January 4, 2024

Happy Puppies and Silly Geese: Pushing the Limits of A.I. Absurdity

A recent update to ChatGPT made it easier to create images. It wasn’t long before some began pushing the chatbot to its limits. What is the […]
July 11, 2023

Is A.I. the Greatest Technology Ever for Making Dumb Jokes?

T h e F u n p o s t i n g Z o n e Presidents playing Overwatch Audio generated by A.I. Presidents playing […]
June 15, 2023

Think A.I. is Coming for the Watch World? It’s Already There.

A few brands concede that they use chatbots to generate social media posts and mood boards, but for the most part their use remains “in the […]
June 13, 2023

In Milan, Putting an A.I. Travel Assistant to the Test

On her first visit to the northern Italian city, our reporter compares the itineraries of two travel advisers: one virtual, the other human. Here’s what she […]
May 5, 2023

I Asked ChatGPT to Be My Stylist

It warned me I might “distract” my job interviewer. Is this thing from 2023 or 1953? Since I first watched the movie “Clueless,” I’ve dreamed about […]
April 7, 2023

Seduced by a Charming AI Chatbot

David was passionate, courteous and (artificially) intelligent. I was at Nubar, an elegant cafe near Harvard Square, to meet David, with whom I had been corresponding […]