Science & Technology
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The Execution Will Not Be Televised
The editors discuss the canceled livestreaming of the Nidal Hasan execution, the stench of corruption in the…
Algorithm, Interface, and AI
Many conversations about artificial intelligence end in a stalemate: A sentiment like “ChatGPT is awful because kids…
Cornell’s Secret History
The editors discuss the NatCon in Jerusalem, the scandal at Cornell University and its broader implications, and…
The Second Death of Charlie Kirk
It used to be that if you died horribly and honorably and happened to be a person…
What Scholasticism Can Teach Us About AI Consciousness
Is AI conscious, or could it ever be? While smart people are vocal on both sides of…
AI Doom Is Radically Uncertain
For roughly a week in September, Jacob Coxon, an obscure researcher at AI giant Anthropic, was the…
Romancing the Machine
A friend of mine asked a researcher at Anthropic whether Claude was conscious. He replied, “Are you…
The Boys on the Brink
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Leonard Sax joins…
Life and Death in AI
In a life of reading, there are special times of wonder and delight. Books come into your…
How Not to Defend Reading
Has Elon Musk read the Odyssey? Despite the trillionaire’s endless carping about Christopher Nolan’s film adaptation of…
Standing Athwart AI, Yelling Stop
The editors discuss the AfD’s continued victories in Germany, the death of the assisted dying bill in…
Technology Against Education
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Thomas Varacalli joins…
Friendly Neighborhood Philosopher
Every now and then, a work of art comes along that helps us think through the thicket…
Who Paces the AI Frontier?
Dario Amodei wants to give society time to deliberate about artificial intelligence. I am not qualified to…
AI Child Porn and the Libertarian Lie
On August 25, Judge John Z. Lee of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit…
