Hello World
Rethinking Security from the Ground Up
Professor Rikke Bjerg Jensen explores how social context shapes security
Ryan Tate
Investigative Editor • he/him
Ryan Tate has been writing and editing technology stories for more than 15 years. He was previously at The Intercept, where as deputy and technology editor he led lengthy investigations into companies like Facebook, Google, and TikTok and into surveillance by the National Security Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and authorities in the Chinese region of Xinjiang.
Before that, he wrote about the use and abuse of corporate power in the tech sector at Wired and Gawker.
(Photograph by Noah Berger.)
Hello World
A High School Student Explains How Educators Can Adapt to AI
We need more live student assessment, more emphasis on critical thinking—and less homework, William Liang writes
Artificial Intelligence
California Is Investigating OpenAI’s Conversion To a For-Profit Company
The state’s attorney general asked the company how it plans to transfer assets out of its charitable nonprofit
Artificial Intelligence
Fearing AI Will Take Their Jobs, Workers Plan a Long Battle Against Tech
At a landmark gathering in California, workers discussed defenses against artificial intelligence and surveillance technology
Locked Out
Landlords Are Using AI To Raise Rents — and Cities Are Starting To Push Back
Federal prosecutors have accused software company RealPage of enriching itself "at the expense of renters who pay inflated prices"
Artificial Intelligence
Trump Wants Even Looser AI Guardrails. Why California, Despite Passing Over 20 AI Bills This Year, Might Not Push Back
President-elect Trump has vowed to rescind an executive order that imposed AI safeguards, and could use tech to enable mass deportations. How far will California go in the other direction?
Working for an Algorithm
California Companies Wrote Their Own Gig Worker Law. Now No One Is Enforcing It
Prop. 22 promised improved pay and benefits for California gig workers. But when companies fail to deliver, the state isn’t doing much to help push back
Artificial Intelligence
California’s Two Biggest School Districts Botched AI deals. Here Are Lessons From Their Mistakes
Educators can learn caution from AI mistakes in Los Angeles and San Diego. But they also face pressure to adopt the technology quickly
ID Scanners Can Change How Your Local Bar Treats You—and Whether It Lets You In
Patronscan can help bar owners decide you are too risky for admission
Artificial Intelligence
Everyone Is Judging AI by These Tests. But Experts Say They’re Close to Meaningless
Benchmarks used to rank AI models are several years old, often sourced from amateur websites, and, experts worry, lending automated systems a dubious sense of authority
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