Anonymous handwritten notes about people's relationship with AI — an anthropological art project documenting its growing presence in the most intimate details of our lives.

Algorithmic wages and prices don’t just squeeze workers in the present. They make them predictably poor into the future.

Justin Hendrix and Alice Marwick in conversation with Gil Durán, author of the new book The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy.

Big tech companies like Apple and Microsoft use devices, training and conferences for teachers and students to embed in schools. The New York Times' Natasha Singer discusses the impact in Coding Kids.

Influencers aren’t just battling competitors for brand deals. They’re now battling AI versions of themselves

Join us as professor, researcher, and Data & Society founder danah boyd discusses her new book and its implications with historian and author Dan Bouk, in a conversation moderated by Data & Society Ex...

Every so often, my mom tells me about what it was like growing up in Southwestern Pennsylvania in the early ’70s. She recalls how the panoramic view of the city that greets everyone who drives t...

Inside two years of fraught AI data center debates in Pennsylvania.

A new study says the data center industry’s expansion echoes patterns of environmental and health harms that have long plagued the state.

Inside two years of fraught AI data center debates in Pennsylvania.

An open letter calling on all frontier AI companies to embed independent evaluators — signed by 100+ researchers, practitioners, and organization leaders.

People increasingly use general-purpose chatbots such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini for mental health and emotional support. We report a multi-stage longitudinal qualitative study of 18 U.S. adults, ...

Recent incidents concerning rogue AI agents committing cyberattacks have catalyzed a unique moment of political attention on AI safety and regulation. In a letter to Congress, we caution against narro...

AI companies are making impressive mathematical strides. Human mathematicians are losing out.

Daniel Blumstein recently sat in a Colorado meadow waiting for yellow-bellied marmots to appear, as the ecologist and evolutionary biologist had done many times before, the New York Times reported. Bu...

The very mechanisms that allow the census bureau to resist partisan interference are coming undone. And Congress is silent

Just as A.I. is poised to change the world, we’re losing our best ways of studying what that change will look like.

From a dancing baseball bat to a 50-part drama series about a vegetable family, generative artificial intelligence is all over

Data center opponents have assembled a potent political force. But without a more expansive vision, there is a risk that this techlash could be co-opted and fizzle out.

This is an in-person event happening as part of NYC Climate Week.

Why does it feel so unsettling when restaurants use generative A.I. to create their menus and promotional materials?

More and more Americans are living paycheck to paycheck. Albert, Cleo, Brigit, and Dave are here to help—but terms and conditions apply.

Three-fourths of Americans oppose data centers. Why?

On the latest episode of Equity, we spoke to Jill Lepore about "government by machines" and why Elon Musk is a bad science fiction reader.

The $18 billion agreement will bring new screen-time limits, blocks on notifications and other changes to how teenagers use Instagram and Facebook.

The Wall Street Journal is defending an op-ed written by a chatbot.

The playbook for Democrats was already easy. Trump is making it even easier.

Gen Z-ers are forming after-school clubs, speaking at community meetings — and sometimes wrestling with their own dependence on the technology.

In an era where people can easily publish ideas and find an audience online, how much damage can a travel and immigration policy actually do to the integrity of science and industry? Lots.

In his new book, Gil Durán examines the origins and ambitions of Silicon Valley’s war on democracy.

Evidence is mounting that artificial intelligence is helping the richest people and cities pull further ahead.

Under the proposal, states would no longer need to provide public notice or solicit comments on air pollution permits for data centers and other projects.

Companies like Google and Microsoft have used their money, their might and their massive reach to influence nearly every step of the education supply chain.

Google, Micro1, and Mercor have all bid millions for the carrier’s internal data, as AI companies race to buy the records of how businesses actually work.

“Pervert” glasses are making jobs weird and putting workers on edge.