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Artificial Intelligence

Vox’s coverage of how AI is shaping everything from text and image generation to how we live.

Is there an AI bubble — and is it about to pop?Is there an AI bubble — and is it about to pop?
Future Perfect

The bill may be coming due for Silicon Valley’s huge investment in AI.

By Bryan Walsh
Intel was once a Silicon Valley leader. How did it fall so far?Intel was once a Silicon Valley leader. How did it fall so far?
Technology

The semiconductor manufacturer announced huge job cuts and a dividend pause after losing out on AI.

By Ellen Ioanes
How AI could help us talk to animalsHow AI could help us talk to animals
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Video

Why AI researchers think we’re close to getting interspecies chatbots.

By Laura Bult
The most promising way to understand how AI works is by understanding the brainThe most promising way to understand how AI works is by understanding the brain
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We know how to build AI models, but not why they work. Neuroscience could be the key.

By Celia Ford
Artificial intelligence isn’t a good argument for basic incomeArtificial intelligence isn’t a good argument for basic income
Future Perfect

A major study backed by OpenAI’s Sam Altman shows unconditional cash has benefits that have nothing to do with AI.

By Oshan Jarow
With Biden out of the election, can US foreign policy be Trump-proofed?With Biden out of the election, can US foreign policy be Trump-proofed?
World Politics

The trickiest country for American foreign policy right now is ... America.

By Joshua Keating
What, if anything, is AI search good for?What, if anything, is AI search good for?
Technology

Humans are still better than robots at finding correct answers online. Good.

By Adam Clark Estes
Two ways to go wrong in predicting AITwo ways to go wrong in predicting AI
Future Perfect

Why exponential growth can lead us to underestimate some technologies and overestimate others.

By Kelsey Piper
Is Nvidia stock overvalued? It depends on the future of AI.Is Nvidia stock overvalued? It depends on the future of AI.
Business & Finance

It has been a wild few days for Nvidia stock. But the hype isn’t dying down anytime soon.

By Nicole Narea
Will AI ever become conscious? It depends on how you think about biology.
Future Perfect

The debate that will steer the future of consciousness — and us.

By Oshan Jarow
Your social media diet is becoming easier to exploitYour social media diet is becoming easier to exploit
Technology

Plausible AI nonsense won’t stop flooding your feed anytime soon.

By A.W. Ohlheiser
Apple’s convincing case that AI doesn’t have to be scaryApple’s convincing case that AI doesn’t have to be scary
Technology

Apple Intelligence wants to be the cool dad of artificial intelligence.

By Adam Clark Estes
Where AI predictions go wrongWhere AI predictions go wrong
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Both skeptics and boosters are too sure of themselves.

By Kelsey Piper
OpenAI insiders are demanding a “right to warn” the public OpenAI insiders are demanding a “right to warn” the public 
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“I’m scared. I’d be crazy not to be,” one former employee tells Vox.

By Sigal Samuel
Can artists use their own deepfakes for good?Can artists use their own deepfakes for good?
Future Perfect

Musician FKA twigs made a digital clone of herself. Is this the future of celebrity?

By Celia Ford
This article is OpenAI training dataThis article is OpenAI training data
Technology

AI is holding the internet hostage — and media is no exception.

By Bryan Walsh
You searched Google. The AI hallucinated an answer. Who’s legally responsible?You searched Google. The AI hallucinated an answer. Who’s legally responsible?
Technology

Platforms like Google have been protected from liability, but generative AI could put that at risk.

By A.W. Ohlheiser
Why AI art will always kind of suck
Culture

If you look at art and all you see is content, that’s all you’ll get out of it.

By Rebecca Jennings
Leaked OpenAI documents reveal aggressive tactics toward former employees
Future Perfect

Has Sam Altman told the truth about OpenAI’s NDA scandal?

By Kelsey Piper
The double sexism of ChatGPT’s flirty “Her” voiceThe double sexism of ChatGPT’s flirty “Her” voice
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Is OpenAI gaslighting Scarlett Johansson?

By Sigal Samuel
“I lost trust”: Why the OpenAI team in charge of safeguarding humanity imploded“I lost trust”: Why the OpenAI team in charge of safeguarding humanity imploded
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Company insiders explain why safety-conscious employees are leaving.

By Sigal Samuel
ChatGPT can talk, but OpenAI employees sure can’tChatGPT can talk, but OpenAI employees sure can’t
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Why is OpenAI’s superalignment team imploding?

By Kelsey Piper
What a Zoom cashier 8,000 miles away can tell us about the future of workWhat a Zoom cashier 8,000 miles away can tell us about the future of work
Money

Is a new age of digital offshoring coming?

By Whizy Kim
How AI tells Israel who to bombHow AI tells Israel who to bomb
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AI is supposed to help militaries make precise strikes. Is that the case in Gaza?

By Rajaa Elidrissi
Your phone can tell when you’re depressedYour phone can tell when you’re depressed
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Emerging apps use AI to guess when you’ll be sad. Can they also help you feel better?

By Celia Ford
AI “agents” could do real work in the real world. That might not be a good thing.AI “agents” could do real work in the real world. That might not be a good thing.
Future Perfect

Why AI agents that could book your vacation or pay your bills are the next frontier in artificial intelligence.

By Kelsey Piper
AI already uses as much energy as a small country. It’s only the beginning.AI already uses as much energy as a small country. It’s only the beginning.
Climate

The energy needed to support data storage is expected to double by 2026. You can do something to stop it.

By Brian Calvert
How AI could explode the economy
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And how it could fizzle.

By Dylan Matthews
Why the Pentagon wants to build thousands of easily replaceable, AI-enabled drones
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Ukraine’s drone innovations have changed how the US is planning for a war with China.

By Joshua Keating
This AI says it has feelings. It’s wrong. Right?This AI says it has feelings. It’s wrong. Right?
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At what point can we believe that an AI model has reached consciousness?

By Kelsey Piper
Why can’t anyone agree on how dangerous AI will be?Why can’t anyone agree on how dangerous AI will be?
Future Perfect

Researchers tried to get AI optimists and pessimists on the same page. It didn’t quite work.

By Dylan Matthews
How Nvidia beat everyone else in the AI raceHow Nvidia beat everyone else in the AI race
Money

The company you might not have heard of is now worth $2 trillion — more than Google or Amazon.

By Whizy Kim
Are we in the middle of an extinction panic?Are we in the middle of an extinction panic?
Podcast
The Gray Area

How doomsday proclamations about AI echo existential anxieties of the past.

By Sean Illing
The less-than-magical Willy Wonka event, briefly explainedThe less-than-magical Willy Wonka event, briefly explained
Technology

The viral fiasco in Scotland that made kids cry — and prompted calls to police.

By Li Zhou
What two years of AI development can tell us about SoraWhat two years of AI development can tell us about Sora
Future Perfect

If you want to know the future of OpenAI’s latest tool, take a look at Midjourney and DALL-E 2.

By Kelsey Piper
AI-generated video is here to awe and misleadAI-generated video is here to awe and mislead
Technology

OpenAI’s Sora is designed to be a “world simulator.” Right now it’s having trouble breaking a glass.

By A.W. Ohlheiser
Can California show the way forward on AI safety?Can California show the way forward on AI safety?
Future Perfect

A new state bill aims to protect us from the most powerful and dangerous AI models.

By Kelsey Piper
The evolution of the movie backdropThe evolution of the movie backdrop
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Matte paintings have transformed movies for over 100 years. AI could be the next step in making them.

By Edward Vega
Can effective altruism stay effective?Can effective altruism stay effective?
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The flow of new money and interest into core EA fields like AI safety poses a challenge to a movement that was used to being small.

By Kelsey Piper
Can the courts save us from dangerous AI?Can the courts save us from dangerous AI?
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A law professor proposes an old-fashioned remedy for very new problems: legal liability.

By Dylan Matthews