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My Weekend with an A.I. Agent

What agentic A.I. is best at is optimizing processes that, not too long ago, were presented as the already maximally optimized version of a once analog experience.

The Long Doomsday of A.I.

After industry-wide calls for regulation, what’s concerning isn’t that the problems are real. It’s that there are no guaranteed solutions.

Mail-In Voting Survives

In an unsigned ruling, the Supreme Court demonstrated that it is willing to limit Donald Trump’s agenda.

“The Journey,” Episode 1: Gifts

A woman in Texas agrees to carry a child for a wealthy couple in California. She thinks she’s helping a family in need. Then she becomes a whistle-blower.

Arrangements I Would Accept

Marriage is hard; an arrangement is sexy, bold, mature. Getting married says, “I’m a romantic.” Having an arrangement says, “I know how the world works.”

Trailer: “The Journey”

Why did a mysterious couple collect babies in a Los Angeles mansion? A five-part series from In the Dark investigates.

John Wilson’s Poetry of the Mundane

The director of “The History of Concrete” discusses the value of comedy, NIMBYs, and making films out of both found moments and the rules that govern the Hallmark Channel.

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