The case for AI realism
In 1964, science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke predicted that computers would overtake human evolution.“Present-day electronic brains are complete morons, ...
Tag: Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI is pivoting to…socialism?
OpenAI wants to raise taxes on the rich, expand the welfare state, let workers decide how their employers use artificial ...
The contradiction at the heart of OpenAI
Big changes are happening at OpenAI. On Wednesday, the company announced that it would be shutting down their AI video ...
Hey Google, stop trying to write my emails!
I first noticed it when, a few months ago, I opened an email from Ian, my literary agent. Before I’d ...
What baseball’s “robot umpires” tell us about the future of work
For a sport that’s more than 150 years old, the opening of the 2026 Major League Baseball season is set ...
4 ways people try to make their lives meaningful — and the one that works best for you
The most unique thing about human beings is this: We are creatures who long to matter.That’s according to Rebecca Newberger ...
OpenAI accidentally built one of the world’s richest charities. Now what?
When Sam Altman first told her that he’d never let OpenAI go corporate, that what he and his colleagues were ...
The AI threat costing Americans $16.6 billion a year
I was fortunate enough to spend several days last week at the Aspen Institute’s Crosscurrent summit on AI and national ...
The one question everyone should be asking after OpenAI’s deal with the Pentagon
American AI companies love to say that the US must win the AI arms race, or China will.Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, ...
The nuclear nightmare at the heart of the Trump-Anthropic fight
President Donald Trump ordered the entire federal government to stop using products from the AI company Anthropic on Friday to ...
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