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Artificial Intelligence

Rapid advancements in AI today have the potential to change everything about everything. But will they? We’re exploring what will change, how, and whether we’re building digital gods or stochastic parrots.

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AI

AI chatbots may ease the world’s loneliness (if they don’t make it worse)

AI chatbots may have certain advantages when roleplaying as our friends. They may also come with downsides that make our loneliness worse.

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AI

Will AI supercharge hacking — if it hasn’t already?

The future of hacking is coming at us fast, and it isn’t clear yet whether AI will help attackers and defenders more.

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No, LLMs still can’t reason like humans. This simple test reveals why.

Most AI models are incredible at taking tests but easily bamboozled by basic reasoning. “Simple Bench” shows us why.

A tool, a rival, or a collaborator?