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People Keep Saying There's a Shortage of Nursing Jobs. The Truth Is Actually More Subtle and Disturbing.
The nursing job crisis is raising an uncomfortable question: What happens when hospitals trade nurses for A.I.? Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Imagine, for a moment, that you are a nurse. A cancer patient on your ward asks for pain medicine, and it's easy enough to get it ready: Just go to the locked narcotics cabinet, punch in a code, draw the drug up into a syringe, and give it to them.
My Husband Was Always a Wonderful Gift-Giver. Now His Gifts Are Suspiciously … Off.
My Husband Was Always a Wonderful Gift-Giver. Now His Gifts Are Suspiciously Off. Enter your email to receive alerts for this author. You can manage your newsletter subscriptions at any time. You're already subscribed to the aa_Jenee_DesmondHarris newsletter.
Some People Think Elon Musk Snapped. The Controversial Four-Hour Documentary About Him Suggests Something Else.
Movies What if Elon Musk Was Always Elon Musk? Enter your email to receive alerts for this author. You can manage your newsletter subscriptions at any time. You're already subscribed to the aa_Sam_Adams newsletter. You can manage your newsletter subscriptions at any time.
He Quit a Major Tech Company Because He Thinks It's Risking Human Extinction. We Should at Least Hear Him Out, Right?
Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. People have worried about artificial intelligence destroying humanity since A.I. existed only in science fiction. But the latest warning comes from someone worth listening to: A researcher at Anthropic, which makes the chatbot Claude, just quit out of fear that the industry is barreling toward creating A.I. systems that could bring about Armageddon. Until yesterday, Jacob Coxon trained Anthropic's new A.I. models.
After 40 Years, a Long-Lost Book by One of Our Most Beloved Authors Is Finally Back in Print--and Worth Reading
It was the beloved science-fiction writer's least favorite of her books. But it remains worth reading. Enter your email to receive alerts for this author. You can manage your newsletter subscriptions at any time. You're already subscribed to the aa_Rebecca_Onion newsletter.
A Controversial New Technology Is Transforming Users' Lives in a Profound Way. Should It Be Trusted?
Outward Could ChatGPT Be the New Gender-Affirming Care? A growing number of transgender people are crediting A.I. with helping them discover and explore their identities. But should tech mired in controversy be trusted with something so profound? Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month.
It's One of the Most Profitable Movies of All Time. It's Poorly Made. It's Nonsensical. It's a Major Feat.
A poorly made Chinese film about animated cows is one of the most profitable movies of all time. Its appeal is all too clear. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily.
Silicon Valley Is Making Its Wildest Promises Ever. This Number From Anthropic Proves It.
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My Son Has Found an Innovative Way to Play an Online Video Game. I'm Worried About What This Says About Him.
Care and Feeding My Son Has Found an Innovative Way to Play an Online Video Game. I'm Worried About What This Says About Him. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. Have a question for Care and Feeding?
The Big AI Questions Episode
Noah Brier gets us up to speed on the state of artificial intelligence right now; from the A.I. arms race with China to the probability that we are all doomed. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. Please enable javascript to get your Slate Plus feeds. If you can't access your feeds, please contact customer support. Check your phone for a link to finish setting up your feed.