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Where AI predictions go wrong
Future Perfect

Both skeptics and boosters are too sure of themselves.

By Kelsey Piper
The backlash against children’s YouTuber Ms Rachel, explainedThe backlash against children’s YouTuber Ms Rachel, explained
Culture

The preschool teacher-turned-content creator is an advocate for all families. Conservatives are mad about it.

By Sam Delgado
Why lying on the internet keeps workingWhy lying on the internet keeps working
Technology

A new book examines the "Invisible Rulers" who manipulate your attention online.

By A.W. Ohlheiser
The rise of artificial intelligence, explainedThe rise of artificial intelligence, explained
Technology

Understand how ChatGPT, Stable Diffusion, and DALL-E are transforming our world — from text and image generation to how we live and work.

By Shira Tarlo

The latest in Technology

OpenAI insiders are demanding a “right to warn” the public OpenAI insiders are demanding a “right to warn” the public 
Future Perfect

“I’m scared. I’d be crazy not to be,” one former employee tells Vox.

By Sigal Samuel
Is TikTok breaking young voters’ brains?
TikTok

TikTok has made itself into a hub for Gen Z political expression. But as Zoomers change politics, how is the app changing them?

By Christian Paz
Can artists use their own deepfakes for good?Can artists use their own deepfakes for good?
Future Perfect

Musician FKA Twigs made a digital clone of herself. Is this the future of celebrity?

By Celia Ford
This changed everything
Life

The turning points that defined the last 10 years.

By Vox Staff
10 big things we think will happen in the next 10 years
Future Perfect

Obesity will go down, electric cars will go up, and a nuclear bomb might just fall.

By Bryan Walsh, Dylan Matthews and 4 more
The last 10 years, explained
Life

The (wild! scary! surprising!) moments that mattered.

By Vox Staff
The internet peaked with “the dress,” and then it unraveled
Science

The ominously perfect meme marked the splintering of our shared reality.

By Brian Resnick
This article is OpenAI training dataThis article is OpenAI training data
Technology

AI is holding the internet hostage — and media is no exception.

By Bryan Walsh
Congress’s online child safety bill, explainedCongress’s online child safety bill, explained
Technology

What is the Kids’ Online Safety Act, and why should you care about it?

By A.W. Ohlheiser
Why the uncanny “All eyes on Rafah” image went so viralWhy the uncanny “All eyes on Rafah” image went so viral
Internet Culture

In the wake of another deadly attack by Israel, a seemingly AI-generated image has circulated on Instagram Stories.

By Rebecca Jennings
People bet on sports. Why not on anything else?People bet on sports. Why not on anything else?
Future Perfect

Who killed the prediction market?

By Dylan Matthews
What the Biden administration is doing about ludicrously expensive concert ticketsWhat the Biden administration is doing about ludicrously expensive concert tickets
Culture

The government filed a lawsuit to break up Ticketmaster's parent company.

By Nicole Narea
You searched Google. The AI hallucinated an answer. Who’s legally responsible?You searched Google. The AI hallucinated an answer. Who’s legally responsible?
Technology

Platforms like Google have been protected from liability, but generative AI could put that at risk.

By A.W. Ohlheiser
Why AI art will always kind of suck
Culture

If you look at art and all you see is content, that’s all you’ll get out of it.

By Rebecca Jennings
Leaked OpenAI documents reveal aggressive tactics toward former employees
Future Perfect

Has Sam Altman told the truth about OpenAI’s NDA scandal?

By Kelsey Piper
The double sexism of ChatGPT’s flirty “Her” voiceThe double sexism of ChatGPT’s flirty “Her” voice
Future Perfect

Is OpenAI gaslighting Scarlett Johansson?

By Sigal Samuel
The misleading, wasteful way we measure gas mileage, explainedThe misleading, wasteful way we measure gas mileage, explained
Future Perfect

And how to measure fuel economy better.

By David Zipper
“I lost trust”: Why the OpenAI team in charge of safeguarding humanity imploded“I lost trust”: Why the OpenAI team in charge of safeguarding humanity imploded
Future Perfect

Company insiders explain why safety-conscious employees are leaving.

By Sigal Samuel
ChatGPT can talk, but OpenAI employees sure can’tChatGPT can talk, but OpenAI employees sure can’t
Future Perfect

Why is OpenAI’s superalignment team imploding?

By Kelsey Piper
Teletherapy can really help, and really hurtTeletherapy can really help, and really hurt
Technology

From privacy breaches to bad providers, teletherapy services often come with a hidden cost.

By A.W. Ohlheiser
Meme stocks like GameStop are soaring like it’s 2021Meme stocks like GameStop are soaring like it’s 2021
Business & Finance

To quote Elon Musk, “Gamestonk!!”

By Nicole Narea
How a bunch of Redditors made GameStop’s stock soarHow a bunch of Redditors made GameStop’s stock soar
Money

Much to the chagrin of the hedge funds attempting to short it.

By Emily Stewart
How TikTok Shop ads turned an obscure, inaccurate book into a bestsellerHow TikTok Shop ads turned an obscure, inaccurate book into a bestseller
TikTok

Was this book the reason TikTok is getting banned in the US? No, but ads saying so sold a lot of copies.

By A.W. Ohlheiser
Social media platforms aren’t equipped to handle the negative effects of their algorithms abroad. Neither is the law.
Future Perfect

Because of one law, the internet has no legal duty of care when it comes to hate speech. Just take a look at what happened in Myanmar.

By Tiffany Ng
What a Zoom cashier 8,000 miles away can tell us about the future of workWhat a Zoom cashier 8,000 miles away can tell us about the future of work
Money

Is a new age of digital offshoring coming?

By Whizy Kim
How AI tells Israel who to bombHow AI tells Israel who to bomb
Play
Video

AI is supposed to help militaries make precise strikes. Is that the case in Gaza?

By Rajaa Elidrissi
Your phone can tell when you’re depressedYour phone can tell when you’re depressed
Future Perfect

Emerging apps use AI to guess when you’ll be sad. Can they also help you feel better? 

By Celia Ford
The one huge obstacle standing in the way of progress on gene-editing medicine
Future Perfect

The genetic data that underpins CRISPR has a big diversity problem.

By Charlotte Hu
The misleading information in one of America’s most popular podcastsThe misleading information in one of America’s most popular podcasts
Audio
Technology

The Huberman Lab has credentials and millions of fans, but it sometimes oversteps medical fact.

By A.W. Ohlheiser
AI has created a new form of sexual abuseAI has created a new form of sexual abuse
Today, Explained newsletter

How do you stop deepfake nudes?

By Anna North
Everything’s a cult nowEverything’s a cult now
Audio
The Gray Area

Derek Thompson on what the end of monoculture could mean for American democracy.

By Sean Illing
Food delivery fees have soared. How much of it goes to workers?Food delivery fees have soared. How much of it goes to workers?
Money

Amid delivery discourse, a new report claims to shed some light on DoorDash’s delivery fees.

By Whizy Kim
Imagining an internet without TikTokImagining an internet without TikTok
Technology

 The potential TikTok ban is now law. What happens next?

By A.W. Ohlheiser
TikTok: the most exciting, and controversial, social media app on the planetTikTok: the most exciting, and controversial, social media app on the planet
Culture

In just a year, the Chinese-owned TikTok has become Gen Z’s favorite place to goof off, and a subject of skepticism from politicians.

By Vox Staff
Is the new TikTok ban for real?Is the new TikTok ban for real?
Politics

Biden has signed a bill to ban TikTok. But it’s not over yet.

By Nicole Narea
My adult kids found themselves in nature. Will my youngest lose herself in her phone?
Home Planet

My 12-year-old daughter will inherit a warmer world — and, I fear, a lonelier one.

By Tracy Ross
Will AI mean the end of liberal democracy?Will AI mean the end of liberal democracy?
Audio
Future Perfect

Fareed Zakaria on the age of revolution.

By Sean Illing
Your brain’s privacy is at risk. The US just took its first big step toward protecting it.Your brain’s privacy is at risk. The US just took its first big step toward protecting it.
Future Perfect

Colorado passed legislation to prevent companies from selling your brainwaves. But is it enough to stop the likes of Meta and Apple?

By Sigal Samuel
A hack nearly gained access to millions of computers. Here’s what we should learn from this.A hack nearly gained access to millions of computers. Here’s what we should learn from this.
Future Perfect

The internet is far less secure than it ought to be.

By Kelsey Piper