Google DeepMind wants to know if chatbots are just virtue signaling
Google DeepMind is calling for the moral behavior of large language models—such as what they
The Download: a blockchain enigma, and the algorithms governing our lives
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The robots who predict the future
To be human is, fundamentally, to be a forecaster. Occasionally a pretty good one. Trying
Welcome to the dark side of crypto’s permissionless dream
“We’re out of airspace now. We can do whatever we want,” Jean-Paul Thorbjornsen tells me
The Download: the rise of luxury car theft, and fighting antimicrobial resistance
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The curious case of the disappearing Lamborghinis
When Sam Zahr first saw the gray Rolls-Royce Dawn convertible with orange interior and orange
Tuning into the future of collaboration
When work went remote, the sound of business changed. What began as a scramble to
The Download: unraveling a death threat mystery, and AI voice recreation for musicians
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The scientist using AI to hunt for antibiotics just about everywhere
When he was just a teenager trying to decide what to do with his life,
Hackers made death threats against this security researcher. Big mistake.
The threats started in spring. In April 2024, a mysterious someone using the online handles
ALS stole this musician’s voice. AI let him sing again.
There are tears in the audience as Patrick Darling’s song begins to play. It’s a
The Download: an exclusive chat with Jim O’Neill, and the surprising truth about heists
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The myth of the high-tech heist
Making a movie is a lot like pulling off a heist. That’s what Steven Soderbergh—director
US deputy health secretary: Vaccine guidelines are still subject to change
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RFK Jr. follows a carnivore diet. That doesn’t mean you should.
Americans have a new set of diet guidelines. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has taken an