Why Gmail’s AI-generated email replies feel so creepy
I first noticed it when, a few months ago, I opened an email from Ian, my literary agent.…
Agentic AI, the alignment problem, and what comes next, explained
Just how much is AI poised to change our world? Unless you’ve been in hibernation, the flurry of…
OpenAI built a $180 billion charity. Will it do any good?
When Sam Altman first told her that he’d never let OpenAI go corporate, that what he and his…
AI is here. Should you become a plumber? Electrician? Stay in your job?
Your Mileage May Vary is an advice column offering you a unique framework for thinking through your moral…
America’s vaccine skepticism is starting to show up in health data
When a baby is born in a hospital in the US, one of the first things that happens…
Long-term SSRI use: What to know if you’ve taken antidepressants for years
If you’ve been taking antidepressants or anti-anxiety medications for years, you might have certain questions. Do you still…
We’re discovering new species fast — and it might help save them
When the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus published Systema Naturae in 1735, he set out to classify every living…
Everybody loves Punch the baby monkey. Would you actually do the hard work needed to help him?
Much like their human cousins, baby macaques crave comfort. Punch, a forlorn-looking young Japanese macaque monkey, went viral…
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…
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…