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Can society adjust at the speed of artificial intelligence?Can society adjust at the speed of artificial intelligence?
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An AI safety expert on why GPT-4 is just the beginning.

By Kelsey Piper
Future Perfect
Your brain may not be private much longerYour brain may not be private much longer
Future Perfect

Neurotechnology is upon us. Your brain urgently needs new rights.

By Sigal Samuel
Technology
Here comes Bard, Google’s version of ChatGPTHere comes Bard, Google’s version of ChatGPT
Technology

The new AI chat bot is available to “trusted testers” for now and will be released to the public in the “coming weeks.”

By Shirin Ghaffary
Technology
The FAA is struggling. Who can save it?The FAA is struggling. Who can save it?
Technology

The Federal Aviation Administration needs some tech support.

By Rebecca Heilweil
Technology
5 unintended consequences of the EV revolution5 unintended consequences of the EV revolution
Technology

EVs are going to change our cars — and how we drive.

By Rebecca Heilweil
Technology
Elon Musk’s Starlink is only the beginningElon Musk’s Starlink is only the beginning
Technology

Satellite internet is going mainstream. So are its challenges.

By Rebecca Heilweil
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained
What is generative AI, and why is it suddenly everywhere?What is generative AI, and why is it suddenly everywhere?
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

Between ChatGPT and Stable Diffusion, AI suddenly feels mainstream.

By Rebecca Heilweil
Technology
Big Tech’s Big Flops of 2022Big Tech’s Big Flops of 2022
Technology

We bid adieu to moonshots, Portals, and ad-free Netflix.

By Sara Morrison
Technology
The year EVs outgrew TeslaThe year EVs outgrew Tesla
Technology

The transition to electric vehicles hit several milestones in 2022.

By Rebecca Heilweil
NASA’s latest moon mission is the dawn of a new space age
Technology

The Orion capsule splashed down on Sunday, wrapping up the historic Artemis 1 mission.

By Rebecca Heilweil and Ellen Ioanes
Technology
AI is finally good at stuff, and that’s a problemAI is finally good at stuff, and that’s a problem
Technology

Here’s why you’ve been hearing so much about ChatGPT.

By Rebecca Heilweil
Technology
“Stealing customers’ money is a tale as old as time.”“Stealing customers’ money is a tale as old as time.”
Technology

Everyone agrees crypto needs to be regulated, but no one agrees about how.

By Rebecca Heilweil
Technology
Biden’s hugely consequential high-tech export ban on China, explained by an expertBiden’s hugely consequential high-tech export ban on China, explained by an expert
Technology

The ban on semiconductor exports to China is one of the most important policy moves of the year — and could set off a geopolitical quake.

By Michael Bluhm
TikTok won’t stop serving me horror and death
Technology

For You: The worst things that have ever happened to everyone else.

By Sara Morrison
Technology
This next-generation video game requires a prescriptionThis next-generation video game requires a prescription
Technology

The future of video games is about more than just fun.

By Rebecca Heilweil
Technology
This year’s physics Nobel Prize went to pioneers in quantum tech. Here’s how their work could change the world.This year’s physics Nobel Prize went to pioneers in quantum tech. Here’s how their work could change the world.
Technology

A brief guide to the weird and revolutionary world of quantum computers.

By Bryan Walsh
Technology
It’s the end of the car as we know itIt’s the end of the car as we know it
Technology

The electric vehicle transition is really a U-turn.

By Rebecca Heilweil
Technology
Airlines are trying to resurrect the Concorde eraAirlines are trying to resurrect the Concorde era
Technology

Is there such a thing as a green supersonic jet?

By Rebecca Heilweil
Technology
The CHIPS Act won’t solve the chip shortageThe CHIPS Act won’t solve the chip shortage
Technology

The US is betting billions to spur semiconductor manufacturing.

By Rebecca Heilweil
Technology
We’re one step closer to robots doing all our houseworkWe’re one step closer to robots doing all our housework
Technology

AI is slowly getting better at household chores.

By Rebecca Heilweil
Technology
Now might be a good time to think about crypto insuranceNow might be a good time to think about crypto insurance
Technology

As crypto crashes, the state of cryptocurrency and insurance is nebulous.

By Rebecca Heilweil
Technology
The problem with schools turning to surveillance after mass shootingsThe problem with schools turning to surveillance after mass shootings
Technology

Installing advanced security tech doesn’t appear to stop these tragedies, but it can harm students in other ways.

By Rebecca Heilweil
Technology
The future of 911 is a little bit creepyThe future of 911 is a little bit creepy
Technology

As the 911 system adapts to the age of cellphones, it’s gaining access to all kinds of new data, too.

By Rebecca Heilweil
Technology
NASA’s moon dust monopoly is finally endingNASA’s moon dust monopoly is finally ending
Technology

A tiny sample of dust collected by Neil Armstrong will go up for auction next month.

By Rebecca Heilweil
Technology
The neon shortage is a bad signThe neon shortage is a bad sign
Technology

Russia’s war against Ukraine has ramifications for the chips that power all sorts of tech.

By Rebecca Heilweil
Technology
Inheriting bitcoin is harder than it soundsInheriting bitcoin is harder than it sounds
Technology

Your bitcoin can live on, even if you don’t.

By Rebecca Heilweil
Technology
Why 5G is causing flight cancellationsWhy 5G is causing flight cancellations
Technology

The FAA is worried about your cellphone again.

By Rebecca Heilweil
New technologies are promising a shortcut to enlightenment
Future Perfect

Brain stimulation. Neurofeedback. Synthetic psychedelics. Can they deliver?

By Sigal Samuel
AI’s Islamophobia problem
Future Perfect

GPT-3 is a smart and poetic AI. It also says terrible things about Muslims.

By Sigal Samuel
Technology
The chip shortage is getting worseThe chip shortage is getting worse
Technology

The semiconductor supply crunch came for cars and phones. Now consumers are facing higher prices.

By Rebecca Heilweil
Technology
Citizen, the controversial safety app, is ready to profit from its fear-based platformCitizen, the controversial safety app, is ready to profit from its fear-based platform
Technology

Citizen will scare you for free. Now it will give you a digital bodyguard — for a price.

By Sara Morrison
Technology
People keep finding late loved ones on Google MapsPeople keep finding late loved ones on Google Maps
Technology

Some find it comforting, some find it creepy.

By Rebecca Heilweil
Future Perfect
The future of AI is being shaped right now. How should policymakers respond?The future of AI is being shaped right now. How should policymakers respond?
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The US government is contemplating how to shape AI policy. Competition with China looms large.

By Kelsey Piper
Technology
Elon Musk is one step closer to connecting a computer to your brainElon Musk is one step closer to connecting a computer to your brain
Technology

Neuralink has demonstrated a prototype of its brain-machine interface that currently works in pigs.

By Rebecca Heilweil
The biggest lie tech people tell themselves — and the rest of us
Technology

They see facial recognition, smart diapers, and surveillance devices as inevitable evolutions. They’re not.

By Rose Eveleth
Technology
The wrong US response to Russia and China may trigger a “new Cold War,” warns Stanford University’s Larry DiamondThe wrong US response to Russia and China may trigger a “new Cold War,” warns Stanford University’s Larry Diamond
Podcast
Technology

If America frames its response to Russia and China as one of “civilizational struggle,” Diamond says, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping will only get stronger.

By Eric Johnson
Explainers
This Austrian company is betting you’ll take a flying drone taxi. Really.This Austrian company is betting you’ll take a flying drone taxi. Really.
Explainers

Meet FACC, a surprising and major player in the burgeoning air taxi industry.

By Alex Ward
Technology
Full transcript: Chris Kirchhoff, formerly of the Pentagon’s Silicon Valley office, on Recode DecodeFull transcript: Chris Kirchhoff, formerly of the Pentagon’s Silicon Valley office, on Recode Decode
Technology

“I’m from the government, I’m here to help.”

By Recode Staff
Alastair Westgarth is the man with the internet balloons
The Recode 100

Westgarth is No. 97 on the Recode 100.

By Rani Molla
Daniela Perdomo helps you text when disaster strikes
The Recode 100

Perdomo is No. 93 on the Recode 100.

By Rani Molla