Category Technology

OpenAI’s Sora is designed to be a “world simulator.” Right now it’s having trouble breaking a glass. CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images A.W. Ohlheiser is a senior technology reporter at Vox, writing about the impact of technology on humans and…

Can new legislation protect us from the companies building tech to read our minds? Getty/Paige Vickers for Vox Sigal Samuel is a senior reporter for Vox’s Future Perfect and co-host of the Future Perfect podcast. She writes primarily about the…

A new state bill aims to protect us from the most powerful and dangerous AI models. Moor Studio/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…

We’re about to find out if the Supreme Court still believes in capitalism. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who signed one of the unconstitutional laws before the Supreme Court in the NetChoice cases.Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Ian Millhiser is…

TikTok accounts are using audio from a banned wellness coach to sell salt and castor oil. Omar Marques/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images A.W. Ohlheiser is a senior technology reporter at Vox, writing about the impact of technology on humans and…

In the age of electric vehicles, the hybrid is still a contender. The Ford’s Maverick Hybrid pickup truck saw a huge jump in sales last year.Umair Irfan/Vox Umair Irfan is a correspondent at Vox writing about climate change, Covid-19, and…

Sure, Elon Musk’s into ketamine and Peter Thiel has his doping Olympics, but drugs and tech are nothing new. Silicon Valley was an early leader in psychedelic research in the 1960s, helping shape an enduring narrative about the ties between…

The flow of new money and interest into core EA fields like AI safety poses a challenge to a movement that was used to being small. Christina Animashaun/Vox Kelsey Piper is a senior writer at Future Perfect, Vox’s effective altruism-inspired…

Why Taylor Swift, Drake, and Bad Bunny have been muted on TikTok dance videos. Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images At the end of January, when Universal Music Group (UMG) failed to negotiate a new licensing deal with TikTok, it…

In two decades the behemoth social media platform has made a lot of money and brought in a lot of users — and made life worse for a lot of people. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, testifies during the US…