“When I set out to improve my tainted reputation with chatbots, I discovered a new world of A.I. manipulation.”
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They Asked an A.I. Chatbot Questions. The Answers Sent Them Spiraling.
“Generative A.I. chatbots are going down conspiratorial rabbit holes and endorsing wild, mystical belief systems. For some people, conversations with the technology can deeply distort reality.”
Rebuilding Myself After Brain Injury
“What does it mean to be a writer when my words have vanished?”
Arundhati Roy on How to Survive in a “Culture of Fear”
“Those of us who’ve been very unsafe as children, we seek out the unsafe. We seek out the lack of security, and if you have security, you blow it up.”
Opioids Ravaged a Kentucky Town. Then Rehab Became Its Business.
“In Louisa, an unbearable social crisis has become the main source of economic opportunity.”
What Happened to Cameron Crowe? He Has Answers.
“Life is the best writer, and sometimes you have to let life show you a little bit of what that is.”
11 Women, 9 Dogs, Not Much Drama (and No Guys)
“These retired women in Texas have been through infertility, illness, layoffs, addiction and disappointing marriages. Now they are trying to create a utopia just for themselves.”
Do Our Dogs Have Something to Tell the World?
“Many owners think so, thanks to the ‘talking buttons’ craze on TikTok and Instagram. Scientists are less convinced.”
An I.V.F. Mix-Up, a Shocking Discovery and an Unbearable Choice
“Two couples in California discovered they were raising each other’s genetic children. Should they switch their girls?”
The Unabomber’s Brother Turned Him In. Then Spent 27 Years Trying to Win Him Back.
“Ted Kaczynski, whose anti-tech rants are finding a new generation of readers, shunned the brother who called the F.B.I. in an effort to halt his campaign of violence.”
