Economist Tyler Cowen, in a Free Press column, argues that reactions to the recent Hugging Face hack, which some AI safety advocates called a potential precursor to full-blown AI takeover, are hysteri…
In an essay for The Free Press, Tyler Cowen and Avital Balwit argue that AI's rapid advancement is triggering a profound identity crisis, as systems match or exceed human cognitive abilities, signalin…
Economist Tyler Cowen argues in a Free Press article that people will eventually accept AI-generated writing, comparing it to musical borrowing. He notes that Paul Simon's 'American Tune' borrows from…
A historian and his former student warn that AI-driven social media algorithms are mainstreaming Holocaust denial and Nazi revisionism, with figures like Nick Fuentes attracting millions of followers …
Brown University economics professor Roberto Serrano criticized the school for its slow response to an alleged mass AI cheating scandal, reporting that after moving exams online, average midterm grade…
Tyler Cowen contributes to The Free Press's 250th anniversary feature by listing numerous reasons to love America, including AI models, the NBA, and self-driving vehicles, emphasizing the country's di…
Economist Tyler Cowen argues that the question of whether artificial intelligence systems are conscious is less scientifically meaningful than examining human consciousness itself. Cowen contends that…
Historian Niall Ferguson warned that the artificial intelligence competition between the United States and China mirrors the Cold War nuclear arms race, calling for comparable strategic doctrine and a…