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Sigal Samuel

Sigal Samuel

Correspondent

    Latest articles by Sigal Samuel

    I can’t take care of all my mom’s needs. Am I a monster?
    Future Perfect

    Introducing Your Mileage May Vary, an unconventional new advice column.

    By Sigal Samuel
    Future Perfect
    People are falling in love with — and getting addicted to — AI voicesPeople are falling in love with — and getting addicted to — AI voices
    Future Perfect

    Even OpenAI warns that chatting with an AI voice can breed “emotional reliance.”

    By Sigal Samuel
    Future Perfect
    How the seasons screw with your moral compassHow the seasons screw with your moral compass
    Future Perfect

    Your morality isn’t as stable as you might think.

    By Sigal Samuel
    The rise of artificial intelligence, explained
    It’s practically impossible to run a big AI company ethicallyIt’s practically impossible to run a big AI company ethically
    The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

    Anthropic was supposed to be the good guy. It can’t be — unless government changes the incentives in the industry.

    By Sigal Samuel
    Future Perfect
    Traveling this summer? Maybe don’t let the airport scan your face.Traveling this summer? Maybe don’t let the airport scan your face.
    Future Perfect

    You have the right to opt out of facial recognition tech. Here’s how.

    By Sigal Samuel
    What if absolutely everything is conscious?
    Science

    Scientists spent ages mocking panpsychism. Now, some are warming to the idea that plants, cells, and even atoms are conscious.

    By Sigal Samuel
    Future Perfect
    The biggest unknown in psychedelic therapy is not the psychedelicsThe biggest unknown in psychedelic therapy is not the psychedelics
    Future Perfect

    Why critics call the company pushing to legalize MDMA a “therapy cult.”

    By Sigal Samuel
    Future Perfect
    OpenAI insiders are demanding a “right to warn” the public OpenAI insiders are demanding a “right to warn” the public 
    Future Perfect

    “I’m scared. I’d be crazy not to be,” one former employee tells Vox.

    By Sigal Samuel
    10 big things we think will happen in the next 10 years
    Future Perfect

    Obesity will go down, electric cars will go up, and a nuclear bomb might just fall.

    By Bryan Walsh, Dylan Matthews and 4 more
    Future Perfect
    The double sexism of ChatGPT’s flirty “Her” voiceThe double sexism of ChatGPT’s flirty “Her” voice
    Future Perfect

    Is OpenAI gaslighting Scarlett Johansson?

    By Sigal Samuel