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The AI Hype Index: Grok makes porn, and Claude Code nails your job
If you want to get a handle on all that, don’t expect any help from the AI companies—they’re turning on each…
How the sometimes-weird world of lifespan extension is gaining influence
My reporting has also made me realize that the current interest in longevity reaches beyond social media…
Inside the marketplace powering bespoke AI deepfakes of real women
Civitai automatically tags bounties requesting deepfakes and lists a way for the person featured in the content…
The Download: US immigration agencies’ AI videos, and inside the…
The news: The US Department of Homeland Security is using AI video generators from Google and Adobe to make and…
What AI “remembers” about you is privacy’s next frontier
When information is all in the same repository, it is prone to crossing contexts in ways that are deeply…
The Download: OpenAI’s plans for science, and chatbot age verification
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
Why chatbots are starting to check your age
This question has taken on new urgency recently thanks to growing concern about the dangers that can arise when…
Inside OpenAI’s big play for science
“That’s actually a desirable place to be,” says Weil. “If you say enough wrong things and then somebody stumbles…
The Download: chatbots for health, and US fights over AI regulation
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of…
Measles is surging in the US. Wastewater tracking could help.
After all, wastewater contains saliva, urine, feces, shed skin, and more. You could consider it a rich…