Artificial Intelligence

I tested Wispr Flow and various AI-powered transcription software to see whether you should bother subscribing or stick with free services.

Loryn Brantz created The Good Advice Cupcake for BuzzFeed years ago. The company licensed the character for a new Amazon series—made with AI—without her consent.

Google’s new AI agent combed through my emails, documents, and calendar to plan a birthday party and still didn’t clock the person most important to me.

A book about how AI shapes perceptions of reality came under fire for using AI-generated quotes. Its problems go beyond that.

Pope Leo XIV may not be able to disarm AI, but he’s got the attention of the industry.

The pale-blue Ojai vehicles will start picking up members of the public in California and Arizona today.

New mothers working in software development are staring down an AI-pilled workplace they barely recognize.

The bill requires companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google to have third parties confirm they’re following safety standards. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker says he’ll sign.

Trajectory is betting the rapid iteration cycle that supercharged vibe-coding can help all kinds of companies build AI products that learn continuously.

The Holy Father referenced The Lord of the Rings in his encyclical about AI—an expert (if unintentional) troll of tech billionaires who keep misinterpreting the series.