The AI smear machine: How campaign ads are tricking older voters

From a Kentucky congressional race to the Los Angeles mayor's contest, deepfake political ads are turning up across the country. George Gerbo examines the science behind why they work, who's

Corporate America Is Starting to Ration AI as Cost Skyrockets

Executives are scrambling to track returns on AI investments as the bill for massive computing needs comes due.

Phoenix Built an Empire of Cubicle Jobs. AI Is Coming to Tear It Down.

Careers in customer service, accounting and data entry once paved the way to the middle class. Now, workers are “literally digging my own grave.”

Opinion | Pope Leo’s Reminder: We Aren’t Machines

AI may be capable of impressive tasks, but humans have an intrinsic dignity.

Opinion | A Human Wrote This Article

People who know me can distinguish my prose from AI. But for how long?

Exclusive | OpenAI Executive Who Opposed ‘Adult Mode’ Fired for Sexual Discrimination

Ryan Beiermeister, who served as the vice president leading OpenAI’s product policy team, had raised concerns about the upcoming launch of erotic content.

Opinion | AI and the Data Center Backlash

Companies will need ‘direct’ energy sources rather than rely only on the electric grid.

As AI gets smarter, our children get dumber

If we don't radically change our approach to education and development, then the next generation will never unlock its full intellectual potential.

WPA Meets AI in My Work for America Proposal

Make our young people employable again while rebuilding the social and physical infrastructure.

Does an LLM Hear Your Prayers?

Some clergymen are uneasy about chatbots that claim to provide spiritual guidance.

CEO Walks Back Comment About Replacing ‘Lower-Value Human Capital’ With AI

Standard Chartered's Bill Winters walked back his comments in a memo to bank employees on Wednesday.

The Spiraling Cost of Making AI

AI Is Forcing CEOs to Make a Stark Choice: Lay Off Workers or Make Them Do More

Company bosses are splitting into two camps over what the technology’s best, immediate benefits are. Neither calls for more hiring anytime soon.

Thinking of using a chatbot for medical advice? Read this first.

Two studies put ChatGPT, Gemini and others to the test on questions of health. In one, they got almost half the answers wrong.

AI Is Forcing CEOs to Make a Stark Choice: Lay Off Workers or Make Them Do More

Company bosses are splitting into two camps over what the technology’s best, immediate benefits are. Neither calls for more hiring anytime soon.

Habits for Humanity in the Age of AI

Help your kids build the character to make the most of technology rather than become a slave to it.

Cognitive Explainable AI Challenges The Bigger Is Better Narrative In AI

Artificial intelligence could contribute up to 16% or approximately $13 trillion to the global economy by 2030, while also increasing global GDP by as much as 26%.

Behind Meta’s Huge Layoffs Is a Relentless Shift Toward AI

As the company envisions smaller teams and supersmart agents, some employees are wondering how they fit in.

The AI Splurge Is Costing Big Tech Its Workforce

Layoffs might lift some efficiency measures, but there are other considerations.