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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…

The quantum computing industry has a road map to the future — but can it reach its destination? IBM’s Quantum System Two.IBM Research Bryan Walsh is an editorial director at Vox overseeing the climate, tech, and world teams, and is…

A warning about the NameDrop feature on iOS 17 is just the latest in a long history of misleading Facebook posts from law enforcement. Some police departments say kids could be in danger of accidentally sharing their contact info using…

The nuclear stakes of putting too much trust in AI. President Joe Biden greets Chinese leader Xi Jinping before a meeting during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Week in Woodside, California, on November 15, 2023.Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images…

These are the most effective charities for reducing animal suffering. In factory farms, pigs are sometimes locked in crates the width and length of their bodies, so they can’t even turn around. Getty Images If you care about animals and want…

The alternative — a mass exodus of OpenAI’s top talent to Microsoft — would have been worse. Sam Altman, the poster boy for AI, was ousted from his company OpenAI.Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images Sigal Samuel is a senior reporter for Vox’s…

9 questions about OpenAI’s wild weekend, answered. Sam Altman, former (and future?) CEO of OpenAI, just 11 days before his surprise firing.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images So, OpenAI had a weird weekend. The hottest company in tech is imploding after the shocking…

Apple is adopting Google’s texting standard, but blue bubble elitism will probably continue. Those notorious green Android texts will stick around for a while yet.Javier Zayas Photography/Vox Sara Morrison is a senior Vox reporter who has covered data privacy, antitrust,…