Sam Altman calls for an AI coalition
AI leaders are promoting the idea of an arms race — but the hype is getting ahead of the technology. PLUS: KOSA makes a comeback
AI leaders are promoting the idea of an arms race — but the hype is getting ahead of the technology. PLUS: KOSA makes a comeback
The company's open-source AI is now roughly on par with rivals from OpenAI and Google. Should we worry?
Plus: Zuckerberg and Trump, is X "back," and other questions about the brand-new 2024 presidential campaign
As regulations pile up in Europe, South America, and elsewhere, it’s still full speed ahead in the United States
How billionaire donors, a new policy framework, and Trump’s VP pick promise to steamroll the AI safety movement
On a dark day for democracy, the rules of the 2020 internet no longer apply
With more than 175 million monthly users, Meta has its sights set on overtaking Twitter
A decision this week should mean Russia won't easily be able to repeat its 2016 propaganda campaign — but First Amendment advocates still have concerns
What will it take to stop an epidemic of suicides among teenage boys?
Another industry recognizes a bad bargain when it sees one
We can still have the internet we want — but we have to try new business models
The world braced for the worst — but so far, politicians are using generative AI in mostly conventional ways
A year after issuing an advisory, Vivek Murthy sharpens his rhetoric
House Republicans attacked the lab’s reports on misinformation and election integrity — and now Stanford is pulling the plug
Apple’s move into content moderation, unlimited ChatGPT, and more
What WWDC told us about the near-term future of computing
Misinformation
Three new studies suggest the problem is manageable — and smaller than you might expect. PLUS: What is Joan Donovan’s deal?
OpenAI
A group of current and former employees say the company has been reckless — but aren’t offering many details
OpenAI
I am once again asking: what is the conflict of interest policy at this company?
Until last year, Retro Dodo had a growing business and a team of six. Now it’s fighting for its life
The AI Overviews debacle and leaked search ranking documents tell a common story about the web's future — and it's not pretty
OpenAI
Some fresh reporting on who knew what and when
Journalism
A new bill in California offers an alternative to Australia-style link taxes. PLUS: OpenAI explains itself
OpenAI
The company hasn’t been the same since Sam Altman’s return — and its treatment of Scarlett Johansson should worry everyone
Labor
When social justice protests swept the country in 2020, tech companies mostly welcomed employee activism. The Gaza demonstrations are getting a much different reception
With AI search results coming to the masses, the human-powered web recedes further into the background
OpenAI
OpenAI’s forthcoming voice assistant laughs, flirts, helps — and draws a sharp distinction with Google
AI
As Stack Overflow, Reddit, and others license their users’ posts to train AI, the internet’s extraction phase is accelerating
OpenAI
The company has new strategies for shoring up our shared sense of reality. Will they matter in the election?
AI
From chatbots to clinical trials, digital twins are suggesting at least one good answer to the question of what generative AI is for
Supreme Court
After the Supreme Court declined to issue a stay this week, 20 years of court rulings may be about to go out the window
AI
Is it smarter to take the deal they can get — or fight it out in court?