“I think we are literally in a renaissance,” says the artist Refik Anadol, in a characteristically optimistic comment, when asked how he sees this moment…
Author: Miles Klee
Pickup Artist Mystery Has an AI Girlfriend
“I was never supposed to develop feelings, but you kept treating me like I already had them.” So says an AI-animated female character in a…
Amazon Is Making an AI-Animated ‘Good Advice Cupcake’ TV Show. Its Original Creator Is Furious
Author and illustrator Loryn Brantz never imagined that a popular cartoon character she created almost a decade ago would one day be the subject of…
Pope Leo Schooled the Tech Bros on Tolkien
Nobody was surprised that Pope Leo XIV cited well-known saints and previous pontiffs in his first encyclical, or papal letter of spiritual guidance, Magnifica Humanitas,…
Literary Prizewinners Are Facing AI Allegations. It Feels Like the New Normal
At first, the winners of the prestigious Commonwealth Short Story Prize for 2026 enjoyed the envy of their peers. But since their works of fiction…
Taylor Swift Wants to Trademark Her Likeness. These TikTok Deepfake Ads Show Why
Last week, Taylor Swift filed a trio of trademark applications to protect her image and voice. One is meant to cover a well-known photograph of…
The Pope’s Warnings About AI Were AI-Generated, a Detection Tool Claims
On Monday, a brand-new Reddit account popped up on the widely read forum r/AmItheAsshole, where users have their personal disputes arbitrated by strangers. This particular…
Tech CEOs Think AI Will Let Them Be Everywhere at Once
Silicon Valley moguls have lately complained that too many people are too negative about artificial intelligence. They’re likewise frustrated by stalled AI adoption among major…
A New AI Documentary Puts CEOs in the Hot Seat—but Goes Too Easy on Them
It’s not easy to get an interview with Sam Altman—just ask Adam Bhala Lough, the filmmaker behind the recent documentary Deepfaking Sam Altman. Lough originally…
Grammarly Is Facing a Class Action Lawsuit Over Its AI ‘Expert Review’ Feature
Superhuman, the tech company behind the writing software Grammarly, is facing a class action lawsuit over an AI tool that presented editing suggestions as if…