The Effort to Harness Animal ‘Supersenses’—and Avert Disaster
Animals are sometimes described as having “supersenses,” and in many instances these relate [...]
Red Teaming Improved GPT-4. Violet Teaming Goes Even Further
Last year, I was asked to break GPT-4—to get it to output terrible [...]
Technology Addiction Has Created a Self-Help Trap
For years, I sat down to work each morning, realizing hours later that [...]
Be Your Own Tab Manager
“I've read for years about why people keep so many tabs open on [...]
To Hold Tech Accountable, Look to Public Health
How is it that public health has delivered on its promise to improve [...]
Imploring TikTok to ‘Think of the Children’ Misses the Point
nearly every Congressional hearing on Big Tech—whether about data privacy, monopolies, or in [...]
AI Loves—and Loathes—Language
A few years ago, I found myself investigating the thorny problem of Shakespearean [...]
The End of ‘Life’ As You Know It
In 1947, Claude Beck used the defibrillator to undo what was once deemed [...]
How Venture Capital Can Avoid the Next Silicon Valley Bank Fiasco
In the public imagination, venture capitalists are often seen as independent wealthy actors [...]
You Don’t Have to Be a Jerk to Resist the Bots
There once was a virtual assistant named Ms. Dewey, a comely librarian played [...]
AI Will Make Human Art More Valuable
The rise of generative AI models has led to equal amounts of clapping and [...]
An AI Told Me I Had Cancer
In late 2019, I went in for what I thought was a routine [...]