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Sam Altman on Astra, AGI, and the future of OpenAI

China’s Permanent Manufacturing Revolution

How Did This Nigerian Chief Make Millions From Medicaid?

Does Consciousness Require a Body?

Michigan Judge Can Be Sued for Livestreaming a Mock Hearing of Teen Who Fell Asleep on a Field Trip

The Thrill of Wanting AI to Destroy the World

He claimed to burn with no causes — that detachment let Tom Stoppard dramatize ideas his committed peers couldn't touch

Polyvagal Theory and the Neurobiology of Connection: The Science of Rupture, Repair, and Reciprocity

How Often Are Articles in Top Law Reviews Written In Part By AI?

Open Thread

Traditional Schools Are Losing Their Grip on K-12 Education

Trump Once Promised International Students Green Cards. Now The Government Might Charge Them $100,000 To Work.

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How Not to Waste Your Wildness

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Earlier this year, Vinita Prabhakar assigned her college students a short story she's taught for a decade. This time she lost her job