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Kelsey Piper

Kelsey Piper

Contributing editor

    Latest articles by Kelsey Piper

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    The case that AI threatens humanity, explained in 500 wordsThe case that AI threatens humanity, explained in 500 words
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    The short version of a big conversation about the dangers of emerging technology.

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    Elizabeth Warren wants to ban the US from using nuclear weapons firstElizabeth Warren wants to ban the US from using nuclear weapons first
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    This 12-word bill could change how we use nuclear weapons.

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    This man is trying to sue his parents for giving birth to himThis man is trying to sue his parents for giving birth to him
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    Mumbai business executive Raphael Samuel argues that creating people without their consent is wrong.

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    Why this billion-dollar foundation is becoming a corporationWhy this billion-dollar foundation is becoming a corporation
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    More philanthropists are putting their money in LLCs. Watchdogs have mixed feelings.

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    Octopuses are smart, inventive creatures. Factory farming them would be a disaster.Octopuses are smart, inventive creatures. Factory farming them would be a disaster.
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    Researchers are looking into industrial production of octopus for food. It’s a terrible idea.

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    Want to help animals? Focus on corporate decisions, not people’s plates.Want to help animals? Focus on corporate decisions, not people’s plates.
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    The most cost-effective way to help animals on factory farms seems to be campaigns targeting suppliers, not targeting consumers.

    By Kelsey Piper
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    StarCraft is a deep, complicated war strategy game. Google’s AlphaStar AI crushed it.StarCraft is a deep, complicated war strategy game. Google’s AlphaStar AI crushed it.
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    DeepMind has conquered chess and Go and moved on to complex real-time games. Now it’s beating pro gamers 10-1.

    By Kelsey Piper
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    Doomsday clock creators: “We’re playing Russian roulette with humanity”Doomsday clock creators: “We’re playing Russian roulette with humanity”
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    The Doomsday Clock is set two minutes from midnight. Here’s why we should be worried.

    By Kelsey Piper
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    The $22 billion gamble: why some physicists aren’t excited about building a bigger particle colliderThe $22 billion gamble: why some physicists aren’t excited about building a bigger particle collider
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    Particle accelerators have taught us so much about physics that the new one might have nothing to find.

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    The best 10-Year Challenge yet belongs to humanityThe best 10-Year Challenge yet belongs to humanity
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    We’ve come a long way in the past decade.

    By Kelsey Piper