Suddenly, AI is everywhere. TIME’s essential guide explores how this revolutionary technology is transforming our lives. It’s changing how we work, our relationships, and disrupting industries. Meet the big players in the field, learn about AI’s potential and peril, and find out how you can harness its power to get ahead.
A Glimpse into How LLMs Think
INSIDE THE CHIP RACE
How AI Is Being Used to Respond to Natural Disasters
AI COULD DEVELOP REASONING HUMANS CAN’T DECIPHER
Would AI Ever Lie to You?
How AI Is Making Buildings More Energy-Efficient
How Could AI Affect Our Relationships?
AI CAN LEARN TO CHEAT
Nobel Prize-Winner Demis Hassabis on What AGI Could Mean for Humanity
ANIMA ANANDKUMAR • ACCELERATES SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY WITH AI
REFIK ANADOL • CONSIDERS AI A MIRROR OF HUMANITY
ARVIND KRISHNA • IS BETTING ON SPECIALIZED AI
KAY FIRTH-BUTTERFIELD • ON HARNESSING AI’S POWER RESPONSIBLY
A Government-Commissioned Report Says We Need to Tighten AI Regulations
Golden Age or Existential Risk? AI Leaders Disagree
We Need to Prepare for AI’s Geopolitical Implications
OPENAI WANTS TO GO FOR-PROFIT, BUT SHOULD IT?
Could AI Engineer a Pandemic?
WILL WE LOSE OUR ABILITY TO THINK?
Genetic Data Is Valuable—and Potentially Dangerous
AI Could Change How We Connect to Others
AI Is Smart Enough to Cure—and Harm
Datacenters Are Vulnerable to Espionage
THE A TO Z OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
TIME Artificial Intelligence
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