Think your AI chatbot has become conscious? Here’s what to do.
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Will TrumpRx save me money on drugs or not?
President Donald Trump announced the latest addition to his personal branding empire this week: TrumpRx, a government website that claims ...
AI can write you a new Bible. But is it meaningful?
What happens when an AI expert asks a chatbot to generate a sacred Buddhist text?In April, Murray Shanahan, a research ...
Can’t commit to vegetarianism but want animals to suffer less? You’ve got options.
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How to make the hardest choices of your life
Your Mileage May Vary is an advice column offering you a unique framework for thinking through your moral dilemmas. It’s ...
How America forgot the best way to defend its democracy
Americans aren’t used to having to defend democracy. It’s just been a given for so long. After all, it’s the ...
The Idaho student murders just got even scarier
Update, June 30, 2025, 6:30 ET: Bryan Kohberger has agreed to plead guilty to all charges in the murders of ...
AI systems could become conscious. What if they hate their lives?
This story was originally published in The Highlight, Vox’s member-exclusive magazine. To get early access to member-exclusive stories every month, ...
The sweeping federal court order blocking Trump’s tariffs, explained
A federal court ruled on Wednesday evening that the massive tariffs President Donald Trump imposed shortly after beginning his second ...
The new pope has strong opinions about AI. Good.
Just days after the new pope, Leo XIV, took up his position as head of the Catholic Church, he started ...
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