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Readers weigh AI’s lofty promises and consider the A-bomb’s hidden costs.

AI GOES TO JAIL • Companies in search of enough data laborers to train their algorithms may have a controversial new option: prisoners.

ZOOMING AHEAD • Roblox is betting on immersive, avatar-based video chat to expand its audience—and keep the kids from growing out of its virtual world.

RESILIENCE IS THE MISSING METRIC • The tech economy is all about growth. What if it maximized something else for a change?

NOTHING PERSONAL • In the age of generative AI, you can’t keep track of where your information is going—or what it’s used for. It’s not your fault.

Readout • The world, quantified.

ADVICE

MID-CENTURY MODERN • A peek at the must-have gear and gadgets of 2053.

THE CHILL PERSISTENCE OF SUNDAR PICHAI • As Google turns 25, old and new rivals are stealing the AI spotlight. Its CEO is rallying his troops to take the lead in the “greatest technology shift” of our lifetimes.

THE PERPETUAL DISCONTENT OF DARA KHOSROWSHAHI • The Uber CEO swooped in to tame a beastly work culture and make the on-demand giant profitable. So far, so good, but Khosrowshahi will always find a reason to say his company sucks.

FEATURES

“WE’RE THE ONES WHO HIT YOU UP BEFORE YOU BLOW UP.” • THERE’S A NEW FORMULA FOR FAME, AND THIS GUY UNDERSTANDS IT (KINDA). INSIDE A TIKTOK TALENT FACTORY FOR MISFIT STARS.

BLIND SPOT • WITH THE WORLD ON THE BRINK OF A MYOPIA EPIDEMIC, TAIWAN OFFERS A WARNING, AND A CURE.

A WRINKLE in TIME • AS A YOUNG INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER, PATRICIA MOORE UNDERTOOK A RADICAL EXPERIMENT IN AGING. HER DISCOVERIES RESHAPED THE BUILT WORLD.

THE BUYER • IN THE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA, SOME UKRAINIANS CARRY AK-47S. ANDREY LISCOVICH CARRIES A SHOPPING LIST.

COLOPHON

Honorable Mentions • THE ASSIGNMENT: IN SIX WORDS, WRITE A STORY ABOUT TELEPORTATION GONE WRONG.