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America’s $5 Billion AI Science Bet Needs More Than Speed
The Genesis Mission could accelerate medicine, energy, and discovery. Its success will depend on privacy, transparency, independent validation, and who gets access.
Triston Grant
Jul 233 min read


Delivery Fees: The Environmental Cost of Online Shopping
Everything you see can now be yours with the click of a button: every new shirt scrolled past on Instagram, every new food trend on TikTok. Social media and online shopping have built an algorithm of wanting, and the fastest possible way to satisfy it. Online shopping platforms push products toward consumers with little acknowledgment of the environmental cost on either side of the transaction. As with most technological advances, the focus stays on human convenience, not on
Brandy Sumner
Jun 293 min read


AI Ethics: Why Moral Frameworks Matter in the Age of Intelligent Machines
Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant concept. It is woven into how we search, how we study, how we work, and increasingly, how we feel. And as AI grows more capable and more present in our everyday lives, one question becomes impossible to ignore: is it behaving responsibly? The Basics AI ethics is a set of moral principles designed to guide the development and use of artificial intelligence toward outcomes that are fair, safe, and beneficial. What was once a purely
Simai Kang
Apr 293 min read


Is Technology Setting the Next Generation Back?
The Attention Problem Technology is everywhere. It shapes how students learn, communicate, and spend their time. And there is growing evidence that the way this generation uses it is quietly working against them. The issue starts with attention. Students are spending hours cycling through short videos and social media feeds, content designed to deliver constant stimulation. Against that baseline, sitting with a chapter, working through a problem, and staying engaged in class
Marianna Pou
Apr 82 min read


Is AI Replacing Creativity?
If you have been on the internet or social media in the past year, I’m sure you have noticed an increase in AI-created content. What started as simply sharing AI’s answers to users’ curious questions has now become something much bigger. I first became aware of AI when my friends would ask AI chatbots about their deepest questions about life, the universe, and scientific theories. They found the answers interesting, and using chatbots for a few minutes a week wasn’t hurting a
Kat Gran
Mar 235 min read


When Seeing isn’t Believing: Deepfakes and the Collapse of Online Trust
Just a few years ago, one of the earliest viral AI-generated videos seemed like a joke. It showed actor Will Smith eating a bowl of spaghetti. The clip was more funny or creepy than convincing. His face was warped, his body moved strangely, and the spaghetti glitched in his hands. The whole thing had an uncanny, rubbery feel. People shared it because it was ridiculous, not because they believed it was real. Fast forward to today, and the joke’s on us. Current technology makes
Austin Packham
Feb 243 min read
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