The Rest Is Science

An essay in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists argues that fears of catastrophic artificial intelligence rest on weak science, and that those fears nonetheless benefit major technology companies. The piece contends that dire warnings about superintelligence distract from concrete harms and can even help large AI firms shape favorable regulation, framing doom narratives as a business asset rather than a genuine risk assessment.

A retrospective on the cast of John Hughes's 1985 comedy 'Weird Science' is drawing large audiences, looking at what became of the actors who played Gary, Wyatt, Lisa and the rest of the film's memorable characters. The piece revisits the careers of Anthony Michael Hall, Ilan Mitchell-Smith and Kelly LeBrock and reflects on why the cult classic still resonates nearly four decades later.