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The world after the AI bubble, explained.
The world after the AI bubble, explained.
The government shutdown and the new war on food stamps.
A youth gently explains the phenom for elderly millennials.
Understand how ChatGPT, Stable Diffusion, and DALL-E are transforming our world — from text and image generation to how we live and work.
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What the billionaire’s new encyclopedia tells us about the future of knowledge.
AI can help create bioweapons. So can we use AI to create safeguards?
The surprising path to more truly personal medicine.
The decay of Google, Amazon, and Facebook are part of a larger trend.
ChatGPT Atlas is a glimpse into the future, even if it doesn’t work right.
Electric bills were already rising. AI data centers are making it worse.
The biggest lesson from the racist, sexist, and antisemitic group chats.
Young people want to understand culture. Why on TikTok?
Consumers are finally pushing back on AI-driven data expansion. Will it matter?
If you believe there’s a soul trapped inside ChatGPT, I have good news for you.
What TV can teach us about Instagram.
In this scary economy, everything is computer.
AI-generated video slop is filling feeds. It’s time to learn how we can tell if something is real.
The self-help mantra that’s helping young people navigate their economic anxiety.
Is Tilly Norwood a threat to the film industry? It’s complicated.
Kids are ditching screens but staying in touch, with the help of an ’80s-chic device.
OpenAI still isn’t doing enough to protect young people.
It depends on who you ask.
Many used to worry about China’s power over the app — but American control is troubling, too.
The Democratic debate over whether “moderation” works is very confused.
Larry Ellison, Oracle, and Trump’s potential TikTok deal, explained.
You should turn on the new scam-busting iPhone feature right now.
What the panic about kids using AI to cheat gets wrong.
Protecting astronauts in space — and maybe even Mars — will help transform health on Earth.
New genetic testing offers us the chance to create superbabies. It can come with unintended consequences.
The most life-changing feature on your phone is hiding in “Accessibility.”
Why current AI usage data might mislead us about the future.
The do’s and don’ts of asking an AI for health advice.
How rational is Eliezer Yudkowsky’s prophecy?
Remember the TikTok ban? There’s a new deadline coming up.
A century ago, cars remade America. Autonomous vehicles could do it again.
Our unmoderated online reality bares its teeth.
Carriers say they’ll pay for your new iPhone Air, but maybe it’s your plan that needs the real upgrade.
Everyone underestimated AI progress. Now what?
The case for giving one to your 3-year-old is not as outlandish as it sounds.
Executives are preparing to slash their workforces. Workers are just trying to cope.
A very Future Perfect newsletter mailbag.
The metaverse didn’t stick. Can “superintelligence”?
AI in the classroom doesn’t have to be a catastrophe.