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Will AI Erotica Make Us Less Lonely, or More?
‘Our community is amazing,’ says the founder of Janitor AI, where 15 million users can build erotic fantasy worlds with AI companions.
Evan Gardner
AI Is No Way to Revive the Dead
A controversial new company promises to let us speak to dead loved ones. It cheapens our relationships with the living.
Peter Savodnik
Is AI a Bubble? Not So Fast.
It’s far too early to say if AI is a bubble. But the technology’s power to transform society means that believing it’s a bubble can be something of a…
Tyler Cowen
Niall Ferguson: OpenAI’s House of Cards
AI may be driving markets and GDP growth. But Sam Altman’s hype is pure Roaring ’20s.
Niall Ferguson
The Cruelty of the TikTok Prank
What used to be a harmless joke has become a mutant strain of content—humiliating, dangerous, morally unmoored, and effortless.
Sascha Seinfeld
Letters to the Editor: The Right’s Reckoning
Readers discuss how the right should respond to its radicals, the secret to Mamdani’s success, the ethics of AI, and more.
The Free Press
Palantir Has Lots of Enemies. Do They Even Know What It Does?
It’s hard to explain something that can put chicken nuggets in Walmart and kill Osama bin Laden. Palantir can do both.
Maya Sulkin
Where Humanity Still Outruns the Machine
The secret codes of the Diamond District, Vegas casino dealers, and Venetian gondoliers can never be found on Google. That’s what makes them special.
Ben Schott
Who Cares If AI Is a Bubble?
When the AI bubble bursts, investors will undoubtedly get burned. But if AI is as important as people think it is, it will have been worth it.
Peter Coy
Do AI Models Have First Amendment Rights?
The First Amendment wasn’t written for chatbots, but it soon might have to extend to them.
Tyler Cowen
My Favorite Actress Is Not Human
Tilly Norwood doesn’t need a hairstylist, has no regrettable posts, and if you wish to see a virgin on-screen, this is one of your better chances…
Tyler Cowen
Our Shared Reality Is About to Self-Destruct
Stalin once erased people from photographs. Today, AI can erase truth itself. Society may not survive what comes next.
Ted Gioia
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