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Artificial Intelligence
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
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
Why Trump Is Blockading the Strait of Hormuz. Plus . . .
The fall of Viktor Orbán. Tyler Cowen on the hunt for Bitcoin’s founder. Bethany McLean on why no one will escape the AI crash. And more.
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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
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
Your Boss Should Be Making You Learn to Vibe Code
A couple of months ago, I’d never written a line of code in my life. Now, I have a team of AI agents, and my team of two operates like a team of 10.
Melanie Pasch
The Software Engineers Are Freaking Out
Learning to code was supposed to be a golden ticket. But in the age of AI, it’s a pointless skill. What are the computer science majors supposed to do?
Evan Gardner
Why Is OpenAI Dropping Video? To Focus On What Really Matters.
If you think the shutdown of OpenAI’s Sora app is a sign of AI failure, you’re not prepared for what’s coming.
Tyler Cowen
Two Drinks with . . . Andrew Yang, Who Isn’t Happy About Being Right
He ran for president in 2020 on a promise to introduce universal basic income and protect Americans from AI-induced mass employment. The future he…
River Page
Anthropic Doesn’t Decide Our Military’s Rules of Engagement
Tech companies should focus on protecting our soldiers, not fighting the Pentagon.
Ben Van Roo
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