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The Future. Gen Zers are leaving their wallets at home in favor of having everything accessible on their smartphones. As cars increasingly put the functionality of their keys on an app, and smart-home tech allows locks to be controlled digitally, cities may need to roll out public charging stations and have widespread, free Wi-Fi as […]
The Future. Elon Musk filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging that the company has chosen profits over safety. While the lawsuit’s chances for success may be dim due to OpenAI’s complicated corporate structure, the discovery process may at least illuminate why Sam Altman was briefly fired as CEO last year. System […]
The Future. The recent revolution in generative AI has made convincing deepfakes cheap and easy to make. That’s a serious problem for the upcoming presidential election, because more sophisticated misinformation tools could have a larger impact on voters. Better means worseMisinformation has been used in the past two elections, but improved tech means more convincing […]
The Future. Honda and Disney are working on very different approaches to the VR mobile experience… literally. Whichever one takes off, its adoption could solve the reason why VR hasn’t taken off yet. Rollin’ realityIf you thought the VR capabilities of the Apple Vision Pro were cool now, wait until you’re on the move. Both […]
The Future. OpenAI’s Sora is just the first stab at AI’s revolution of or attack on Hollywood (depending on who you ask) — the exact fear that powered much of last year’s strikes. Whether or not AI fully replaces some Hollywood crew members, the cost-cuts of using AI could lead to a boom in effects-driven […]
The Future. ChatGPT went a little cuckoo over the past couple of days, answering queries with gibberish as if the tech was experiencing one big “hallucination.” As ChatGPT starts to power AI agents from various high-profile companies, a future breakdown could cause an internet-wide freakout that makes some services nearly unusable. Code corruptionSeveral users have […]
The Future. Despite privacy and ethics concerns, biometric technology is taking off at both domestic and international airports — rolling out to speed up security screenings, access to terminal amenities, and even paying for food. One day, airports may no longer have the thing that flyers hate the most: lines. Biometric boardingToday’s TSA PreCheck will […]
The Future. The EU handed down a €500 million (~$539 million) fine to Apple after investigating Spotify’s complaint that Apple prohibits iPhone apps from informing users about cheap alternatives to Apple’s music service. If the fine stands, Apple will likely have to give third-party apps more freedom than ever before. History timeThe story of the […]
The Future. OpenAI is teasing a new text-to-video generating system called “Sora” — a tool that could put a lot of people out of work. It still has some kinks, but its existence may finally spur Hollywood studios (not just their talent) to prepare legal action against the AI industry for potential copyright infringement. Movie […]
The Future. The University of Pennsylvania recently announced the Raj and Neera Singh Program in Artificial Intelligence — named after the owners of the private telecommunications investment firm Telcom Ventures — which will launch this fall and permit current students to transfer into it. As the AI industry evolves, it’s likely that other universities will […]