Claude has an 80-page constitution. 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…
High Seas Treaty takes effect, giving the open ocean real protection
In the spring of 2010, I was one of a few journalists invited to travel down to the…
Musk’s Starlink in Iran only works if things don’t go wrong in outer space
It’s difficult to know exactly what is happening in Iran since the government shut down the internet on…
What ChatGPT Health can actually tell you — and what it can’t
How often have you asked ChatGPT for health advice? Maybe about a mysterious rash or that tightening in…
RFK Jr.’s new food pyramid puts meat and dairy on top — and it doesn’t add up
If you take anything at all from the latest edition of the federal dietary guidelines, out this week,…
Poor countries keep paying their debts. That’s actually the problem.
Like many Americans, most countries are in a lot of debt. Developing countries, alone, carry nearly $31 trillion…
How AI could reboot science and revive long-term economic growth
America, you have spoken loud and clear: You do not like AI. A Pew Research Center survey published…
Can you really date an AI? Inside the rise of AI girlfriends and boyfriends.
The AI revolution is breaching a new frontier: the human heart. For those seeking a partner who feels…
How zero sum thinking hurts the economy and growth
I live in New York City, which fashions itself as many things: the financial capital of the world,…
How to fight AI at work
Your Mileage May Vary is an advice column offering you a unique framework for thinking through your moral…
AI voice cloning complicates estate planning for celebrities’ legacies
Before Franz Kafka died in 1924, he had a simple wish for his friend and literary executor Max…
Why did we send Laika to space? The tragedy of the first animal to orbit the earth, explained
In March, I visited the Lowell Observatory — the astronomical research site where Pluto was first discovered —…