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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
Technology
Tesla’s cameras are reportedly spying on customers, but it’s not just a Tesla problemTesla’s cameras are reportedly spying on customers, but it’s not just a Tesla problem
Technology

Tesla employees watching drivers through their cameras is a glimpse of our privacy-free connected car future.

By Sara Morrison
Future Perfect
Why we’re scared of AI and not scared enough of bio risksWhy we’re scared of AI and not scared enough of bio risks
Future Perfect

What we choose to panic about has less to do with the facts and more to do with chance.

By Kelsey Piper
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Why AI art struggles with handsWhy AI art struggles with hands
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And how can it get better?

By Phil Edwards
Future Perfect
How the relentless drive for optimization made baseball impossible to watchHow the relentless drive for optimization made baseball impossible to watch
Future Perfect

The unlikely similarity between modern baseball and the AI boom.

By Bryan Walsh
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained
How fake AI images can expand your mindHow fake AI images can expand your mind
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

What the pope in a puffer coat means for the human imagination.

By Oshan Jarow
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained
How unbelievably realistic fake images could take over the internetHow unbelievably realistic fake images could take over the internet
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

AI image generators like DALL-E and Midjourney are getting better and better at fooling us.

By Sara Morrison
Future Perfect
How to test what an AI model can — and shouldn’t — doHow to test what an AI model can — and shouldn’t — do
Future Perfect

Inside the labs that help evaluate AI safety for models like GPT-4

By Kelsey Piper
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
Future Perfect
If your AI model is going to sell, it has to be safeIf your AI model is going to sell, it has to be safe
Future Perfect

OpenAI’s GPT-4 shows the competitive advantage of putting in safety work.

By Haydn Belfield
Technology
Google’s new AI chatbot seems boring. Maybe that’s the point.Google’s new AI chatbot seems boring. Maybe that’s the point.
Technology

The new tool, Bard, arrives six long weeks after Microsoft’s BingGPT release.

By Shirin Ghaffary
The case for slowing down AI
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

Pumping the brakes on artificial intelligence could be the best thing we ever do for humanity.

By Sigal Samuel
Future Perfect
Can society adjust at the speed of artificial intelligence?Can society adjust at the speed of artificial intelligence?
Future Perfect

An AI safety expert on why GPT-4 is just the beginning.

By Kelsey Piper
Climate
Why is it so hard to charge electric vehicles on the road?Why is it so hard to charge electric vehicles on the road?
Climate

Electric car owners are finding out how hard it can be to charge EVs at public charging stations.

By Umair Irfan
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
Will using AI make Microsoft Word better? We’re going to find out.Will using AI make Microsoft Word better? We’re going to find out.
Technology

Microsoft and Google are rolling out AI features to write your memos and emails for you. But they’re far from perfect.

By Shirin Ghaffary and Rani Molla
Technology
The makers of ChatGPT just released a new AI that can build websites, among other thingsThe makers of ChatGPT just released a new AI that can build websites, among other things
Technology

What you need to know about GPT-4, the latest version of the buzzy generative AI technology.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Technology
Are Elon’s Tweets turning car buyers against Tesla?Are Elon’s Tweets turning car buyers against Tesla?
Technology

Concerning!

By Peter Kafka and Rani Molla
If you’re not using ChatGPT for your writing, you’re probably making a mistake
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

How Ethan and Lilach Mollick learned to stop worrying and start using AI in their jobs.

By Dylan Matthews
Technology
Snow Crash author Neal Stephenson predicted the metaverse. What does he see next?Snow Crash author Neal Stephenson predicted the metaverse. What does he see next?
Technology

The science fiction pioneer on making a template for Mark Zuckerberg, not making movies, and a worrisome climate change scenario.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Silicon Valley’s AI frenzy isn’t just another crypto crazeSilicon Valley’s AI frenzy isn’t just another crypto craze
Technology

It isn’t theoretical. Millions of people are already using apps like ChatGPT to write books, create art, and develop code.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Future Perfect
How the first chatbot predicted the dangers of AI more than 50 years agoHow the first chatbot predicted the dangers of AI more than 50 years ago
Future Perfect

From Eliza onward, humans love their digital reflections.

By Oshan Jarow
Future Perfect
Elon Musk thinks we’re close to solving AI. That doesn’t make it true.Elon Musk thinks we’re close to solving AI. That doesn’t make it true.
Future Perfect

What he gets right — and very wrong — about AI, from driverless cars to ChatGPT.

By Gary Marcus
Future Perfect
OpenAI wants to build systems smarter than usOpenAI wants to build systems smarter than us
Future Perfect

The (problematic) case for building AI as fast as we can.

By Kelsey Piper
Climate
It doesn’t take that many electric cars to improve public healthIt doesn’t take that many electric cars to improve public health
Climate

Researchers have found that California’s electric cars are already keeping asthma patients out of ERs.

By Umair Irfan
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained
Are we racing toward AI catastrophe?Are we racing toward AI catastrophe?
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

As tech giants like Microsoft and Google compete to capture the AI market, safety could be an afterthought.

By Kelsey Piper
Technology
Google is scrambling to catch up to Bing, of all thingsGoogle is scrambling to catch up to Bing, of all things
Technology

Google bookended Microsoft’s big AI search announcement with underwhelming AI news of its own.

By Sara Morrison
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
Money
The trials of Elon MuskThe trials of Elon Musk
Money

A jury found the Tesla CEO not liable in a shareholder lawsuit, but the case revealed a lot about Musk’s refusal to back down.

By Whizy Kim
Technology
The AI boom is here, and so are the lawsuitsThe AI boom is here, and so are the lawsuits
Technology

What can Napster tell us about the future?

By Peter Kafka
Technology
GoodRx made money off your health data. The FTC is making it pay.GoodRx made money off your health data. The FTC is making it pay.
Technology

More like BadRx.

By Sara Morrison
Why Teslas keep catching on fire
The Highlight

EVs catch fire far less often than gas-powered cars, but firefighters still need to adapt.

By Rebecca Heilweil
Technology
Microsoft is beating Google at its own gameMicrosoft is beating Google at its own game
Technology

The software stalwart’s big investment in AI could make it cutting-edge again.

By Sara Morrison
Technology
What Microsoft gets from betting billions on the maker of ChatGPTWhat Microsoft gets from betting billions on the maker of ChatGPT
Technology

The reported $10 billion investment in OpenAI will keep the hottest AI company on Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform.

By Sara Morrison
Technology
Inside the battle for the future of AmazonInside the battle for the future of Amazon
Technology

After the largest corporate layoffs in its history, the tech giant is at a crossroads.

By Jason Del Rey
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
What Meta employees really think about their company’s brutal yearWhat Meta employees really think about their company’s brutal year
Technology

Recode obtained a recording of a Mark Zuckerberg Q&A and internal survey results that show how Meta’s struggles are impacting staff.

By Shirin Ghaffary
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