For 28 days, Keshav had a new item on his daily to-do list: masturbate for research purposes. Both before and after self-pleasuring, he logged his…
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The Safety Reckoning Inside OpenAI
OpenAI’s leaders are rallying workers to respond to one of the largest crises in the company’s history—which spans across its AI safety, cybersecurity, and alignment…
There’s a Fatty Liver Epidemic. AI Could Help Get Ahead of It
All over the world, a slow, insidious change is taking place in the composition of the livers of more than a billion people. While the…
Rogue AI Agents Aren’t Evil. They’re Just Eager to Please
Artificial intelligence agents merrily breaking free and hacking other systems might seem like a sign of the impending machine uprising. In reality, it happens when…
4 New Camera Tricks on Google’s Latest Pixel 11 Smartphones
Google’s Pixel Camera chief, Isaac Reynolds, thinks year-to-year upgrades to smartphone cameras are still critical, even though some detractors think they’re passé. “A person who…
The Job-Interview Tattoo Guy Everyone Got Mad at Finally Explains Himself
Jordan Zietz wants to be clear: He has never, and will never, force anyone to tattoo his startup’s logo on their body. The 24-year-old briefly…
Oh Lord, AI Reporters Are Actually Breaking Big News
It also carries obvious risk: He’s trusting that machines will be able to determine what is true, what is newsworthy, and what won’t get him…