Reason magazine - June 2024

In this issue

THE FUTURE OF AI IS HELPING US DISCOVER THE PAST
Historical teaching and research are being revamped by AI.

THE GREAT BLACK POPE AND ASIAN NAZI DEBACLE OF 2024

THE NIGHT I ASKED CHATGPT HOW TO BUILD A BOMB
Yes, you can trick the bot into giving you information it’s supposed to keep to itself. No, that isn’t something to worry about.

SpaceX Edges Closer to the Moon

ARTEMIS II IS a crewed moon flyby mission, the first in a series of missions meant to get American astronauts back to the moon and eventually to Mars.

1 min

Launch Approved? Not So Fast, Says Sluggish FAA

MOST AMERICANS ARE eager to see NASA astronauts return to the moon and push humanity’s boundaries with future exploration of Mars.

2 mins

Is Chinese Garlic a Threat to National Security?

IS A STAPLE ingredient in your kitchen secretly undermining American sovereignty? Sen. Rick Scott (R–Fla.) seems to believe so.

2 mins

Don't Co-Parent With Congress

I’M ALWAYS PUZZLED when I hear other parents say they’re worried about the effects social media might be having on their children.

3 mins

The 'Migrant Crime' Wave, Debunked

“THE UNITED STATES is being overrun by the Biden migrant crime,” said former President Donald Trump during a visit to the U.S.-Mexico border in February. “It’s a new form of vicious violation to our country.”

2 mins

Caging Lab-Grown Meat

LAB-GROWN MEAT IS a scientific marvel. We’ve managed, through pure human ingenuity, to create something that looks like meat, cooks like meat, tastes pretty much like meat, and comes from animal cells—yet doesn’t require the slaughter of a single living animal.

1 min

An Early Test for Alzheimer's

SHOULD YOU BE allowed to take a blood test that could tell you if you’re already at risk of Alzheimer’s disease? Last year, Quest Diagnostics began offering a consumer-initiated blood test for $399 (not covered by insurance) that detects the buildup of proteins associated with the development of Alzheimer’s in customers’ plasma.

2 mins

The Alzheimer's Test You're Not Allowed To Have

MILLIONS FACE THE shadow of Alzheimer’s, a disease that steals memories and devastates lives.

1 min

IN THE AI ECONOMY, THERE WILL BE ZERO PERCENT UNEMPLOYMENT

THE DEMAND FOR INTELLIGENCE AND LABOR WILL ALWAYS BE GREATER THAN THE SUPPLY.

10+ mins

THE FUTURE OF AI IS HELPING US DISCOVER THE PAST

HISTORICAL TEACHING AND RESEARCH ARE BEING REVAMPED BY Al.

8 mins

Antitrust May Smother the Power of AI

Left alone, AI could actually help small firms compete with tech giants.

3 mins

LONG LIVE THE FIVEPARAGRAPH ESSAY?

AI WRITES A PRETTY GOOD ANALYSIS OF 1984.

3 mins

THE NIGHT I ASKED CHATGPT HOW TO BUILD A BOMB

YES, YOU CAN TRICK THE BOT INTO GIVING YOU INFORMATION IT’S SUPPOSED TO KEEP TOITSELF. NO, THAT ISN’T SOMETHING TO WORRY ABOUT.

10+ mins

THE CASE OF THE AI-GENERATED GIANT RAT PENIS

HOW DID AN OBVIOUSLY FABRICATED ARTICLE END UP IN A PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL?

3 mins

AI's Cozy Crony Capitalism

WHAT HAPPENS TO REGULATION WHEN THE BAPTISTS ARE ALSO THE BOOTLEGGERS?

6 mins

AI Can Do Paperwork Doctors Hate

With help from AI, doctors can focus on patients.

4 mins

ΑΙ WARFARE IS BORING BUT DEADLY

BUREAUCRATS IN CUBICLES WILL KILL MORE PEOPLE THAN TERMINATOR ROBOTS WILL.

3 mins

AI Is Like Our Descendants

AS HUMANITY HAS advanced, we have slowly become able to purposely design more parts of our world and ourselves.

2 mins

THE GREAT BLACK POPE AND ASIAN NAZI DEBACLE OF 2024

EXCITING NEW Al TOOLS ARE STILL BEING SHAPED BY HUMAN BEINGS.

4 mins

THE POWERFUL UNPREDICTABILITY OF AI

Physicist and engineer Stephen Wolfram on whether artificial intelligence can fix science, regulation, and innovation

8 mins

Wicked Problems Remain

REVOLUTIONARY NEW TECHNOLOGIES WILL NEVER REPLACE THE NEED FOR MARKETS.

10 mins

THE FUTURE OF PORN IS CONSENSUAL DEEPFAKES

THE CASE FOR CONSENSUAL CONCEPT CAPTURE

7 mins

AI Is Coming for Hollywood's Jobs

But so is everyone else.

10+ mins

The Complicated History of the Spy in Your Pocket

AOOP PULLED over Ivan Lopez in Somerton, Arizona, a small town near the Mexican border.

5 mins

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