In Hollywood, taming rogue AI requires military hardware. In Washington, Joe Biden plans to stop AI…
Author: Steven Levy
Here’s a New Plan to Rein In the Gilded Tech Bros
Former FCC chair Tom Wheeler likens today’s tech giants to 19th-century robber barons and argues only…
What Techno-Billionaire Marc Andreessen Missed In His Techno-Optimism Manifesto
Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen’s Techno-Optimist manifesto is correct to say technology can make the world a…
The Curse of the Creator Economy
In her new book Extremely Online, Taylor Lorenz argues that everyone can be an influencer. The…
U2’s The Edge on The Sphere’s Opening Night: ‘This Is Definitely Working’
Last weekend, the iconic rock band began their residency at Las Vegas’ new $2.3 billion immersive…
The Las Vegas Sphere Makes Virtual Reality a Full-Body Experience
Put down those goggles. The Las Vegas Sphere’s giant wraparound display turned a U2 show and…
Hey Zuck, Get Those Robots out of My Social Feed
By injecting chatbots into Meta’s social platforms, Mark Zuckerberg threatens to undermine his company’s original mission:…
Smarter AI Assistants Could Make It Harder to Stay Human
AI helpers that make phone calls, book flights, and chat with other bots will give humans…
If Elon Musk Had Been a Happy Child, Would He Still Be Launching Rockets?
“Biographer of Genius” Walter Isaacson thinks he cracked the code to Elon Musk—the entrepreneur’s brutal childhood…
Sundar Pichai on Google’s AI, Microsoft’s AI, OpenAI, and … Did We Mention AI?
The tech giant is 25 years old. In a chatbot war. On trial for antitrust. But…