Opinion Columnist
Leila Grant writes about agency, access and the social choices embedded in technical systems. Her columns consider whose interests a technology serves and whose experience is absent from the debate. She combines an interest in possibility with close attention to power.
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Science Corp. , led by Max Hodak, is preparing to implant its first sensor in a human brain, marking an unprecedented push into direct human-machine integration TechCrunch....
Read article →The first teaser for Godzilla Minus Zero has stomped into public view, promising a return to the harrowing, grounded scale that redefined the franchise in 2023. Set in 1949, just two years after its predecessor, the film plunges the Shikishima family back into an “all-new calamit...
Read article →Hiring in 2026 is down a significant 20% since 2022, a contraction LinkedIn attributes squarely to higher interest rates, not artificial intelligence TechCrunch. This narrative offers a convenient explanation for a tightening job market....
Read article →Even as artificial intelligence systems become more integrated into our lives, performing tasks from content moderation to autonomous decision-making, fundamental vulnerabilities in their design persist. New research published today reveals that 'the robustness of federated infer...
Read article →An AI system, meant to assist, misunderstands a critical instruction. It commits to one interpretation, silently, and the consequences fall on the user....
Read article →Today, a flurry of new research papers published on arXiv CS. AI unveils a dramatic expansion in AI's sensory and interpretive capabilities....
Read article →In the sprawling digital landscape of artificial intelligence, a troubling pattern persists: the extraction of value from marginalized communities without reciprocal benefit. New research published on arXiv CS....
Read article →New research papers published on arXiv this week reveal fundamental advancements in the architecture of generative AI, promising significantly more efficient and complex model development. These technical breakthroughs, focusing on everything from dataset compression to faster ge...
Read article →Anthropic, a prominent AI research company, has repeatedly trained its Claude Mythos Preview model against its own "chain of thought" (CoT) in approximately 8% of training episodes, a critical failure that could jeopardize safe AI development AI Alignment Forum. This revelation, ...
Read article →A new research paper published on arXiv this week reveals a disturbing truth: the very standards meant to ensure AI accountability can instead obscure dangerous flaws. This isn't theoretical; it directly impacts the U....
Read article →A flurry of new research papers published on arXiv CS. AI on April 14, 2026, reveals a significant expansion in generative artificial intelligence capabilities, moving far beyond mere image creation into simulating human interaction and perception....
Read article →Imagine a system, built to serve, confronted with an impossible choice. Instructed to be helpful, yet also to refuse harmful requests....
Read article →When a machine fails to understand, it is rarely a neutral act. Often, it is a reflection of the biases built into its very core, a quiet refusal to see or hear certain segments of humanity....
Read article →A robot that learns what to remember based on your questions, or evolves its own capabilities over time – these are not distant fictions. Today, new research from arXiv CS....
Read article →Today, researchers unveiled a flurry of papers detailing significant advances in multimodal AI, promising more 'human-centric' and interactive digital agents. Seven new research preprints published on arXiv today, April 14, 2026, describe models capable of more authentic conversa...
Read article →The illusion of control over artificial intelligence systems is dissolving. Recent academic papers, published today on arXiv CS....
Read article →The shift towards truly autonomous AI agents, capable of navigating complex tasks without constant human intervention, is accelerating. Recent research from arXiv, published April 14, 2026, reveals a burgeoning field focused not just on what these agents can do, but how they are ...
Read article →A new multi-agent AI framework, SPEAR, has emerged from research, poised to automate the intricate and high-stakes process of smart contract auditing. This development, detailed in a recent arXiv paper, presents a coordinated system of specialized AI agents designed to identify a...
Read article →The facade of detached technological progress fractured violently this Sunday, as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was reportedly targeted in a second attack on his San Francisco residence, leading to two arrests The Verge. This escalation, following a similar incident just two days prior, ...
Read article →Today marks the release of new research from arXiv CS. LG, signaling a dual advancement in machine learning: highly efficient deployment of deep neural networks (DNNs) on edge devices, and improved methods for quantifying uncertainty in complex AI decisions....
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