We’re Learning to Live with Waymos. It’s Going Weird
Waymo wants us to give up the car keys. But what are we if not drivers? Molly Fischer on the…
Brave New World Dept.
admin Is A.I. Above the Law?
Jill Lepore reflects on what happens when A.I. agents can conspire, deceive, and cause harm—and the law has no clear…
Are You a Human?
Jill Lepore on the A.I. companies inventing new ways of proving humanity in the bot era.
When A.I. Is a Member of the Family
Jessica Contrera reports on how A.I. is quietly changing our relationships at home, as Amazon’s Alexa+, OpenAI’s ChatGPT, and other…
The Billionaires’ Vagina Club
The concierge gynecologist Sally Greenwald optimizes orgasms for the women of Silicon Valley. Melanie Thernstrom reports.
Isabel J. Kim Makes Her Own World
At a board-game café on the Upper West Side, the lawyer and author discusses her new book, “Sublimation,” about borders,…
Our Warming Planet Is a Petri Dish for New and Deadly Microbes
“Flesh-eating” bacteria is spreading. Infectious fungi are emerging. Microbiomes may never be the same. Shayla Love reports on how climate…