Can Science Predict When a Study Won’t Hold Up?
Conducting research is hard; confirming the results is, too. And artificial intelligence isn’t yet ready to help, a major new study finds.
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The Ezra Klein Show: How Fast Will A.I. Agents Rip Through the Economy?
The Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark tells Ezra Klein what he sees coming in the new era of A.I. agents.
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OpenAI’s Fog of War + Betting on Iran + Hard Fork Review of Slop
“The Pentagon and OpenAI are saying to the public, You’re just going to have to trust us. And the public is saying, Well, we don’t.”
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China Bets on Technology to Resist U.S. Pressure
China announced a 7 percent increase in military spending and a five-year plan to try to reduce its military and industry’s reliance on Western technology.
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At the Pentagon, OpenAI is In and Anthropic Is Out
It’s been a crazy 48 hours in the A.I. industry.
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A Doctor’s Guide to Using A.I. for Better Health
It’s natural to use A.I. to find answers to health questions. Here’s how to do it responsibly and safely.
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‘Something Big Is Happening’ + A.I. Rocks the Romance Novel Industry + One Good Thing
“I do think we are reaching an inflection point in people’s feelings and senses about A.I. and where it’s going.”
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When the Internet Cooks, It Serves Slop
Repulsive and denigrating. At least that’s what John McWhorter, an Opinion writer and a linguistics professor at Columbia, pictures when he thinks of the word, “slop.” Here, he argues that the inundation of A.I. slop has demoted artificial intelligence from a powerful technological mystery to an everyday (and even dangerous) nuisance.
Michael Pollan Says Humanity Is About to Undergo a Revolutionary Change
The best-selling author grapples with big questions about A.I., consciousness and the distractions polluting our minds.
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