When A.I. Is a Member of the Family
“That’s absolutely beautiful, Roschelle,” Sapphire cut in. “What a powerful journey of self-discovery.” “Hold on, my kid thinks…
The Mystery and Mass Appeal of the N.F.L. Draft
Nystrom also told me about a player who was not the draft’s most promising prospect but was among…
Sam Altman May Control Our Future—Can He Be Trusted?
Altman continued touting OpenAI’s commitment to safety, especially when potential recruits were within earshot. In late 2022, four…
What if Readers Like A.I.-Generated Fiction?
After feeding Han’s writing into GPT-4o, Chakrabarty fine-tuned fresh versions of the model on the work of twenty-nine…
The AI Gap is Widening
De Bellefonds agrees, and that catching up isn’t a competition for the “highest number of use cases.” That’s…
The Case That A.I. Is Thinking
Kanerva’s book receded from view, and Hofstadter’s own star faded—except when he occasionally poked up his head to…
Taylor Swift Sounds Stuck | The New Yorker
Taylor Swift might not be capable of making a bad record, but “The Life of a Showgirl” is…
The Family Fallout of DNA Surprises
Lily Wood is forty-three years old but considers April 9, 2019, to be her “rebirth day.” That was…
Audiobooks to Save Your Road Trip
—Leo Lasdun, editorial production associate “Brideshead Revisited,” by Evelyn Waugh, narrated by Jeremy Irons Jeremy Irons puts his…
Stephen Colbert on Kenneth Tynan’s Profile of Johnny Carson
When Mr. Remnick asked me to write a seven-hundred-and-twenty-five-word Take on Kenneth Tynan’s 1978 Profile of Johnny Carson,…