OpenAI is delaying the public release of its next generation of AI models, GPT-5.6, at the request of Trump’s White House, the company confirmed on…
Category: Primers
Europe Is Fed Up and Wants Its Own AI
Earlier this month I attended Vivatech, a huge tech conference in Paris. One fear dominated the discussions: the prospect of ending up stuck using American…
How Qatar Became FIFA’s Technology Test Lab
To casual soccer viewers, the game may look like it always has—same green field, 22 players, a referee, and the familiar rhythm of play unfolding…
Anthropic Thinks Its Own Success Is Key to Making AI Safe
Anthropic has spent the last five years warning the world about how advanced artificial intelligence could enable mass destruction, destabilize society, and cause a litany…
World Cup Teams Are in a Race for AI Dominance
The sheer scale of data being recorded at this summer’s World Cup is unprecedented. FIFA, the tournament organiser, will track around 150 million data points…
British Police Built a Sprawling Crime-Prediction Machine. Some Results Couldn’t Be Trusted
The Think Family Database holds records on close to half a million people who live in the city of Bristol, England. For many years, few…
Here’s How to Opt Out of Google Search’s New AI Data Training Feature
A little piece of my soul shrivels up every time I get a message laying out how another company plans to use personal data in…
A24 Knows You’re Mad About the Google AI Collab
Backrooms, the recent horror movie mega-hit, is a film replete with ideas about repetition and degradation. Its central theme—the horror of a world that seems…
I Met With China's Top AI Experts. They're Freaking Out, Too
Just over a week ago, I attended a major artificial intelligence conference in Zhongguancun, Beijing’s bustling high-tech district. It was packed with fascinating sessions touching…