Claude has an 80-page “soul document.” Is that enough to make it good?
Chatbots don’t have mothers, but if they did, Claude’s would be Amanda Askell. She’s an in-house philosopher at the AI ...
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50,000 clandestine Starlink terminals are keeping Iranians in touch with the rest of the world
It’s difficult to know exactly what is happening in Iran since the government shut down the internet on January 8, ...
Here’s a glimmer of hope about AI and jobs
The most recent jobs numbers paint a pretty grim picture of the labor market and the apparent havoc AI is ...
What if your earbuds could read your mind?
For the past few months, when I really needed to get something done, I put on a special pair of ...
The brain tech revolution is here — and it isn’t all Black Mirror
When you hear the word “neurotechnology,” you may picture Black Mirror headsets prying open the last private place we have ...
Meta’s brain-to-text tech is here. We are not remotely ready.
Elon Musk has arguably been the boldest broligarch when it comes to brain-machine interfaces. But Mark Zuckerberg is hot on ...
AI can use your computer now. Should it?
The first time I heard about AI agents, I thought they could monitor your computer use, anticipate your needs, and ...
Trump coin: Why the crypto industry is mad at the president
Three days before taking the oath of office, President Donald Trump launched his own crypto asset: $TRUMP. By the eve ...
I visited our tech future. It’s not actually a terrible place.
LAS VEGAS — When I stepped on the showroom floor in Las Vegas at CES, the largest tech industry trade ...
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