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The no good, very bad case against malaria bednets, explained. A young boy rolls up a mosquito net covering bedding at a refugee camp in 2023 in South Sudan.Luke Dray/Getty Images Dylan Matthews is a senior correspondent and head writer…

The New York Times v. OpenAI, explained. Police officers stand outside the New York Times headquarters in New York City. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Adam Clark Estes is a senior technology correspondent at Vox. He’s spent 15 years covering the intersection…

The very confusing landscape of advanced AI risk, briefly explained. Getty Images Kelsey Piper is a senior writer at Future Perfect, Vox’s effective altruism-inspired section on the world’s biggest challenges. She explores wide-ranging topics like climate change, artificial intelligence, vaccine…

The world had “flying cars” in the 1930s. We could be getting them again. The EH216-S, a passenger-carrying unmanned aerial vehicle, is seen during its commercial flight demonstration on December 28, 2023, in Guangzhou, China.VCG/VCG via Getty Images Dylan Matthews…

AI will change the world this year. We just don’t know how yet. 2024 will be the biggest election year in history.Moor Studio/Getty Images Adam Clark Estes is the technology editor of Vox. Prior to joining Vox, Estes covered the…

Finally, a way for your phone to know even more about your personal life. The new Journal app is now available in the iOS 17.2 update.Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images Adam Clark Estes is the technology editor of Vox. Prior…

Getting AI to improve mental health outcomes is not as simple as firing up ChatGPT. Some have turned to multipurpose chatbots like ChatGPT for therapy.StudioM1/Getty Images A.W. Ohlheiser is a senior technology reporter at Vox, writing about the impact of…

President Biden’s executive order on artificial intelligence was criticized by many for overreaching, but the danger from uncontrolled AI progress is real. President Joe Biden signs an executive order with Vice President Kamala Harris (right) during an event in the…

A YouTuber’s deep dive on plagiarism tries to make viewers care when creators steal content. A four-hour video released on YouTube this week attempted to make viewers care about plagiarism on the platform.NurPhoto via Getty Images A.W. Ohlheiser is a…