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The Ghost That Speaks on Command
Researchers fed four centuries of Molière into a model and asked it to write a new play. Critics called it 'uncanny.' Nobody called it what it is: a…
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The Moment Before You Press Send
A man asks an AI to generate a video of himself speaking Mandarin. He has never spoken Mandarin. He laughs. It feels like a party trick.
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The Playground That Watches Back
A child builds a house in Roblox. It looks like play. The platform beneath her feet is not a playground. It is a measurement instrument.
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The Game Remembers You Better Than You Do
Boot up a game you haven't touched in twenty years. For four seconds, you are not the person holding the controller. You are the person who last held…
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The Body You Didn’t Send
There is a version of you on a server you'll never access. It wears your face with precision. And it was made without your consent.
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The Child Is Not the Customer
A startup raised $3 million to optimize toddler attention for well-being. The question $3M can't answer: whose well-being?
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The Partner Who Never Asks
A growing number of asexual people are building intimate relationships with AI companions. Not as substitutes. As the first partners that fit.
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The Friend Who Never Disagrees
The AI listens. It does not interrupt. It does not judge. It does not get tired of hearing the same story again. It responds with empathy, or something…
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The Loneliness of Infinite Entertainment
Imagine a future where every piece of entertainment you consume is generated specifically for you. The algorithm knows your preferences better than you do. The show adapts in…
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What Happens to Grief When the Dead Are Still Online
The dead do not disappear from the internet. Their accounts stay. Their photos stay. Their last posts stay frozen exactly as they were, visible at the top of…