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Big Tech’s warnings about an AI apocalypse are distracting us from years of actual harms their products have caused.

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How the “model minority” myth blends with racist ideology.

Flaco lived in the Central Park Zoo for nearly his entire life. When he broke free, he somehow managed to hunt.

In Avatar, the fictional language Na’vi is built on a painstakingly detailed world.

Search engines, ChatGPT, and other AI tools wouldn’t function without an army of contractors. Now those workers say they’re underpaid and mistreated.

Microsoft and Google believe chatbots will change search forever. So far, there’s no reason to believe the hype.

The human brain could explain why AI programs are so good at writing grammatically superb nonsense.

The end of affirmative action will pressure high schoolers to write about their race through formulaic and belittling narrative tropes.

Behold GPT-4. Here’s what we know it can do, and what it can’t.

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AI’s carbon emissions are about to be a problem.

The billionaire has described his grandfather as a risk-taking adventurer. A closer read of history reveals something much darker.

OpenAI has introduced a tool for artists to keep their images from training future AI programs. It may not make a difference.

Even a less punishing season than recent summers would be hotter than historical norms.

More parmesan on your durian-seed rigatoni?

Language models similar to ChatGPT have started to transform neuroscience.

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The next generation of AI is leaving behind the viral chatbot.

Amateur exploited weakness in systems that have otherwise dominated grandmasters.

The much-maligned seasoning could be the secret to eating less salt.

The fall of FTX shocked everyone. Except this guy.

A cheating controversy involving two grandmasters shows how computers have transformed the game.

Deepfakes still might be poised to corrupt the basic ways we process reality—or what’s left of it.

Everyone will probably gain something from the updated vaccines. Here’s how to make the most of it.

A cheating controversy involving two grandmasters shows how computers have transformed the game.

Four companies are taking over everything.

Applications such as ChatGPT and DALL-E have captured the world’s imagination—but AI companies are focused on something else.

Mastering games could be the first step to mastering real life.

AI is accelerating the pace of discovery—but at what cost?

The problem with generative AI is plagiarism, not copyright.

Jenn Im posts about the harms of social media on social media, creating a new kind of “meta-content.” And she’s not alone.

The Vessel at Hudson Yards was meant to be gift to the city of New York. It turned out to be a $200 million suicide machine.

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