“Are you married to a man who’s obsessed with AI? I’m so, so sorry.”
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The Guadalupe Swept Us Away. This Is the Story of All That Came After.
“In the days after last July’s historic disaster, I wrote about the tragedy that befell my family. But crawling out of the river was only the beginning.”
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Consider the Sister
“Amy Wallace has spent two decades guarding the human her brother was—against a world that prefers David Foster Wallace as a puzzle.”
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The Chinese Whiz Kids of Silicon Valley
“Chinese-born tech workers have fueled Silicon Valley for decades. In the AI era, they’re superstars.”
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Reality Check
“AI-generated images have left us questioning what is real. But the godfather of digital forensics, Hany Farid, is not giving up.”
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The Banal Horror of Jimmy Fallon
“Under the sterile blue lights of his studio, Fallon laughs endlessly at the same pseudo-jokes, rubs elbows with Trump and Sam Altman, and ushers in the death of culture.”
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ChatGPT Gave Me Chilling Advice—as I Simulated Planning a Mass Shooting
“I asked about imitating the Uvalde attacker, defending against police gunfire, and more—everything short of directly stating intent to kill.”
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I Work in Hollywood. Everyone Who Used to Make TV Is Now Secretly Training AI
“For screenwriters like me—and job seekers all over—AI gig work is the new waiting tables.”
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The Clippening
“‘Clippers’ cut up podcasts, videos, and events into infinite shorter versions. How long can they ride the algorithms?”