Vol. 4 Issue 2: Intelligence AI Special
Not long ago, artificial intelligence lived mostly as a figment of our imagination—something you’d find in a science fiction comic book. Now it drafts our emails, curates our playlists, and, if we’re being completely honest, finishes our homework assignments. AI has quietly slipped into almost every aspect of our lives, whether we choose to admit it or not.
Nevertheless, every shortcut comes with a cost. If an AI can write, paint, and reason, what is left that makes us uniquely human? Are we building tools that make us sharper or stop our thinking altogether? And when AI eventually perfects the human voice, how will we ever know the difference?
Artwork by Jimin Sohn
Flyvis Scott is Headlining: What We Taught the First Mapped Brain About Ourselves
Google Research and HHMI Janelia spent years mapping every neuron in a fruit fly’s brain. Within days, the internet had it doing squats, playing Doom, and doomscrolling on a digital iPhone. What does this say about us?
Fresh Off Issue 1: Check out What's Hot!
Dear readers, The cultural conversations move fast, and we are tracking them in real time. While our main issues dive deep into overarching themes, we know some stories simply cannot wait. This is why we have put together a What’s Hot column for all the exigent pieces from Issue
