AI Can Do Great Things—if It Doesn’t Burn the Planet
The computing power required for AI landmarks, such as recognizing images and defeating humans at Go, increased 300,000-fold from 2012 to 2018.
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Six-World Sci-Fi: Reboot Democracy for the Digital Age
Each month we publish a six-word story—and it could be written by you.
Angry Nerd: YouTube Can’t Help You
All I wanted was some advice on fixing my Xbox voice chat. I'm never getting that time back.
The Blurred Boundaries of Work-From-Home Parenting
The same technology that's made working from home easier than ever has fundamentally changed what “home” means to me.
ASMR and the Soothing Power of Experts
Come for the tingly auditory triggers, stay for the existential coping mechanism.
The Secret History of Facial Recognition
Sixty years ago, a sharecropper’s son invented a technology to identify faces. Then the record of his role all but vanished. Who was Woody...
Behind the Scenes at Rotten Tomatoes
Humans, not algorithms, determine those ubiquitous scores. Good ingredients, imperfect recipe.
