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Sigal Samuel

Sigal Samuel

Correspondent

    Latest articles by Sigal Samuel

    Future Perfect
    AI is impersonating human therapists. Can it be stopped?AI is impersonating human therapists. Can it be stopped?
    Future Perfect

    Exclusive: California has a new plan to put chatbots in their place.

    By Sigal Samuel
    Future Perfect
    I care a lot about climate change. Does that mean I can never ever fly?I care a lot about climate change. Does that mean I can never ever fly?
    Future Perfect

    My extreme self-sacrifice is making me resent my friends who fly all the time.

    By Sigal Samuel
    Future Perfect
    The broligarchs have a vision for the new Trump term. It’s darker than you think.The broligarchs have a vision for the new Trump term. It’s darker than you think.
    Future Perfect

    The real reason Musk, Zuckerberg, and Bezos are supporting Trump.

    By Sigal Samuel
    You can’t optimize your way to being a good person
    The Highlight

    I tried to make the perfect moral choice every time. It eroded my humanity.

    By Sigal Samuel
    The 14 predictions that came true in 2024 — and the 10 that didn’t
    Future Perfect

    The 24 forecasts we made in 2024, revisited.

    By Bryan Walsh, Dylan Matthews and 4 more
    My family voted for Trump. How can we talk about politics without ruining the holidays?
    Future Perfect

    You don’t have to shy away from argument and persuasion. Here’s how to do it right.

    By Sigal Samuel
    Future Perfect
    How to think about the public backlash to the killing of a health care CEOHow to think about the public backlash to the killing of a health care CEO
    Future Perfect

    Why Brian Thompson’s death has provoked such complicated reactions from the public.

    By Aja Romano and Sigal Samuel
    Future Perfect
    Giving thanks may make your brain more altruisticGiving thanks may make your brain more altruistic
    Future Perfect

    Neuroscience is revealing a fascinating link between gratitude and generosity.

    By Sigal Samuel
    Neuroscientist Rafael Yuste could play your brain like an instrument. He wants to protect it instead.
    Future Perfect

    Your brain needs new rights. He’s fighting to secure them.

    By Sigal Samuel
    Shannon Vallor says AI does present an existential risk — but not the one you think
    Future Perfect

    AI is not a “stochastic parrot,” It’s a mirror, says the philosopher.

    By Sigal Samuel

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