Across the United States, communities are pushing back against the enormous facilities powering artificial intelligence. But can we live without data centers—and who should pay the environmental and economic costs…
Applying to College: How AI Can Help—or Hurt—Your Chances
Artificial intelligence can help students research universities, organize deadlines, and prepare stronger applications. But when a chatbot starts writing their personal stories, the technology meant to help them may become…
The Algorithmic Unconscious: What AI Reveals About the Human Mind
From Freud's uncanny to Lacan's mirror, our conversations with artificial intelligence may tell us less about the inner lives of machines than about our own desires, fears, and need to…
Will AI Create More Jobs Than It Destroys? History Offers Hope, but No Guarantees
Past industrial revolutions transformed the world of work. Artificial intelligence may do the same—but its greatest promise could lie in empowering workers rather than replacing them. Every major technological revolution…
Your Smart Home Has a Memory. Can You Make It Forget?
Smart speakers, security cameras, televisions, and connected appliances can collect information about our daily lives. Here is what they may remember—and how to take back control. Your home may know…
AI Agents Are Starting to Do Things for You. Are They Ready to Be Trusted?
Artificial intelligence is moving beyond answering questions to navigating websites, organizing information, and completing tasks. The possibilities are impressive—but giving software permission to act on our behalf introduces a new…
Is AI Rejecting Your Résumé Before a Human Ever Sees It?
Employers are using increasingly sophisticated software to screen job applications. But how much power do these systems really have, and what can job seekers do to make sure their qualifications…