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10 big things we think will happen in the next 10 years
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Obesity will go down, electric cars will go up, and a nuclear bomb might just fall.

By Bryan Walsh, Dylan Matthews and 4 more
Technology
This article is OpenAI training dataThis article is OpenAI training data
Technology

AI is holding the internet hostage — and media is no exception.

By Bryan Walsh
Technology
You searched Google. The AI hallucinated an answer. Who’s legally responsible?You searched Google. The AI hallucinated an answer. Who’s legally responsible?
Technology

Platforms like Google have been protected from liability, but generative AI could put that at risk.

By A.W. Ohlheiser
Why AI art will always kind of suck
Culture

If you look at art and all you see is content, that’s all you’ll get out of it.

By Rebecca Jennings
Leaked OpenAI documents reveal aggressive tactics toward former employees
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Has Sam Altman told the truth about OpenAI’s NDA scandal?

By Kelsey Piper
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The double sexism of ChatGPT’s flirty “Her” voiceThe double sexism of ChatGPT’s flirty “Her” voice
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Is OpenAI gaslighting Scarlett Johansson?

By Sigal Samuel
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“I lost trust”: Why the OpenAI team in charge of safeguarding humanity imploded“I lost trust”: Why the OpenAI team in charge of safeguarding humanity imploded
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Company insiders explain why safety-conscious employees are leaving.

By Sigal Samuel
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ChatGPT can talk, but OpenAI employees sure can’tChatGPT can talk, but OpenAI employees sure can’t
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Why is OpenAI’s superalignment team imploding?

By Kelsey Piper
Money
What a Zoom cashier 8,000 miles away can tell us about the future of workWhat a Zoom cashier 8,000 miles away can tell us about the future of work
Money

Is a new age of digital offshoring coming?

By Whizy Kim
Video
How AI tells Israel who to bombHow AI tells Israel who to bomb
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Video

AI is supposed to help militaries make precise strikes. Is that the case in Gaza?

By Rajaa Elidrissi
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Your phone can tell when you’re depressedYour phone can tell when you’re depressed
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Emerging apps use AI to guess when you’ll be sad. Can they also help you feel better?

By Celia Ford
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AI “agents” could do real work in the real world. That might not be a good thing.AI “agents” could do real work in the real world. That might not be a good thing.
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Why AI agents that could book your vacation or pay your bills are the next frontier in artificial intelligence.

By Kelsey Piper
Climate
AI already uses as much energy as a small country. It’s only the beginning.AI already uses as much energy as a small country. It’s only the beginning.
Climate

The energy needed to support data storage is expected to double by 2026. You can do something to stop it.

By Brian Calvert
How AI could explode the economy
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And how it could fizzle.

By Dylan Matthews
Why the Pentagon wants to build thousands of easily replaceable, AI-enabled drones
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Ukraine’s drone innovations have changed how the US is planning for a war with China.

By Joshua Keating
Elon Musk wants to merge humans with AI. How many brains will be damaged along the way?
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Neuralink has implanted a chip in its first human brain. But it’s pushing a needlessly risky approach, former employees say.

By Sigal Samuel
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This AI says it has feelings. It’s wrong. Right?This AI says it has feelings. It’s wrong. Right?
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At what point can we believe that an AI model has reached consciousness?

By Kelsey Piper
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Why can’t anyone agree on how dangerous AI will be?Why can’t anyone agree on how dangerous AI will be?
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Researchers tried to get AI optimists and pessimists on the same page. It didn’t quite work.

By Dylan Matthews
Technology
Researchers use online opt-in surveys all the time. Should they?Researchers use online opt-in surveys all the time. Should they?
Technology

Survey sites recruit respondents with the promise of a reward, which may lead to bogus answers. That doesn’t mean the data is unusable.

By A.W. Ohlheiser
Money
How Nvidia beat everyone else in the AI raceHow Nvidia beat everyone else in the AI race
Money

The company you might not have heard of is now worth $2 trillion — more than Google or Amazon.

By Whizy Kim
The Gray Area
Are we in the middle of an extinction panic?Are we in the middle of an extinction panic?
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The Gray Area

How doomsday proclamations about AI echo existential anxieties of the past.

By Sean Illing
Technology
The less-than-magical Willy Wonka event, briefly explainedThe less-than-magical Willy Wonka event, briefly explained
Technology

The viral fiasco in Scotland that made kids cry — and prompted calls to police.

By Li Zhou
Space
America’s first moon landing in 50 years, explainedAmerica’s first moon landing in 50 years, explained
Space

The groundbreaking development speaks to the growing role of private companies in space.

By Li Zhou
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What two years of AI development can tell us about SoraWhat two years of AI development can tell us about Sora
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If you want to know the future of OpenAI’s latest tool, take a look at Midjourney and DALL-E 2.

By Kelsey Piper
Technology
AI-generated video is here to awe and misleadAI-generated video is here to awe and mislead
Technology

OpenAI’s Sora is designed to be a “world simulator.” Right now it’s having trouble breaking a glass.

By A.W. Ohlheiser
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Can California show the way forward on AI safety?Can California show the way forward on AI safety?
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A new state bill aims to protect us from the most powerful and dangerous AI models.

By Kelsey Piper
Video
The evolution of the movie backdropThe evolution of the movie backdrop
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Video

Matte paintings have transformed movies for over 100 years. AI could be the next step in making them.

By Edward Vega
Climate
Carmakers pumped the brakes on hybrid cars too soonCarmakers pumped the brakes on hybrid cars too soon
Climate

In the age of electric vehicles, the hybrid is still a contender.

By Umair Irfan
Future Perfect
Can effective altruism stay effective?Can effective altruism stay effective?
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The flow of new money and interest into core EA fields like AI safety poses a challenge to a movement that was used to being small.

By Kelsey Piper
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Can the courts save us from dangerous AI?Can the courts save us from dangerous AI?
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A law professor proposes an old-fashioned remedy for very new problems: legal liability.

By Dylan Matthews
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Should we make our most powerful AI models open source to all?Should we make our most powerful AI models open source to all?
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The debate over the safety of democratizing AI is missing the point.

By Kelsey Piper
Technology
What wearing Apple’s Vision Pro headset does to our brainsWhat wearing Apple’s Vision Pro headset does to our brains
Technology

Apple’s mixed reality headset heralds a new era of “spatial computing.” We are not ready.

By Adam Clark Estes
Technology
How copyright lawsuits could kill OpenAIHow copyright lawsuits could kill OpenAI
Technology

The New York Times v. OpenAI, explained.

By Adam Clark Estes
There are too many chatbots
Technology

Will OpenAI’s new chatbot store finally make AI useful?

By Pranav Dixit
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Thousands of AI experts are torn about what they’ve created, new study findsThousands of AI experts are torn about what they’ve created, new study finds
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The very confusing landscape of advanced AI risk, briefly explained.

By Kelsey Piper
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Are flying cars finally here?Are flying cars finally here?
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The world had “flying cars” in the 1930s. We could be getting them again.

By Dylan Matthews
Technology
You thought 2023 was a big year for AI? Buckle up.You thought 2023 was a big year for AI? Buckle up.
Technology

AI will change the world this year. We just don’t know how yet.

By Adam Clark Estes
The 10 most read Future Perfect stories of 2023
Future Perfect

The case against pets, what Oppenheimer got wrong, and the magic of meditation.

By Bryan Walsh
Technology
Chatbot therapy is risky. It’s also not useless.Chatbot therapy is risky. It’s also not useless.
Technology

Getting AI to improve mental health outcomes is not as simple as firing up ChatGPT.

By A.W. Ohlheiser
Future Perfect
We’re still in a fight for survival when it comes to AI safetyWe’re still in a fight for survival when it comes to AI safety
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President Biden’s executive order on artificial intelligence was criticized by many for overreaching, but the danger from uncontrolled AI progress is real.

By Zvi Mowshowitz