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

The rise of artificial intelligence, explained
Four different ways of understanding AI — and its risksFour different ways of understanding AI — and its risks
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

Worldviews are clashing when it comes to artificial intelligence.

By Kelsey Piper
AI automated discrimination. Here’s how to spot it.
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The next generation of AI comes with a familiar bias problem.

By A.W. Ohlheiser
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained
What will stop AI from flooding the internet with fake images?What will stop AI from flooding the internet with fake images?
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

Google, Adobe, Microsoft, and other tech companies are trying new ways to label content made by AI.

By Shirin Ghaffary
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained
Why an Air Force colonel — and many other experts — are so worried about the existential risk of AIWhy an Air Force colonel — and many other experts — are so worried about the existential risk of AI
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

Fears about our ability to control powerful AI are growing.

By Kelsey Piper
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained
Can you safely build something that may kill you?Can you safely build something that may kill you?
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

How OpenAI’s Sam Altman is keeping up the AI safety balancing act.

By Kelsey Piper
Why Google is reinventing the internet search
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

The exciting new AI transforming search — and maybe everything — explained.

By Sara Morrison
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained
Don’t let AI fears of the future overshadow present-day causesDon’t let AI fears of the future overshadow present-day causes
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

Fears of an AI future are taking up all our focus. But we shouldn’t forget present-day problems like global health and poverty

By Kelsey Piper
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained
Mark Zuckerberg’s not-so-secret plan to join the AI raceMark Zuckerberg’s not-so-secret plan to join the AI race
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

Why Meta is cautiously following the hype.

By Shirin Ghaffary
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained
The promise and peril of AI, according to 5 expertsThe promise and peril of AI, according to 5 experts
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The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

Is AI going to kill us? Or take our jobs? Or is the whole thing overhyped? Depends on who you ask.

By Peter Kafka
Future Perfect
Mind-reading technology has arrivedMind-reading technology has arrived
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An AI-powered “brain decoder” can now read your thoughts with surprising accuracy.

By Sigal Samuel
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained
An AI artist explains his workflowAn AI artist explains his workflow
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The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

How it works — and why it takes a surprisingly long time to make something good.

By Phil Edwards
Future Perfect
What could actually kill us all?What could actually kill us all?
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Nuclear war, AGI, and the importance of understanding what makes an existential risk.

By Kelsey Piper
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained
What gets lost in the AI debate: It can be really funWhat gets lost in the AI debate: It can be really fun
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

The viral fake Drake and The Weeknd song tells us a lot about the future of AI.

By Shirin Ghaffary
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How TikTok dances trained an AI to seeHow TikTok dances trained an AI to see
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And remember the Mannequin Challenge? Yep, they used that too.

By Phil Edwards
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained
Can AI kill the greenscreen?Can AI kill the greenscreen?
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The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

Can a color really beat the AI revolution? For now, it looks like it can.

By Phil Edwards
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained
Finally, a realistic roadmap for getting AI companies in checkFinally, a realistic roadmap for getting AI companies in check
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

It’s time for AI regulators to move fast and break things.

By Sigal Samuel
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained
Can AI create a convincing Wes Anderson film? (Not really!)Can AI create a convincing Wes Anderson film? (Not really!)
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

If Balenciaga Harry Potter is the future of entertainment, could Wes Anderson Lord of the Rings be its next chapter? (Spoiler: No!)

By Rebecca Jennings
Technology
Microsoft’s current AI dominance is thrilling the company’s diehard fansMicrosoft’s current AI dominance is thrilling the company’s diehard fans
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They stayed true through Zunes, Windows Phones, and the original Bing. Now Microsoft’s fans are enjoying its big AI moment.

By Sara Morrison
AI is flooding the workplace, and workers love it
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

Who’s afraid of ChatGPT? Not these workers.

By Rani Molla
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained
What happens when ChatGPT starts to feed on its own writing?What happens when ChatGPT starts to feed on its own writing?
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

AI chatbots won’t destroy human originality. But they may homogenize our lives and flatten our reality.

By Sigal Samuel
Future Perfect
Why we’re scared of AI and not scared enough of bio risksWhy we’re scared of AI and not scared enough of bio risks
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What we choose to panic about has less to do with the facts and more to do with chance.

By Kelsey Piper
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Why AI art struggles with handsWhy AI art struggles with hands
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And how can it get better?

By Phil Edwards
Future Perfect
How the relentless drive for optimization made baseball impossible to watchHow the relentless drive for optimization made baseball impossible to watch
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The unlikely similarity between modern baseball and the AI boom.

By Bryan Walsh
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained
How fake AI images can expand your mindHow fake AI images can expand your mind
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

What the pope in a puffer coat means for the human imagination.

By Oshan Jarow
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained
How unbelievably realistic fake images could take over the internetHow unbelievably realistic fake images could take over the internet
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

AI image generators like DALL-E and Midjourney are getting better and better at fooling us.

By Sara Morrison
Future Perfect
How to test what an AI model can — and shouldn’t — doHow to test what an AI model can — and shouldn’t — do
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Inside the labs that help evaluate AI safety for models like GPT-4

By Kelsey Piper
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained
AI leaders (and Elon Musk) urge all labs to press pause on powerful AIAI leaders (and Elon Musk) urge all labs to press pause on powerful AI
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

We got GPT-4. We could stop there for now, placing a moratorium on new AI systems more powerful than that.

By Sigal Samuel
Future Perfect
If your AI model is going to sell, it has to be safeIf your AI model is going to sell, it has to be safe
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OpenAI’s GPT-4 shows the competitive advantage of putting in safety work.

By Haydn Belfield
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Google’s new AI chatbot seems boring. Maybe that’s the point.Google’s new AI chatbot seems boring. Maybe that’s the point.
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The new tool, Bard, arrives six long weeks after Microsoft’s BingGPT release.

By Shirin Ghaffary
The case for slowing down AI
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

Pumping the brakes on artificial intelligence could be the best thing we ever do for humanity.

By Sigal Samuel
Future Perfect
Can society adjust at the speed of artificial intelligence?Can society adjust at the speed of artificial intelligence?
Future Perfect

An AI safety expert on why GPT-4 is just the beginning.

By Kelsey Piper
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Will using AI make Microsoft Word better? We’re going to find out.Will using AI make Microsoft Word better? We’re going to find out.
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Microsoft and Google are rolling out AI features to write your memos and emails for you. But they’re far from perfect.

By Shirin Ghaffary and Rani Molla
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The makers of ChatGPT just released a new AI that can build websites, among other thingsThe makers of ChatGPT just released a new AI that can build websites, among other things
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What you need to know about GPT-4, the latest version of the buzzy generative AI technology.

By Shirin Ghaffary
If you’re not using ChatGPT for your writing, you’re probably making a mistake
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

How Ethan and Lilach Mollick learned to stop worrying and start using AI in their jobs.

By Dylan Matthews
Technology
Silicon Valley’s AI frenzy isn’t just another crypto crazeSilicon Valley’s AI frenzy isn’t just another crypto craze
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It isn’t theoretical. Millions of people are already using apps like ChatGPT to write books, create art, and develop code.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Future Perfect
How the first chatbot predicted the dangers of AI more than 50 years agoHow the first chatbot predicted the dangers of AI more than 50 years ago
Future Perfect

From Eliza onward, humans love their digital reflections.

By Oshan Jarow
Future Perfect
Elon Musk thinks we’re close to solving AI. That doesn’t make it true.Elon Musk thinks we’re close to solving AI. That doesn’t make it true.
Future Perfect

What he gets right — and very wrong — about AI, from driverless cars to ChatGPT.

By Gary Marcus
Future Perfect
OpenAI wants to build systems smarter than usOpenAI wants to build systems smarter than us
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The (problematic) case for building AI as fast as we can.

By Kelsey Piper
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained
Are we racing toward AI catastrophe?Are we racing toward AI catastrophe?
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

As tech giants like Microsoft and Google compete to capture the AI market, safety could be an afterthought.

By Kelsey Piper
Technology
Google is scrambling to catch up to Bing, of all thingsGoogle is scrambling to catch up to Bing, of all things
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Google bookended Microsoft’s big AI search announcement with underwhelming AI news of its own.

By Sara Morrison