Love That Song? Buy Shares in It
In May 2006, Stockholm was the unlikely front line in the fight for the future of the music industry. The city’s police raided Swedish-owned file-sharing site...
Meet the Humans Trying to Keep Us Safe From AI
A year ago, the idea of holding a meaningful conversation with a computer was the stuff of science fiction. But since OpenAI’s ChatGPT launched last November,...
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis Says Its Next Algorithm Will Eclipse ChatGPT
In 2014, DeepMind was acquired by Google after demonstrating striking results from software that used reinforcement learning to master simple video games. Over the next several...
The US Senate Wants to Rein In AI. Good Luck With That
While negotiations started with Young and Schumer, they didn’t end there. Rather, the pair heard input from other congressional committees and worked that into the final...
The US Is Exporting Anti-LGBTQ Hate Online
“The weight of this moral panic is being put into legislation that is affecting people across the United States and the world,” says Drennan. “That’s really...
Amazon’s New Robots Are Rolling Out an Automation Revolution
In a giant warehouse in Reading, Massachusetts, I meet a pair of robots that look like goofy green footstools from the future. Their round eyes and...
Meet Pause AI, the Protest Group Campaigning Against Human Extinction
The first time we speak, Joep Meindertsma is not in a good place. He tears up as he describes a conversation in which he warned his...
The Wild World of Extreme Tourism for Billionaires
Since the pandemic, Madison has noticed an uptick in high-net-worth individuals booking out entire expeditions. “One client bought a whole trip to climb Mount Vinson in...
TikTok Keeps Removing Abortion Pill Content
“There was no understanding that [the law] would even be enforced in Texas at the time because it was appealed up to the Supreme Court,” she...
Get Ready for the Battle of the Metaverses
As the pixels settle after Apple’s meticulously planned rollout of its Vision Pro headset, battle lines have solidified in the war for a new reality. Multiple...