Ideas
A genuinely valuable thing about cryptocurrencies
Whatever you think of the crypto market, it has fueled a breakthrough that will be broadly useful.
Ideas
Don’t be rude to chatbots — for your sake, not theirs
Boorishness is a bad mode of being, even if there are no other living creatures around.
OpEds
How Massachusetts can lengthen its lead in life sciences
We must be innovative and inclusive, strengthen our partnerships, and make bold investments in all the areas that support our life sciences ecosystem.
Columns
AM radio in your car? Don’t let Congress decide.
Automakers are far better attuned to the wishes of motorists and car buyers than Congress will ever be.
OpEds
Let’s give AI a chance
Let’s engage with it and explore how it can combine and extend previous ideas, how it can help us learn new things, design new molecules, new medicines, new machines.
Ideas
AI may pull the trigger in war, but it shouldn’t call the shots
Without proper guardrails, autonomous weapons could be as dangerous as nukes. That’s why the US needs to lead the way on this technology.
Ideas
I want AI to tell me how the story ends
We may be surprised and delighted if computers fill in the blanks of unfinished novels.
OpEds
Don’t stop AI R&D, redirect it
A pause in artificial intelligence research would mean a delay in the development of the myriad technologies that could substantially improve human life.