If the AI Industry Followed Its Own Research, It Might Have Paused Already

Anthropic’s CEO says that safety hinges on understanding how AI “thinks.” So far the evidence is disturbing.

Submit Your Questions: Why Is Silicon Valley Still a Boys’ Club?

How are women really faring in Silicon Valley? Submit your questions to our panel and we’ll give you the scoop on September 24.

Submit Your Questions: Why Is Silicon Valley Still a Boy’s Club?

How are women really faring in Silicon Valley? Submit your questions to our panel and we’ll give you the scoop.

Polymarket’s Next Bet? It Can Also Be a Media Company

The legal battle over whether prediction markets are a form of gambling has overshadowed something else entirely: They’re already a new form of media.

One of AI’s Fiercest Critics Says All the Doom Talk Is ‘Meant to Distract Us’

Timnit Gebru argues that AI companies are stoking fears of extinction to avoid discussing actual harms, like autonomous weapons.

Is AI Actually Going to Kill Us All?

This week on “Uncanny Valley,” we dig into a former Anthropic researcher’s AI doomsday warning, the latest upgrades from Apple’s event, and the census report that claimed Trump won the 2020 election.

Who Cares if AI Is Conscious—It’s Basically Alive

While philosophers ponder AI consciousness, the models have ideas of their own.

Wikipedia Workers Unionize for the First Time

More than 200 people in roles such as engineering, finance, and communications will now be represented by the Communication Workers of America.

Prediction Market Betting Is Getting People Banned and Arrested

This week on Uncanny Valley, we dig into the latest prediction market buzz, Flock’s AI-powered police search tool, and how tech bros don’t know how to talk about “rouge” AI agents

AI Has Human Doctors Asking: What’s Left for Us?

A recent paper argues that AI is often better at doctoring than doctors. Guess who isn’t thrilled.