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Is it love? Or is it an AI romance scam?
Future Perfect

Don’t let AI steal your heart — or your money.

By Shayna Korol
Is it love? Or is it an AI romance scam?
Future Perfect

Don’t let AI steal your heart — or your money.

By Shayna Korol
Technology
What the latest viral AI apocalypse warning gets wrongWhat the latest viral AI apocalypse warning gets wrong
Technology

The tech is improving rapidly. But it won’t remake the economy overnight.

By James Pethokoukis
Future Perfect
A world without flu is possibleA world without flu is possible
Future Perfect

We’re finally making progress toward a universal flu vaccine.

By Bryan Walsh
Technology
AI agents could change your life — if they don’t ruin it firstAI agents could change your life — if they don’t ruin it first
Technology

ChatGPT is boring compared to what comes next.

By Adam Clark Estes

The latest in Emerging Tech

Future Perfect
Claude has an 80-page “soul document.” Is that enough to make it good?Claude has an 80-page “soul document.” Is that enough to make it good?
Future Perfect

Anthropic’s philosopher, Amanda Askell, reveals what went into the chatbot’s moral education.

By Sigal Samuel
Future Perfect
50,000 clandestine Starlink terminals are keeping Iranians in touch with the rest of the world50,000 clandestine Starlink terminals are keeping Iranians in touch with the rest of the world
Future Perfect

Satellites are our only insight into the ongoing conflict — and worth protecting.

By Shayna Korol
The 2,000-year-old debate that reveals AI’s biggest problem
Future Perfect

Silicon Valley is racing to build a god — without understanding what makes a good one.

By Sigal Samuel
Technology
Here’s a glimmer of hope about AI and jobsHere’s a glimmer of hope about AI and jobs
Technology

What history can teach us about the AI job apocalypse.

By Adam Clark Estes
Podcasts
How Donald Trump and the CEO of the world’s biggest company became BFFsHow Donald Trump and the CEO of the world’s biggest company became BFFs
Podcast
Podcasts

Why has Jensen Huang, co-founder of Nvidia, the hardware of the AI boom, buddied up with Trump?

By Hady Mawajdeh and Noel King
Technology
We shouldn’t let kids be friends with ChatGPTWe shouldn’t let kids be friends with ChatGPT
Technology

OpenAI still isn’t doing enough to protect young people.

By Adam Clark Estes
Future Perfect
When does trying to have a healthier baby become eugenics-y?When does trying to have a healthier baby become eugenics-y?
Future Perfect

New genetic testing offers us the chance to create superbabies. It can come with unintended consequences.

By Sigal Samuel
Are we living in the movie Her yet?
Culture

AI will undoubtedly shape the next 25 years. We just don’t know how yet.

By Adam Clark Estes
Science
Headphones that scan your brainwaves and keep you focused? It’s not science fiction.Headphones that scan your brainwaves and keep you focused? It’s not science fiction.
Science

The cutting-edge of neurotech can read your mind. Sort of.

By Adam Clark Estes
Future Perfect
The brain tech revolution is here — and it isn’t all Black MirrorThe brain tech revolution is here — and it isn’t all Black Mirror
Future Perfect

Medical devices in the brain are already making a difference for countless patients.

By Bryan Walsh
Technology
I covered my body in health trackers for 6 months. It ruined my life.I covered my body in health trackers for 6 months. It ruined my life.
Technology

Are gadgets like Apple Watches and Oura Rings making us any healthier?

By Adam Clark Estes
Technology
Your iPhone is about to get uglierYour iPhone is about to get uglier
Technology

And that’s not even Apple’s biggest problem right now

By Adam Clark Estes
Technology
Amazon would like you to hand over your palm print, pleaseAmazon would like you to hand over your palm print, please
Technology

What to know about the tech giant’s growing biometric business.

By Adam Clark Estes
Future Perfect
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?
Future Perfect

Rapid changes from AI may be coming far faster than you imagine.

By Kelsey Piper
Escape Velocity
The gas station of the future is not what you thinkThe gas station of the future is not what you think
Escape Velocity

America’s EV charging network is stronger than ever.

By Adam Clark Estes
Future Perfect
Meta’s brain-to-text tech is here. We are not remotely ready.Meta’s brain-to-text tech is here. We are not remotely ready.
Future Perfect

Why we should start caring about the right to brain privacy now.

By Celia Ford
Technology
AI wants to Google for youAI wants to Google for you
Technology

The more agency we give AI assistants, the scarier they get.

By Adam Clark Estes
Technology
Trump’s crypto grift is a warningTrump’s crypto grift is a warning
Technology

The real losers in Trump’s latest crypto project? His biggest supporters.

By Adam Clark Estes
Technology
Are gadgets getting good again?Are gadgets getting good again?
Technology

From battery-powered stoves to health-tracking clothes, what’s on display at the tech industry’s biggest trade show is curiously exciting.

By Adam Clark Estes
Technology
One quick trick to make AI actually usefulOne quick trick to make AI actually useful
Technology

If you’re still skeptical of using AI in your life, try our One Annoying Chore Test.

By Adam Clark Estes
Technology
An AI that sees what you seeAn AI that sees what you see
Technology

Microsoft wants an AI companion to follow you around the web. This is only the beginning.

By Adam Clark Estes
Technology
Should you feel guilty about using AI?Should you feel guilty about using AI?
Technology

Your AI-powered iPhone comes with a questionable carbon footprint.

By Adam Clark Estes
Future Perfect
How zapping the brain can supercharge meditationHow zapping the brain can supercharge meditation
Future Perfect

New brain stimulation techniques could help scientists understand how meditation changes the mind.

By Oshan Jarow
Artificial Intelligence
Why Nvidia triggered a stock market freakoutWhy Nvidia triggered a stock market freakout
Artificial Intelligence

What does Nvidia’s massive stock sell-off tell us about the economy?

By Ellen Ioanes
Future Perfect
The AI safety bill Big Tech hates has passed the California legislatureThe AI safety bill Big Tech hates has passed the California legislature
Future Perfect

Some tech leaders think SB 1047 will kill innovation. It won’t.

By Kelsey Piper
Future Perfect
People are falling in love with — and getting addicted to — AI voicesPeople are falling in love with — and getting addicted to — AI voices
Future Perfect

Even OpenAI warns that chatting with an AI voice can breed “emotional reliance.”

By Sigal Samuel
Future Perfect
Is there an AI bubble — and is it about to pop?Is there an AI bubble — and is it about to pop?
Future Perfect

The bill may be coming due for Silicon Valley’s huge investment in AI.

By Bryan Walsh
Technology
What, if anything, is AI search good for?What, if anything, is AI search good for?
Technology

Humans are still better than robots at finding correct answers online. Good.

By Adam Clark Estes
Future Perfect
Two ways to go wrong in predicting AITwo ways to go wrong in predicting AI
Future Perfect

Why exponential growth can lead us to underestimate some technologies and overestimate others.

By Kelsey Piper
Business & Finance
Is Nvidia stock overvalued? It depends on the future of AI.Is Nvidia stock overvalued? It depends on the future of AI.
Business & Finance

It has been a wild few days for Nvidia stock. But the hype isn’t dying down anytime soon.

By Nicole Narea
Climate
The race to get ahead of the next tornadoThe race to get ahead of the next tornado
Climate

AI is being tested against one of the most dangerous natural disasters.

By Umair Irfan
Elon Musk wants to merge humans with AI. How many brains will be damaged along the way?
Future Perfect

Neuralink has implanted a chip in its first human brain. But it’s pushing a needlessly risky approach, former employees say.

By Sigal Samuel
Future Perfect
AI that’s smarter than humans? Americans say a firm “no thank you.”AI that’s smarter than humans? Americans say a firm “no thank you.”
Future Perfect

Exclusive: 63 percent of Americans want regulation to actively prevent superintelligent AI, a new poll reveals.

By Sigal Samuel
Future Perfect
What normal Americans — not AI companies — want for AIWhat normal Americans — not AI companies — want for AI
Future Perfect

Public opinion about AI can be summed up in two words: Slow. Down.

By Sigal Samuel
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained
How “windfall profits” from AI companies could fund a universal basic incomeHow “windfall profits” from AI companies could fund a universal basic income
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

Companies like OpenAI and Google could make unthinkable profits from successful AI. Will they share the wealth?

By Dylan Matthews
Future Perfect
Please don’t turn to ChatGPT for moral advice. Yet.Please don’t turn to ChatGPT for moral advice. Yet.
Future Perfect

AI for the moral enhancement of humans? Sounds tempting. But we shouldn’t be so quick to automate our reasoning.

By Sigal Samuel
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
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
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