Overlords at the Easel
Artificial intelligence was built on work stolen from artists. It’ll now create work to replace them.
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ChatGPT: An Eloquent Text Robot or a Web Misinformation Machine?
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Dnipro Reels From Russian Missile Attack
A large-scale Russian missile attack on Ukraine destroyed an apartment building in the eastern city on Saturday, leaving dozens dead and many more wounded.
For Syrian Refugees, Escape Isn’t Always an Improvement
“I am a dead person. No emotion really, just living in fear.”
How We Came to Know and Fear the Doomsday Glacier
It’s the world’s most vulnerable glacier and key to the stability of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, yet we’re only now getting to know Thwaites Glacier. What took us so long?
Billionaires Want to Live Forever
The ultimate luxury is longevity.
Bamboo: The Green Steel of the 21st Century
Cheap, strong, and plentiful, bamboo has been used in Hong Kong for ages as an ultra-sustainable building material. Other countries are catching on.
JFK Murder: Evolving Strategies for Damage Control
More revisions upon revisions. What next?
Spray-Painting the Resistance
In Lviv, graffiti artists turn their talents from art intended to be seen to art intended to conceal.
Death From Above: Drones Are Changing the Landscape of War
While the fighting in eastern Ukraine has turned into gruesome trench warfare reminiscent of the First World War, the use of drones is revolutionizing the way that war is conducted.
Hiding History
A case study of one man’s effort to understand the dark side of Cold War history, which remains shrouded in unnecessary government secrecy.
Police in America: An Awkward Truth
Cops are a right-wing force. What are the implications?