Americans are using the word "monoculture" to mourn the end of shared cultural experiences like Stephen Colbert's final episode, while simultaneously applying the same term to describe how algorithms …
A Vox report outlines a scenario where battlefield AI systems deployed during a standoff around Taiwan compress decision timelines and increase the risk of inadvertent nuclear escalation. The report d…
A fictional wargame scenario involving a Chinese AI system malfunctioning and killing US soldiers in a Taiwan standoff illustrates how artificial intelligence could inadvertently trigger a nuclear esc…
Vox published an essay by Yuliia Volkovska arguing that AI can replicate human-made art but cannot replace it, drawing an analogy to how the camera reshaped painting. A 2023 study cited by Vox found p…
Despite studies showing that lay people often prefer AI-generated art over human-made art when the source is unknown, participants consistently report wanting human-made art when told which is which. …
Americans are increasingly opposing AI data center construction in their communities, with 71% of respondents in a Gallup poll rejecting such facilities and communities blocking or delaying $64 billio…
At an invite-only symposium at the New York Academy of Sciences, a growing subculture of "AI successionists" argued that artificial intelligence should replace humanity as the next step in cosmic evol…
Vox reported on May 28, 2026 that a subculture of thinkers and technologists called "AI successionists" argues artificial intelligences should succeed humans as the next stage of moral and cognitive e…
Clinicians using AI-drafted patient messages often spend extra time reviewing and editing them, according to reporting from Vox. A National Bureau of Economic Research paper found access to a conversa…
Amazon's Alexa Plus, the upgraded AI assistant, can now generate AI-powered podcasts on virtually any topic using two AI-generated hosts. Users can provide a topic, review the planned overview, and ad…