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After 12 years as a tech columnist, I'm helping launch the new Youth AI Safety Institute to test the AI products shaping childhood.

Meta’s analysis that it can avoid scrutiny by releasing a privacy invasive product during a time of political crisis is craven and morally bankrupt. It is also dead wrong.

Making ChatGPT’s bias visible — and personal — is powerful.

Making ChatGPT’s bias visible — and personal — is powerful.

And why ‘We the users’ matters more than ever

Technology journalist and digital rights advocate, formerly tech columnist at The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal

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I gave the new ChatGPT Health access to 29 million steps and 6 million heartbeat measurements. It drew questionable conclusions that changed each time I asked.

I gave the new ChatGPT Health access to 29 million steps and 6 million heartbeat measurements. It drew questionable conclusions that changed each time I asked.

A clickable guide to fixing the complicated privacy settings for ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini and Meta AI.

Tap through our test to see which AI tool generated the best images according to our judges: an artist, a Pulitzer-winning photographer and a photo-retouching master.

Tap through our test to see which AI tool generated the best images according to our judges: an artist, a Pulitzer-winning photographer and a photo-retouching master.

New research suggests AI chatbots can shift people’s political views more effectively than campaign ads on TV.

OpenAI’s Atlas promises AI-powered convenience. The price? Letting ChatGPT track and store “memories” of what you do online.

Our tech columnist drafted 65 community notes, Meta’s new crowdsourced system to fight falsehoods. It failed to make a dent.

Our tech columnist drafted 65 community notes, Meta’s new crowdsourced system to fight falsehoods. It failed to make a dent.

Our tech columnist drafted 65 community notes, Meta’s new crowdsourced system to fight falsehoods. It failed to make a dent.