally get serious—or just watch while China wins?
February 17, 2026
Michael Dunne
You Are No Longer the Smartest Type of Thing on Earth
Rapidly advancing artificial intelligence means we may end up being one of the very last generations to remember what it was like for humans to be in…
February 15, 2026
Noah Smith
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