October 2, 2026
(WSJ) – Arthur C. Clarke was right. The novelist and scientist observed that “any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” He was talking about the limits of prediction, and suggesting that a technology that is beyond our imagination doesn’t … Read More
October 1, 2026
(WSJ) – A well-designed system could help us understand better what we don’t know as well as what we do. Stung by disappointment, seasoned drug developers approach AI with only cautious enthusiasm. But the aspiration to deliver tailored health advice … Read More
September 29, 2026
(NYT) – I have a confession: A.I. is making me a better doctor. And I worry that it’s making doctors-in-training worse. Amid our recent doom cycle about whether A.I. will lead to extreme societal harms, a parallel anxiety has taken … Read More
September 25, 2026
(CT) – It seems the more we use generative AI tools, the more we feel alone. Using a chatbot is alluring, but it’s like drinking seawater—it appears to quench our thirst but in the end makes us thirstier. Will we … Read More
September 22, 2026
(WSJ) – Software doesn’t rebel. A mathematical model possesses neither intent, malice nor the will to defy its creators, let alone extinguish our species. AI is a human artifact, engineered for profit. When an agentic model in an evaluation sandbox … Read More
September 22, 2026
(WSJ) – Artificial intelligence could lead to new cures and better diagnostics, but let’s hope bureaucrats don’t get in the way. An early test comes Wednesday when an outside advisory committee to the Food and Drug Administration will review Grail’s … Read More
September 15, 2026
(Dario Amodei) – Along with my co-founders and employees, I have grappled with this duality of risk and benefit since the beginning of Anthropic. Not building the technology deprives humanity of benefits or simply places AI in the hands of … Read More
September 15, 2026
(404 Media) – “AI agents” now have enough power and permission to be extremely annoying online. Regardless of how you feel about this AI dooming—whether you believe the AI singularity is here or whether you believe that AI continues to … Read More
September 11, 2026
(The Atlantic) – The harms of chatbots are clear enough to do something about them now. The social-media industry is having a moment of reckoning. By agreeing to pay up to $17.1 billion to 47 states, the District of Columbia, … Read More
September 9, 2026
(Aftermath) – ‘When I copy-edit writing I take an extra twenty minutes to double check, then say I had Claude copy edit it as well. Everyone’s really happy with my performance’ Having heard an increasing number of anecdotal stories over … Read More
September 8, 2026
(TIME) – Ronald Reagan, Charlton Heston, Tony Bennett, and Danny Glover have something in common. So do Margaret Thatcher, Norman Rockwell, and Sean Connery. All had been afflicted with Alzheimer’s or dementia—the progressive neurologic disease characterized by memory and functional … Read More
September 2, 2026
(The Atlantic) – Students’ use of AI is teaching them to cut corners, disdain rules, and believe that integrity is for suckers and wimps. Recently, I have taken to telling friends that whenever I’m on campus, I feel like I’m … Read More
September 2, 2026
(Nature) – China is making waves in global health care. The country’s biotechnology companies are producing medicines at a speed and cost that has drawn interest from the world’s largest pharmaceutical groups. They manufacture drugs and medical equipment used across … Read More
September 1, 2026
(WSJ) – As a millennial who views artificial intelligence with skepticism and dread, imagine my surprise when my septuagenarian parents became obsessed with Claude I shouldn’t judge my parents for embracing a tool that helps them stay relevant, but I … Read More
August 28, 2026
(Nature) – Technologies that promise better-than-usual sleep could improve people’s performance and health but also turn the need for rest into an auditable obligation. Ethical norms and regulations are needed. As employers learn more about the productivity and safety costs … Read More
August 27, 2026
(WSJ) – AI responses are often too agreeable, too enthusiastic and too dramatic. And it’s partially our fault. I’ve reverted to Google searches because I want a straightforward answer without stylistic flourish. But even that experience now serves me AI … Read More
August 25, 2026
(TIME) – Silicon Valley has an eschatology too, and some of its leading figures have been pretty candid about what it is: AI surpasses humanity, humans become obsolete as a species, and what matters is making sure your version of … Read More
August 24, 2026
(WSJ) – Dozens of American babies commissioned by Chinese billionaires, felony charges, embryo mix-ups and more. Reproductive medicine now resembles science fiction—parents picking an embryo based on an IQ prediction or ordering a baby from abroad like a pair of … Read More
August 19, 2026
(WSJ) – Moderna got a shot in the arm Wednesday after reporting that its personalized melanoma vaccine succeeded, in a large late-stage trial, at preventing cancer from coming back in high-risk patients. Investors cheered, as the company’s stock soared 177%. … Read More
August 19, 2026
(NYT) – All of this was done outside high containment, two rungs short of the sort of precautions reserved for the deadliest pathogens. Leading virologists rang the alarm, saying that the level of safety was inadequate for a new virus … Read More
August 18, 2026
(MIT Technology Review) – When we set out to talk to kids about artificial intelligence, we thought we knew what we’d hear. We expected some to tell us they were using it to cheat a little, the way Millennials and … Read More
August 13, 2026
(NYT) – What is clear from all these places is that some people living outside are never going to seek care at a hospital, clinic or shelter, no matter how much they need it. Many people have untreated psychiatric conditions … Read More
August 10, 2026
(NYT) – Almost every doctor has a tragic story that sticks with them. For Dr. Suchitra Rao, a pediatrician in Colorado, it was a teenager with a congenital heart defect and a weakened immune system who got a flu vaccine … Read More
August 7, 2026
(NYT) – The problem with writing with A.I. is that it’s mentally enfeebling — an escalator toward a result when you really need to make a daily habit of taking the stairs. As it becomes ubiquitous, it undermines not only … Read More
August 3, 2026
(NYT) – The historian Christopher Lasch wrote that “for the narcissist, the world is a mirror.” Almost 50 years later, this remains a tidy diagnosis, but it doesn’t quite capture the extent of the spiritual crisis that we’re now facing. … Read More
