AI

Tool, mirror, imposition. What machines can do, and why they still need us.

  • The Machine Told a Joke

    The Machine Told a Joke

    Software now writes jokes that strangers rate funnier than most people’s. What it cannot do is decide whether this is the moment for one.

  • Who Owns Your Voice?

    Who Owns Your Voice?

    A few seconds of audio can now become a voice that says anything. On three continents, the law’s answer is converging on one word: consent.