Showing 263 results for "artificial intelligence"
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Joe Biden’s Enormous, Contradictory, and Fragile Climate Legacy
Trump could stall Biden’s progress if elected, but the shift to clean energy is unstoppable. -
I Read Everything Elon Musk Posted for a Week. Send Help.
If your media diet looked like his, you’d be red-pilled too. -
Meet the Silicon Valley CEOs Who Insist That Greed Is Good
Even if "effective accelerationism" kills us all. -
Two Birders Claimed a Key Record on the Same Day—and Feathers Flew
Some people "don’t understand that birding is a team sport.” -
Shit Happens. Thank God We Have Samantha Irby.
The essayist proves once again she's the secret chronicler of our private humiliations and small joys. -
Check Out These Strange Aquatic “Boings,” “Growls,” and “Chatter”
Just a sampling of what scientists envision for a new library of undersea sounds. -
How MAGA Conspiracies Infected Autism Groups
Dubious autism treatments used to be a fringe-left thing. Then came Trump and Covid. -
The US Just Greenlit High-Tech Alternatives to Animal Testing
A new law allows drugmakers to use "organs-on-chips" instead. -
Brazil’s Upcoming Presidential Elections Are the Most Hate-Filled in Recent Memory
With President Bolsonaro adopting very Trumpian strategies. -
Here’s How Small Farmers Across Africa Are Bringing Back Trees
The continent's forests are disappearing—but there is new growth to celebrate. -
The Rise of the American Oligarchy
What targeting Russia’s wayward billionaires revealed about our own. -
Schools Continue to Stigmatize (and Scorn) Autism. Are Robots Really to the Rescue?
Humanoid robots teaching social skills can seem counterintuitive, but preliminary research suggests what some parents of autistic children have already discovered: It works. -
When Gilded Age Lawmakers Saved America From Plutocracy
And how Biden's team is using their playbook to take on Big Tech. -
Facebook’s AI Seems to Have a Racism Problem
The company apologized after a video of Black men was followed by a prompt asking about “primates.” -
Peter Singer Is Through With America
But the world’s “most dangerous” philosopher has some parting thoughts. -
The Weather Gods Who Want Us to Believe They Can Make Rain on Demand
I paid a visit to the scientists seeking to wring moisture from Abu Dhabi's desert skies. -
The DNA of Deadly Pathogens Is Easy to Obtain
Too easy, some say. How worried should we be? -
The Elusive Dream of the Driverless Car
In "Driven," author Alex Davies chronicles the evolution of autonomous vehicles. -
News Never Pays
Stop pretending that the marketplace will save journalism. -
If You Think “Don’t Look Up” Is Just an Allegory About Climate Change, You’re Missing Something
We're woefully unprepared to deal with any existential risk at all.
