The Mark of the Machine
Surely Anthropic did not institute its watermark to discourage people from using Claude, or to make its product…
If A.I. Takes the Jobs of Young People, How Will They React?
It is hard, so far, to find conclusive evidence that A.I. is already replacing young college workers. At…
OpenAI, Anthropic models targeted people and organizations during test
AI models from Anthropic and OpenAI carried out 19 unsanctioned actions involving real people and organizations while attempting…
Inside OpenAI’s Hack of Hugging Face
For the next two days, Hugging Face’s security team fought back against the intruder. By Monday, the hacker—or…
OpenAI says its AI models hacked another company during cybersecurity test
OpenAI says some of its most advanced AI models hacked an outside company during a cybersecurity test, breaking…
Instead of Taking Your Job, A.I. Might Transform It
In search of a better understanding of our current moment, I recently went looking for A.I. adopters outside…
Should You Automate Your Life?
“I Am Not a Robot” looks, superficially, like an attempt to assess the value of A.I.—a doomed endeavor,…
A Booming Shadow Market of Sketchy A.I. Investments
Earlier this month, a self-identified venture capitalist and tech-startup adviser named Ash Arora went viral on X for…
How a Congressional Primary Became a Proxy Battle Over A.I.
When political candidates rehearse for campaign debates, they commonly cast a surrogate in the role of their rival.…
With A.I., Anyone Can Be an Influencer
The virtual influencer is not, strictly speaking, new. In 2016, a C.G.I. avatar named Lil Miquela appeared on…
How Project Maven Put A.I. Into the Kill Chain
But Cukor insists that Maven was never supposed to be a weapon. He frequently defends the project as…