Articles about Societal Impact of AI in Technology & AI
AI is booming, but it's creating an energy crisis. Data centers are facing huge pushback while coal plants shut down. Here’s why nuclear power is suddenly back on the table.
What a year. From the shocking energy bill for our AI habits to babies born from 30-year-old embryos, 2025 was a wild ride. Let's look back at the tech and science stories that truly blew our minds.
It's a deeply unsettling reality: the same AI tools we use for fun are being manipulated to create realistic, non-consensual deepfakes of women. Here's what's happening and why it's a much bigger problem than you think.
OpenAI reported 80 times more child exploitation material in the first half of 2025 than the year before. Let's break down what this alarming number actually means and why it's a wake-up call for the entire AI industry.
AI video generation was supposed to be the next creative frontier. But now, people are using tools to create deeply unsettling videos of fake children, and it's raising some serious questions.
Remember when every tech company was scrambling to hire hyper-specialized engineers? Those days are fading fast. Discover why AI has completely flipped the script, making adaptable generalists the new MVPs.
What a year. From AI's awkward growing pains to meme coins showing up in Washington, 2025 was a wild ride. Let's break down the five biggest stories at the intersection of tech and politics that you need to understand for 2026.
AI is the talk of Hollywood, but what does it mean for creativity? Wicked director Jon M. Chu shares his surprisingly human-centric take on what makes art truly beautiful in the age of algorithms.
Just when you thought the internet couldn't get any stranger, an online marketplace is now selling code that makes ChatGPT act like it's on drugs. Let's explore this bizarre new trend.
Remember all the wild promises about AI? It feels like we're waking up from a massive party, and now it's time to get real. Let's talk about the great AI Hype Correction and what it really means for our future.
You've seen the scary headlines about AI's massive water footprint. But the reality of how and why data centers use water is far more nuanced than a simple number. Let's break down what's really going on.
A new executive order from Trump is shaking things up, creating a task force to challenge state-level AI laws and threatening to pull broadband funding from states that don't comply. Let's break down what this really means.