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The case for AI realismThe case for AI realism
Technology

AI isn’t going to be the end of the world — no matter what this documentary sometimes argues.

By Shayna Korol
Politics
OpenAI’s oddly socialist, wildly hypocritical new economic agendaOpenAI’s oddly socialist, wildly hypocritical new economic agenda
Politics

The AI company released a set of highly progressive policy ideas. There’s just one small problem.

By Eric Levitz
Future Perfect
Human bodies aren’t ready to travel to Mars. Space medicine can help.Human bodies aren’t ready to travel to Mars. Space medicine can help.
Future Perfect

Protecting astronauts in space — and maybe even Mars — will help transform health on Earth.

By Shayna Korol
Podcasts
The importance of space toilets, explainedThe importance of space toilets, explained
Podcast
Podcasts

Houston, we have a plumbing problem.

By Peter Balonon-Rosen and Sean Rameswaram
What happened when they installed ChatGPT on a nuclear supercomputer
Technology

How they’re using AI at the lab that created the atom bomb.

By Joshua Keating
Podcasts
The contradiction at the heart of OpenAIThe contradiction at the heart of OpenAI
Podcast
Podcasts

Can OpenAI serve humanity — and investors?

By Danielle Hewitt and Sean Rameswaram
Future Perfect
Hey Google, stop trying to write my emails!Hey Google, stop trying to write my emails!
Future Perfect

How AI-generated email creates a synthetic version of you.

By Marina Bolotnikova
Podcasts
We’re entering dangerous territory with AIWe’re entering dangerous territory with AI
Podcast
Podcasts

The AI hype is real. We’re not prepared for what’s next.

By Sean Illing
Future Perfect
What baseball’s “robot umpires” tell us about the future of workWhat baseball’s “robot umpires” tell us about the future of work
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Can MLB split the difference between humans and machines?

By Bryan Walsh
Future Perfect
OpenAI accidentally built one of the world’s richest charities. Now what?OpenAI accidentally built one of the world’s richest charities. Now what?
Future Perfect

The battle over what OpenAI owes the public.

By Sara Herschander
Technology
The internet fractured reality. AI might put it back together.The internet fractured reality. AI might put it back together.
Technology

How chatbots could reverse social media’s worst consequence.

By Eric Levitz
Podcasts
These coders want AI to take their jobsThese coders want AI to take their jobs
Podcast
Podcasts

Vibe coding and what it means for the future of programming, explained.

By Ariana Aspuru and Sean Rameswaram
Future Perfect
4 ways people try to make their lives meaningful — and the one that works best for you4 ways people try to make their lives meaningful — and the one that works best for you
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A new theory about why human beings evolved the need to feel purpose.

By Sigal Samuel
Future Perfect
The AI threat costing Americans $16.6 billion a yearThe AI threat costing Americans $16.6 billion a year
Future Perfect

AI is already a weapon of mass fraud.

By Bryan Walsh
Technology
Teen boys are using ChatGPT as their wingman. What could go wrong?Teen boys are using ChatGPT as their wingman. What could go wrong?
Technology

AI is teaching teenagers about love now.

By Anna North
Podcasts
How the US might be using AI in IranHow the US might be using AI in Iran
Podcast
Podcasts

Are Claude and ChatGPT helping the US fight a war?

By Peter Balonon-Rosen and Sean Rameswaram
Future Perfect
The biggest drawback of driverless carsThe biggest drawback of driverless cars
Future Perfect

Driverless cars could save thousands of lives. They might also break our cities.

By Marina Bolotnikova
Politics
The AI industry’s civil warThe AI industry’s civil war
Politics

What Anthropic and OpenAI really believe.

By Eric Levitz
Future Perfect
The one question everyone should be asking after OpenAI’s deal with the PentagonThe one question everyone should be asking after OpenAI’s deal with the Pentagon
Future Perfect

The US said we can’t afford to let a surveillance state like China win the AI race. Well...

By Sigal Samuel
Politics
The nuclear nightmare at the heart of the Trump-Anthropic fightThe nuclear nightmare at the heart of the Trump-Anthropic fight
Politics

Should we trust Claude to stop a missile attack?

By Joshua Keating
Technology
This is AI’s actual endgameThis is AI’s actual endgame
Technology

Science fiction promised us humanoids. Do we even want them?

By Adam Clark Estes
Politics
Why Wall Street panicked over a sci-fi blog postWhy Wall Street panicked over a sci-fi blog post
Politics

An AI doom scenario so compelling, it shaved billions off the stock market.

By Eric Levitz
Life
How to use AI for your taxes — and how not to use itHow to use AI for your taxes — and how not to use it
Life

Don’t let ChatGPT do your taxes. But do let it help.

By Adam Clark Estes
Future Perfect
Is it love? Or is it an AI romance scam?Is it love? Or is it an AI romance scam?
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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
Politics
AI’s threat to white-collar jobs just got more realAI’s threat to white-collar jobs just got more real
Politics

You’ve become increasingly replaceable.

By Eric Levitz
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
Politics
Is a new US-Russia arms race about to begin?Is a new US-Russia arms race about to begin?
Politics

We’re about to lose our last nuclear arms control treaty with Russia. What does that mean?

By Joshua Keating
Future Perfect
Moltbook, the AI social network freaking out Silicon Valley, explainedMoltbook, the AI social network freaking out Silicon Valley, explained
Future Perfect

AI agents populated their own social network. Then they started a religion.

By Bryan Walsh
Future Perfect
Who do you believe about the end of the world?Who do you believe about the end of the world?
Future Perfect

The Doomsday Clock is keeping time for a world that no longer exists.

By Bryan Walsh
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
Technology
My new neighbors are robotsMy new neighbors are robots
Technology

What’s standing in the way of our robot overlords.

By Adam Clark Estes
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
Future Perfect
A non-coder’s guide to Claude CodeA non-coder’s guide to Claude Code
Future Perfect

The AI coworker is making tech people lose their minds. Here’s what it actually is.

By Bryan Walsh
Technology
Gadgets are getting worse and more expensive at the same timeGadgets are getting worse and more expensive at the same time
Technology

Blame AI.

By Adam Clark Estes
Future Perfect
AI is uncannily good at diagnosis. Its makers just won’t say so.AI is uncannily good at diagnosis. Its makers just won’t say so.
Future Perfect

Here’s what ChatGPT Health can actually tell you — and what it can’t.

By Pratik Pawar
Podcasts
We’re probably going to learn to live with AI musicWe’re probably going to learn to live with AI music
Podcast
Podcasts

Here’s what the future might sound like, according to a science writer who experimented with it.

By Danielle Hewitt and Noel King
Technology
AI’s ultimate test: Making it easier to complain to companiesAI’s ultimate test: Making it easier to complain to companies
Technology

Imagine actually enjoying a customer service experience.

By Adam Clark Estes
Future Perfect
X just paywalled Grok’s deepfakes. They’re still everywhere.X just paywalled Grok’s deepfakes. They’re still everywhere.
Future Perfect

Grok’s sexualized imagery is entirely predictable — and preventable.

By Sara Herschander