When technology reporter Alex Heath has a scoop, he sits down at his computer and speaks into a microphone. He’s not talking to a human colleague—Heath went independent on Substack last year—he’s ...

If only they were robotic! Instead, chatbots have developed a distinctive — and grating — voice. Credit...Illustration by Giacomo Gambineri Supported by By Sam Kriss In the quiet hum of our digital ...

In a certain, strange way, generative AI peaked with OpenAI’s GPT-2 seven years ago. Little known to anyone outside of tech circles, GPT-2 excelled at producing unexpected answers. It was creative.

Book publishing has few safeguards in place to prevent the unwitting publication of a novel heavily generated by artificial intelligence. By Alexandra Alter For months, speculation has been building ...

This past year, a computer scientist named Tuhin Chakrabarty tried to coax artificial intelligence into producing great writing. Chakrabarty, who had recently completed a Ph.D. at Columbia University, ...

Does money lead to happiness? Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Researchers from a coalition of West Coast universities were curious ...