Pentagon vs. Anthropic: The Fight Over Military AI, Explained
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth sometimes appears as if he’s more interested in the optics of playing the…
Why is the Colorado River running out of water?
More than one in 10 Americans rely on the Colorado River to take showers and drink clean water.…
730 million people in the world live without power. Progress has stalled
The world is hungrier than ever for energy. Demand for heating, cooling, lighting, computing power, and just getting…
730 million people in the world live without power. Progress has stalled
The world is hungrier than ever for energy. Demand for heating, cooling, lighting, computing power, and just getting…
Claude has an 80-page constitution. Is that enough to make it good?
Chatbots don’t have mothers, but if they did, Claude’s would be Amanda Askell. She’s an in-house philosopher at…
High Seas Treaty takes effect, giving the open ocean real protection
In the spring of 2010, I was one of a few journalists invited to travel down to the…
What ChatGPT Health can actually tell you — and what it can’t
How often have you asked ChatGPT for health advice? Maybe about a mysterious rash or that tightening in…
RFK Jr.’s new food pyramid puts meat and dairy on top — and it doesn’t add up
If you take anything at all from the latest edition of the federal dietary guidelines, out this week,…
Poor countries keep paying their debts. That’s actually the problem.
Like many Americans, most countries are in a lot of debt. Developing countries, alone, carry nearly $31 trillion…
Can you really date an AI? Inside the rise of AI girlfriends and boyfriends.
The AI revolution is breaching a new frontier: the human heart. For those seeking a partner who feels…
How AI could reboot science and revive long-term economic growth
America, you have spoken loud and clear: You do not like AI. A Pew Research Center survey published…
How zero sum thinking hurts the economy and growth
I live in New York City, which fashions itself as many things: the financial capital of the world,…