Encouraging people to mistake digital companions for real friends is prima facie unethical. Encouraging people to have imaginary friends is no solution to social isolation. There is a risk that the ...

A sociologist talks to the people putting their faith – and their hearts – in the hands of robots ...

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Paul Thomas Anderson’s action epic “One Battle After Another” swept the National Board of Review‘s 2025 awards, claiming best film, director, actor for Leonardo DiCaprio, supporting actor for Benicio ...

Paul Thomas Anderson's latest picks up some big wins from NBR, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor for Leonardo DiCaprio, Best Supporting Actor for Benicio Del Toro, and Breakthrough ...

As AI chatbots powered by large language models (LLMs) become better at mimicking human connection, more and more users are falling down extremely weird rabbit holes. Case in point, new research ...

Testing the human animal’s tolerance for plaintive fiddles, wheezy bagpipes, Peter Coyote and the whispery recitations of diary entries, “The American Revolution” is the most Ken Burns-y of Ken Burns ...

Eugenia Kuyda saw the future of consumer AI before most. She founded Replika, the first major AI companion startup, in 2017 — years before ChatGPT launched. Today, it has 35 million users. Now Kuyda ...

Movies that depict the history of war criminals on trial will almost always be worth making and worth watching. These films are edifying and cathartic in a way that could almost be considered a public ...