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For a century, we’ve loved our cars. They haven’t loved us back.
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The Hidden Costs of Automated Thinking
Overreliance on artificial intelligence may put us in intellectual debt.
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Cyber Weapons Are Changing the Landscape of Modern Warfare
How do you levy a threat when it’s not clear where an attack is coming from?
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The Astounding Birth of a Gorilla at the Smithsonian Zoo
Breeding in zoos fuses science and nature in striking ways.
The Strange Story of a Cat Lockdown
Feline residents of Walldorf, Germany, can’t go outside when certain birds are breeding. Is it cruelty or conservation?
Congress Really Wants to Regulate A.I., but No One Seems to Know How
Yet another hearing—this one with OpenAI’s Sam Altman—has come after a new technology with the possibility to fundamentally alter our lives is already in circulation.
Can We Stop Runaway A.I.?
Technologists warn about the dangers of the so-called singularity. But can anything actually be done to prevent it?
Will A.I. Become the New McKinsey?
As it’s currently imagined, the technology promises to concentrate wealth and disempower workers. Is an alternative possible?
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The Promise and Price of Cellular Therapies
New “living drugs”—made from a patient’s own cells—can cure once incurable cancers. But can we afford them?
Parenting by the Numbers
The economist Emily Oster challenges the conventional wisdom on child rearing.
The Fight for the Future of YouTube
The video giant’s recent travails underscore a basic question: How “neutral” should social-media platforms try to be?
The Causes and Consequences of Berlin’s Rapid Gentrification
The city’s reputation as a place where artists and creative types can afford to live as they please is eroding.
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