The conversational prowess of AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude appears to stem from sophisticated algorithms alone, but this apparent autonomy masks a critical dependency: after these AI ...

To some, METR’s “time horizon plot” indicates that AI utopia—or apocalypse—is close at hand. The truth is more complicated.

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The edifice of economic theory constructed over the last two centuries, to an extent in the shadow of physics, has been refuted time and again.” — Michael Batty, Inventing Future Cities Everywhere you ...

It is tempting to believe that most of what I’ve accomplished is the outcome of hard work: Showing up. Staying at it. Paying attention when others drifted. Making choices that were often inconvenient ...

BEHIND ONLY Karl Marx, he is the best-known economist in history. As with Darwin or Newton in their fields, Adam Smith’s ideas seem so foundational that attribution is often unnecessary. Marx inspired ...

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As Thanksgiving approaches, we gather in a celebration of gratitude. Throughout November, reminders to “being thankful” are everywhere, to the point where it can feel rehearsed. Skaliotis is an ...

As I stood staring at the screen, the tip buttons—20%, 25%, even 50%—blinked back at me like a test I hadn’t studied for. Not knowing the answer, I felt a jolt of panic. A line had formed behind me, ...

“The invisible hand?” It sounded like something that you would see in an old scary sci-fi movie, or a creature from one of those Scooby Doo cartoons I loved as a kid, and kids still love today. But ...

All right. Welcome, everyone, to Jefferies Healthcare London Conference. My name is Roger Song, one of the senior analysts who cover semi-cap biotech in the U.S. It is my pleasure to introduce our ...