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Artificial Intelligence

Vox’s coverage of how AI is shaping everything from text and image generation to how we live.

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Top AI engineers are being offered $100 million by companies like Meta. But there’s a giant catch.Top AI engineers are being offered $100 million by companies like Meta. But there’s a giant catch.
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You can get unfathomably rich building AI. Should you?

By Kelsey Piper
Economy
Do falling birth rates matter in an AI future?Do falling birth rates matter in an AI future?
Economy

Two forces are reshaping the same future.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Technology
Smartphones are getting fun againSmartphones are getting fun again
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The flip phone returns with a few new tricks.

By Adam Clark Estes
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Trump just handed China a major advantage on AITrump just handed China a major advantage on AI
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The obscure chip policy that could reshape US-China competition.

By Dylan Matthews
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Grok’s MechaHitler disaster is a preview of AI disasters to comeGrok’s MechaHitler disaster is a preview of AI disasters to come
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Musk trained Grok to be right wing. We’re lucky he wasn’t more subtle.

By Kelsey Piper
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Will we know if the next plague is human-made?Will we know if the next plague is human-made?
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AI could make bioweapons more dangerous. It could also be the key to stopping them.

By Joshua Keating
The Gray Area
Is ChatGPT killing higher education?Is ChatGPT killing higher education?
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The Gray Area

AI is creating a cheating utopia. Universities don’t know how to respond.

By Sean Illing
Technology
Don’t let AI steal your jobDon’t let AI steal your job
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It’s okay to hate AI’s encroachment into work. Learn to use it anyway.

By Adam Clark Estes
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The One Big Beautiful Bill is one big disaster for AIThe One Big Beautiful Bill is one big disaster for AI
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A bill that will give China the lead in the race for advanced AI.

By Dylan Matthews
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AI systems could become conscious. What if they hate their lives?AI systems could become conscious. What if they hate their lives?
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How to not torture ChatGPT and Claude’s successors.

By Sigal Samuel
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AI doesn’t have to reason to take your jobAI doesn’t have to reason to take your job
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Academia has gotten philosophical about AI. But they should focus more on what it can do.

By Kelsey Piper
Technology
How smart do toys need to be, really?How smart do toys need to be, really?
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There’s no need to panic about AI Barbie yet.

By Adam Clark Estes
Technology
Your iPhone is about to get uglierYour iPhone is about to get uglier
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And that’s not even Apple’s biggest problem right now

By Adam Clark Estes
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The right refuses to take AI seriouslyThe right refuses to take AI seriously
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Republicans are gutting the safety net as job-killing mass automation looms.

By Dylan Matthews
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AI can now stalk you with just a single vacation photoAI can now stalk you with just a single vacation photo
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Artificial intelligence could weaponize the data we’ve been sharing for decades.

By Kelsey Piper
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These stories could change how you feel about AIThese stories could change how you feel about AI
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From disaster warnings to drug development, how AI is generating real-world wins.

By Bryan Walsh
Technology
Google as you know it is slowly dyingGoogle as you know it is slowly dying
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The search giant’s midlife crisis is now your problem.

By Adam Clark Estes
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One chilling forecast of our AI future is getting wide attention. How realistic is it?One chilling forecast of our AI future is getting wide attention. How realistic is it?
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Rapid changes from AI may be coming far faster than you imagine.

By Kelsey Piper
ChatGPT or Grok? Gemini or Claude?: Which AIs do which tasks best, explained.
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From image generation to writing, ranking the best — and worst — of AI.

By Kelsey Piper
Technology
Mark Zuckerberg’s surreal new AI app is the futureMark Zuckerberg’s surreal new AI app is the future
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Like it or not, the billionaire gets to decide how half the world uses technology.

By Adam Clark Estes
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Why humans are still much better than AI at forecasting the futureWhy humans are still much better than AI at forecasting the future
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AI is the future. It just can’t predict it.

By Dylan Matthews
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The life-or-death case for self-driving carsThe life-or-death case for self-driving cars
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Sorry, a robot is probably a safer driver than most humans.

By Bryan Walsh
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When AI tells you that you’re perfectWhen AI tells you that you’re perfect
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OpenAI released a model that tells users they’re right — no matter what. That’s more dangerous than it seems.

By Kelsey Piper
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OpenAI’s nonprofit structure was supposed to protect you. What went wrong?OpenAI’s nonprofit structure was supposed to protect you. What went wrong?
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How the company’s transition to for-profit will affect everyone.

By Kelsey Piper
Artificial Intelligence
The real argument artists should be making against AIThe real argument artists should be making against AI
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AI companies are inflicting moral injury on artists.

By Sigal Samuel
Even Better
A surprisingly useful tool for this year’s tax seasonA surprisingly useful tool for this year’s tax season
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Doing your taxes is technical and boring. It’s perfect for AI chatbots.

By Adam Clark Estes
The Gray Area
Will AI become God? That’s the wrong question.Will AI become God? That’s the wrong question.
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The Gray Area

Tech pioneer Jaron Lanier argues for a different way to think about AI.

By Sean Illing
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The rise of chatbot “friends”The rise of chatbot “friends”
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Wait, what is a friend anyway?

By Angela Chen
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained
The AI revolution is here. Can we build a Good Robot?The AI revolution is here. Can we build a Good Robot?
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The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

The battle over artificial intelligence is just beginning.

By Bryan Walsh
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China’s new AI agent Manus calls its own shotsChina’s new AI agent Manus calls its own shots
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But can the rest of us trust it?

By Kelsey Piper
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AI is coming for the laptop classAI is coming for the laptop class
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Remote work has surged. Is it about to all be automated away?

By Dylan Matthews
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The AI that apparently wants Elon Musk to dieThe AI that apparently wants Elon Musk to die
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X wanted Grok to tell it straight. They didn’t like the result.

By Kelsey Piper
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Why Elon Musk offered to buy the OpenAI nonprofitWhy Elon Musk offered to buy the OpenAI nonprofit
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OpenAI’s conversion to for-profit is sketchy. Musk’s $97 billion offer shows why.

By Kelsey Piper
Technology
AI wants to Google for youAI wants to Google for you
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The more agency we give AI assistants, the scarier they get.

By Adam Clark Estes
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Should you let ChatGPT write your grandma’s obituary?Should you let ChatGPT write your grandma’s obituary?
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The people turning to generative AI for their most sensitive messages.

By Allie Volpe
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You’re wrong about DeepSeekYou’re wrong about DeepSeek
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What the hot new Chinese AI product means — and what it doesn’t.

By Kelsey Piper
Technology
DeepSeek is bad for Silicon Valley. But it might be great for you.DeepSeek is bad for Silicon Valley. But it might be great for you.
Technology

The DeepSeek saga that’s transforming AI, explained

By Adam Clark Estes
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The Doomsday Clock is running out of timeThe Doomsday Clock is running out of time
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Are we really 89 seconds away from annihilation?

By Bryan Walsh
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OpenAI’s new anti-jobs programOpenAI’s new anti-jobs program
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The company’s Stargate project will create lots of opportunities. But not for humans.

By Kelsey Piper
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It’s getting harder to measure just how good AI is gettingIt’s getting harder to measure just how good AI is getting
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So what happened to that wall AI was supposed to hit?

By Kelsey Piper