A weirdly candid interview with Elon Musk’s new AI chatbot, about Elon Musk

A weirdly candid interview with Elon Musk’s new AI chatbot, about Elon Musk

Fickle bosses can be tough. Doubly so when they’re also the richest person on the planet. So when Elon Musk’s newest underling officially started on the job December 8, The Times was eager to hear its take on the polarizing tech mogul. Enter: Grok. An artificial intelligence chatbot that Musk recently launched on X, the…

Column: This was the year of AI. Next year is when you should worry about your job

Column: This was the year of AI. Next year is when you should worry about your job

The biggest story in tech this year was, without a doubt, the explosive ascent of AI. The biggest story in tech next year will be whether it can turn a profit. Because so far, it can’t. A quick recap: OpenAI and ChatGPT burst onto the scene, dominated headlines, attracted millions of users and tens of…

Science doesn’t yet support broad restrictions on teens’ access to social media, experts say

Science doesn’t yet support broad restrictions on teens’ access to social media, experts say

To understand the path forward in regulating social media, it’s helpful to look to a transformative technology from the previous century: the car. A car is an essential tool for getting to places we want and need to go. It’s also an exceptionally powerful one that can be dangerous if handled irresponsibly. We require education…