Risk and safety
Open models and the safety trade-off
Open weights spread benefits and risks at the same time. How to weigh them.
Alex Zuev
Movies and series
What science fiction gets wrong about real AI
Real systems are less dramatic, more useful and stranger in different ways.
Music
Ten tracks that show what AI music can do
A listening list, from experimental to surprisingly catchy.
Ethics
Consent
A short essay on a single word at the centre of AI ethics. This sample tests very short titles.
Games
Board games about robots and automation
Tabletop picks for a family evening about the future of work.
Books
Our book club picks for the season
Three books, three conversations, and questions to get you started.
Jobs and economy
Care work and the limits of automation
Some of the most valuable work is also the hardest to automate, and the least well paid.
Video and podcasts
Our listening list for the month
New episodes and old favourites, chosen by the editorial team.
Future scenarios
Democracy in the age of synthetic media
When anything can be faked, what holds a shared reality together?