The decline of sex and the alpha male
Americans are having less sex as women become more successful and technology takes over
Technology
Friday
Tuesday
Russia, China and the US are preparing for battle in orbit
Space is becoming more dangerous
AI is revolutionizing the film industry
‘It won’t be long,’ says Yonatan Dor, ‘before screen actors are a thing of the past’
Why do journalists go easy on Sam Altman?
OpenAI’s leader is a terrific huckster and self-promoter, in a league with Trump and Musk
Tuesday
Elon is coming for your marriage
Grown men – and increasingly, grown women – are building intimate, complex, sustained romantic relationships with AI
Tuesday
The real threat of AI is spiritual
We’re primed to think of any existential threat from computers as fiction
What happens when AI surpasses humans?
Old technology doesn’t disappear because it’s bad: it disappears because it’s outcompeted
Should AI have rights?
Some scientists believe they might be creating life
In the age of AI, humans must keep learning
We will need well-trained natural brains if we are to keep the artificial brains we have created under control
How should AI be regulated?
The mistakes and successes of earlier tech revolutions should be pondered
The internet is dying and so are we
If we aren’t dead inside already, tech is doing its best
Tuesday
The frightening advance of China’s military capabilities
Close observers, including Putin, have noted Chinese military R&D has surpassed Russia and the West
Inside the struggle for technological control in South Africa
The larger concern isn’t domestic equity – but China
How deepfake fraud is rewiring our minds
All Americans are going to learn what it’s like to live in central New York City – but worse
Thursday
What if AI seduces our children?
This can and probably will occur
Thursday
America needs talent
How to beat China
Thursday
An insightful account of America’s decline
Matt Purple’s Decline from the Top: Snapshots from America’s Crisis and Glimmers of Hope is a veritable joy to read
Whither the whistleblower: leakers and leak-hunters get a boost from tech
‘We have to take care of each other’
Thursday
Should you buy a folding phone?
They come at a premium
Tuesday
Inside the May issue: technology
Is the West ready to face the challenges of advancing technology?
