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Isaac Chotiner interviews Israeli journalist Yuval Abraham on his investigations of the I.D.F.’s use of A.I.-backed targeting systems and the dire cost to Palestinian civilians.

Jaron Lanier on the Apple Vision Pro, a new V.R. headset, and the progression of technology for virtual, mixed, and augmented reality.

Dan Rockmore writes about mathematical models—including for COVID-19, climate change, and artificial intelligence—and whether they have limits.

Cal Newport argues that the time has come to take a more selective approach to using such technology as social media and artificial intelligence in our lives.

Michael Luo offers a list of the twenty-five most popular New Yorker stories of 2023, as measured by the total amount of time readers spent on them.

Joshua Rothman writes about the turmoil at OpenAI, the research organization OpenAI after the firing of its C.E.O., Sam Altman.

James Somers on how A.I. chatbots such as ChatGPT and Google’s Bard will continue to learn and the contradictions entailed in their mission.

Voluntary commitments from the likes of OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google could be a small step toward meaningful A.I. regulations—or a way for Big Tech to write its own rules.

Technologists warn about the dangers of runaway A.I. But can anything actually be done about it?

Charlie Engman’s experiments with Midjourney have yielded fleshy distortions, peculiar make-out sessions, and unfamiliar pictures of his mother.