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How the Antichrist infiltrated politics
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And why it’s so dangerous.

By Danielle Hewitt and Noel King
How the Antichrist infiltrated politics
Podcast
Podcasts

And why it’s so dangerous.

By Danielle Hewitt and Noel King
Technology
ChatGPT probably isn’t conscious. But what if we’re wrong?ChatGPT probably isn’t conscious. But what if we’re wrong?
Technology

What the debate over AI consciousness is really about.

By Eric Levitz
Future Perfect
10 things Elon Musk can — but probably won’t — do with $1 trillion10 things Elon Musk can — but probably won’t — do with $1 trillion
Future Perfect

He is the world’s first trillionaire. Here’s the good that money could do.

By Sara Herschander
Technology
The rise of artificial intelligence, explainedThe rise of artificial intelligence, explained
Technology

Understand how ChatGPT, Stable Diffusion, and DALL-E are transforming our world — from text and image generation to how we live and work.

By Shira Tarlo

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Politics
Trump just found the worst way to regulate AITrump just found the worst way to regulate AI
Politics

The real danger in Trump’s crackdown on Anthropic’s newest AI model.

By Eric Levitz
Future Perfect
The next AI safety fight may actually be about DNAThe next AI safety fight may actually be about DNA
Future Perfect

AI could make bioweapons easier to build. A rare coalition wants to stop that now.

By Shayna Korol
Politics
Trump’s strange flirtation with AI socialism, explainedTrump’s strange flirtation with AI socialism, explained
Politics

Uncle Sam and OpenAI may go into business together.

By Eric Levitz
Future Perfect
Designer babies. Self-improving AI. Are we ready for either?Designer babies. Self-improving AI. Are we ready for either?
Future Perfect

Two new breakthroughs show how hard it is to know when the world has changed.

By Bryan Walsh
Podcasts
Can this little truck solve America’s big EV problem?Can this little truck solve America’s big EV problem?
Podcast
Podcasts

How the affordable, bare-bones Slate truck is trying to win over American drivers.

By Ariana Aspuru and Sean Rameswaram
Advice
Why you shouldn’t use ChatGPT to mediate fights with your partnerWhy you shouldn’t use ChatGPT to mediate fights with your partner
Advice

“She’s conveying this stuff and I’m like, ‘Wow, you really think that?’ And she’s like, ‘Well, no, not really.’”

By Allie Volpe
Future Perfect
We don’t know how the Ebola outbreak started. That’s a problem.We don’t know how the Ebola outbreak started. That’s a problem.
Future Perfect

What Ebola and hantavirus reveal about determining the source of an outbreak — and why it matters.

By Shayna Korol
Politics
How AI sexbots could destroy the worldHow AI sexbots could destroy the world
Politics

Humanity may scroll its way out of existence.

By Eric Levitz
Podcasts
What’s fueling AI companies’ IPO rushWhat’s fueling AI companies’ IPO rush
Podcast
Podcasts

Three leading AI companies are racing to go public this year. It might not be good news for consumers.

By Peter Balonon-Rosen and Sean Rameswaram
How AI could make wars go nuclear
Technology

We had a plan to prevent World War III. AI could break it.

By Joshua Keating
Culture
AI can replicate human-made art. Here’s why it can never replace it.AI can replicate human-made art. Here’s why it can never replace it.
Culture

We can learn a lot from what the camera did to painting.

By Constance Grady
Future Perfect
Americans don’t know how to fight AI. So they’re fighting data centers.Americans don’t know how to fight AI. So they’re fighting data centers.
Future Perfect

The data center revolt is a symptom of our political failure on AI.

By Marina Bolotnikova
Future Perfect
New college grads are doing better than the vibes suggestNew college grads are doing better than the vibes suggest
Future Perfect

Why a college degree is still worth it, even in 2026.

By Bryan Walsh
Politics
MAGA’s civil war over immigration is over. Silicon Valley lost.MAGA’s civil war over immigration is over. Silicon Valley lost.
Politics

Trump is threatening to exile hundreds of thousands of legal immigrants.

By Eric Levitz
Technology
When AI makes you worse at your jobWhen AI makes you worse at your job
Technology

Your boss thinks AI makes you faster. Do you?

By Anna North
Technology
The pope takes on AIThe pope takes on AI
Technology

Why the Catholic Church is concerned about Big Tech.

By Christian Paz
Future Perfect
How to make the most important choice of your lifeHow to make the most important choice of your life
Future Perfect

You have 80,000 hours in your career. How will you spend them?

By Shayna Korol
Podcasts
How clips ate the internetHow clips ate the internet
Podcast
Podcasts

Is all content doomed to be clipped now? The Verge’s Mia Sato explains.

By Danielle Hewitt and Sean Rameswaram
Politics
The hidden way dictatorships are shaping what AI tells youThe hidden way dictatorships are shaping what AI tells you
Politics

Authoritarian states may have accidentally brainwashed ChatGPT.

By Eric Levitz
Future Perfect
The 5 most unhinged revelations from Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAIThe 5 most unhinged revelations from Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI
Future Perfect

The Musk v. OpenAI trial is over. Here are the receipts.

By Sara Herschander
Politics
Data centers could actually be good for your hometownData centers could actually be good for your hometown
Politics

The case for the buildings America loves to hate.

By Eric Levitz
Future Perfect
How to fall in love with humanity againHow to fall in love with humanity again
Future Perfect

Tech culture has made contempt for humanity feel enlightened. We can do better.

By Sigal Samuel
America, Actually
Inside the fight over America’s data centersInside the fight over America’s data centers
Play
America, Actually

“The ugliest thing I’ve ever seen”: How New Jersey residents feel about a data center in their backyard.

By Astead Herndon
Podcasts
Could you spot an AI-written book?Could you spot an AI-written book?
Podcast
Podcasts

An author set up an experiment to find out.

By Amina Al-Sadi and Noel King
Podcasts
Are humanoid robots all hype?Are humanoid robots all hype?
Podcast
Podcasts

AI is making them better — but they’re not going to be doing your chores anytime soon.

By Avishay Artsy and Sean Rameswaram
Future Perfect
The old tech that could help stop the next airborne pandemicThe old tech that could help stop the next airborne pandemic
Future Perfect

Glycol vapors, explained.

By Shayna Korol
Future Perfect
Elon Musk could lose his case against OpenAI — and still get what he wantsElon Musk could lose his case against OpenAI — and still get what he wants
Future Perfect

It’s not about who wins. It’s about the dirty laundry you air along the way.

By Sara Herschander
Life
Why banning kids from AI isn’t the answerWhy banning kids from AI isn’t the answer
Life

What kids really need in the age of artificial intelligence.

By Anna North
Culture
Anthropic owes authors $1.5B for pirating work — but the claims process is a Kafkaesque messAnthropic owes authors $1.5B for pirating work — but the claims process is a Kafkaesque mess
Culture

“Your AI monster ate all our work. Now you’re trying to pay us off with this piece of garbage that doesn’t work.”

By Constance Grady
Future Perfect
Some deaf children are hearing again because of a new gene therapySome deaf children are hearing again because of a new gene therapy
Future Perfect

A medical field that almost died is quietly fixing one disease at a time.

By Bryan Walsh
Health
A major new study found AI outperformed doctors in ER diagnosis — but there’s a catchA major new study found AI outperformed doctors in ER diagnosis — but there’s a catch
Health

An Open AI model posted impressive results in emergency care. But we still need human doctors.

By Dylan Scott
Podcasts
Anthropic just made AI scarierAnthropic just made AI scarier
Podcast
Podcasts

Why the company’s new AI model is a cybersecurity nightmare.

By Dustin DeSoto and Sean Rameswaram
Politics
The Supreme Court will decide when the police can use your phone to track youThe Supreme Court will decide when the police can use your phone to track you
Politics

Chatrie v. United States asks what limits the Constitution places on the surveillance state in an age of cellphones.

By Ian Millhiser
Future Perfect
The simple question that could change your careerThe simple question that could change your career
Future Perfect

Making a difference in the world doesn’t require changing your job.

By Bryan Walsh
Technology
The case for AI realismThe case for AI realism
Technology

AI isn’t going to be the end of the world — no matter what this documentary sometimes argues.

By Shayna Korol
Politics
OpenAI’s oddly socialist, wildly hypocritical new economic agendaOpenAI’s oddly socialist, wildly hypocritical new economic agenda
Politics

The AI company released a set of highly progressive policy ideas. There’s just one small problem.

By Eric Levitz
Future Perfect
Human bodies aren’t ready to travel to Mars. Space medicine can help.Human bodies aren’t ready to travel to Mars. Space medicine can help.
Future Perfect

Protecting astronauts in space — and maybe even Mars — will help transform health on Earth.

By Shayna Korol
Podcasts
The importance of space toilets, explainedThe importance of space toilets, explained
Podcast
Podcasts

Houston, we have a plumbing problem.

By Peter Balonon-Rosen and Sean Rameswaram
What happened when they installed ChatGPT on a nuclear supercomputer
Technology

How they’re using AI at the lab that created the atom bomb.

By Joshua Keating
Future Perfect
Humanity’s return to the moon is a deeply religious missionHumanity’s return to the moon is a deeply religious mission
Future Perfect

Space barons like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk don’t seem religious. But their quest to colonize outer space is.

By Sigal Samuel