# tech

big tech is killing the internet. but that may be a good thing...

Sometimes, the biggest mistake is not letting things crash and burn.
big tech is killing the internet. but that may be a good thing...

# tech

how chatbots are turning white collar jobs into absurdist theater

The new edict in the office: use our AI, or else.
how chatbots are turning white collar jobs into absurdist theater

# science

why we don't need another round of nuke testing

Modern technology and computing made nuclear testing unnecessary. Modern politics make it insanely dangerous.
why we don't need another round of nuke testing

# space

the tech oligarchs' big plan to have you live in space filth

No, seriously, they think we should be thrilled.
the tech oligarchs' big plan to have you live in space filth

# tech

why the battle of creativity between humans and a.i. is rigged

AI slop isn't killing human creativity. It's doing something much worse.
why the battle of creativity between humans and a.i. is rigged

# space

the darkest scenario in deep space exploration

What happens when your crops fail and you're tens of trillions of miles from Earth?
the darkest scenario in deep space exploration

# tech

when machines won't need us anymore

What if Silicon Valley's high priests of AGI get their wish, but end up with a digital god that wants nothing to do with them?
when machines won't need us anymore

# space

why jeff bezos wants aws to move from the cloud into orbit

Are we going to have new AWS regions orbiting overhead by 2050? Physics says no.
why jeff bezos wants aws to move from the cloud into orbit

# tech

how mental comfort is killing the web

Science says that as we get older, we stop asking questions to which we may not like the answers.
how mental comfort is killing the web

# tech

actually, no, chatbots aren't taking your job

A new study from Yale exposes the lie at the heart of the AI bubble.
actually, no, chatbots aren't taking your job

# tech

how chatbots' lies can get you killed in the middle of nowhere

And it's not a bug but a feature.
how chatbots' lies can get you killed in the middle of nowhere

# oddities

why peter thiel embraced roko's basilisk

Silicon Valley embraced a new religion. And it borrows quite heavily from an old one.
why peter thiel embraced roko's basilisk

# tech

how to automate phoning it in with a.i.

Business are lamenting that workers use generative AI to turn in subpar work, despite giving them every incentive to do so.
how to automate phoning it in with a.i.

# science

why we really are creatures of habit about two thirds of the time

Yes, we run mostly on autopilot. We more or less have to.
why we really are creatures of habit about two thirds of the time

# tech

why a.i. is designing and printing viruses

Yes, it sounds horrifying, but this technology can be used to prevent a brewing global crisis and cure complex diseases.
why a.i. is designing and printing viruses

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