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Growth without work: The human cost of the AI revolution

2026-08-05 18:00:00

At the turn of the millennium, India became the global hub for medical transcription. With fiber optic cables laid in the 1990s, American hospitals found it cheap and efficient to...

The global grassroots gatherings trying to humanize the AI boom

2026-08-04 18:00:00

On a recent weekend afternoon in San Francisco, about 20 people sat in a loose circle in an empty office. There was a high school student, a few undergraduates and...

Why Silicon Valley is divided over China’s powerful, cheap AI models

2026-08-03 18:00:00

The surge of powerful Chinese open-weight AI models has sparked a feud in Silicon Valley and Washington over whether they are threats to U.S. national security or essential parts of...

Can we train AI to choose safety over speed?

2026-07-31 21:00:00

As July monsoon rains flood the Mumbai streets around my home, quick-commerce platforms are using advanced weather algorithms to capture surging customer demand. While tech companies capitalize on the storms,...

With Moonshot’s free Kimi K3, China changes the sovereign AI playbook

2026-07-30 18:00:00

The best artificial intelligence technology any country can own is now available for free. On July 27, China’s Moonshot AI put its most powerful chatbot on the internet for anyone...

Anxious Chinese students are trusting AI to help pick colleges and majors

2026-07-29 18:00:00

After taking part in China’s grueling national college entrance exam, Guo Xinyan has three weeks to make what could be the most important decision of her life: which universities and...