This A.I. Subculture’s Motto: Go, Go, Go
The eccentric pro-tech movement known as “Effective Accelerationism” wants to unshackle powerful A.I., and party along the way.
Tesla’s Battle With Sweden’s Unions Now Includes Pension Fund
Weeks after mechanics working for Tesla in Sweden walked off their jobs in late October, members of other unions across the country and elsewhere in Scandinavia have joined the strike…
Inside OpenAI’s Crisis Over the Future of Artificial Intelligence
Around noon on Nov. 17, Sam Altman, the chief executive of OpenAI, logged into a video call from a luxury hotel in Las Vegas. He was in the city for…
Elon Musk Says He May Bring Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones Back to X
Elon Musk said on Saturday that he would consider allowing the right-wing provocateur and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to return to X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.…
Tiny Electric Vehicles Pack a Bigger Climate Punch Than Cars
In Darbhanga, a new acid-battery rickshaw, like the one Mr. Rai drives, sells for around 175,000 rupees, or $2,100. That’s half the price of a new rickshaw powered by natural…
Key Players in OpenAI’s Boardroom Drama
On Nov. 17, Silicon Valley tumbled into turmoil when Sam Altman, chief executive of the high-profile A.I. start-up OpenAI, was suddenly removed by the company’s board of directors. After a…
E.U. Agrees on AI Act, Landmark Regulation for Artificial Intelligence
European Union policymakers agreed on Friday to a sweeping new law to regulate artificial intelligence, one of the world’s first comprehensive attempts to limit the use of a rapidly evolving…
Particle Physicists Offer a Road Map For the Next Decade
Friday, Dec. 8: This story was updated to include a vote that occurred after it was first published.Scientists approved a blueprint for the next two decades of particle physics in…
Google’s Next Top Model, Will the Cybertruck Crash? and This Week in A.I.
Listen and follow ‘Hard Fork’Apple | Spotify | Amazon | YouTubeWarning: this episode contains strong language.Google’s new artificial intelligence model, Gemini, is out. It’s advertised as America’s next top A.I.…
Binance Founder Ordered to Remain in U.S. Before Sentencing
Changpeng Zhao, the founder of the giant cryptocurrency exchange Binance, must remain in the United States as he waits to be sentenced for violating federal money-laundering rules, a judge ruled…