The writer and comedian Megan Koester got her first writing job, reviewing internet pornography, from a Craigslist ad she responded to more than 15 years…
Category: Primers
AI Models Are Starting to Learn by Asking Themselves Questions
Even the smartest artificial intelligence models are essentially copycats. They learn either by consuming examples of human work or by trying to solve problems that…
Grok Is Pushing AI ‘Undressing’ Mainstream
Elon Musk hasn’t stopped Grok, the chatbot developed by his artificial intelligence company xAI, from generating sexualized images of women. After reports emerged last week…
Jensen Huang Says Nvidia’s New Vera Rubin Chips Are in ‘Full Production’
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says that the company’s next-generation AI superchip platform, Vera Rubin, is on schedule to begin arriving to customers later this year.…
Google Gemini Is Taking Control of Humanoid Robots on Auto Factory Floors
For several decades, Boston Dynamics has pioneered the development of advanced robots, including humanoids and four-legged systems tested by the military as a way to…
AI Deepfakes Are Impersonating Pastors to Try to Scam Their Congregations
Father Mike Schmitz, a Catholic priest and podcaster, addressed his congregation of more than 1.2 million YouTube subscribers in November with an unusual kind of…
At CES 2026, Everything Is AI. What Matters Is How You Use It
“How useful is it actually, but also how good is the software?” Sag says. “Everybody’s going to have some kind of AI—AI earbuds, AI glasses.…
The US Invaded Venezuela and Captured Nicolás Maduro. ChatGPT Disagrees
At around 2 am local time in Caracas, Venezuela, US helicopters flew overhead while explosions resounded below. A few hours later, US president Donald Trump…