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June 22, 2023
In An Age Of Low Social Trust, Stopping By Your Neighbor’s House Is Weird And Creepy
…stopping by a neighbor’s house has become rare enough as to strike many as creepy. Witness the June 2023 advertisement for DirecTV. Actor Brian Cox explains to the viewer that…
June 22, 2023
System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong and How We Can Reboot
…coauthored with their fellow Stanford professor Mehran Sahami. The panelists spoke about the challenges that Big Tech in the 21st century—particularly artificial intelligence—poses to democratic society. They discussed the dangers…
June 16, 2023
Marriage Is Still the Best Way to Bond a Father to His Children
…Institute on April 25, 2023. The event, which was moderated by IFS senior fellow Brad Wilcox, featured a discussion between Richard Reeves and Ian Rowe on the question: “Does strengthening fatherhood depend upon…
June 16, 2023
The Missing Context Behind “Cuts” in Fast-Growing Welfare Programs
…seniors and veterans to lose access to nutrition assistance, and up to 10 million people could lose Medicaid coverage.” Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL) called the legislation “anti-American because all that it does…
June 15, 2023
AI and the Future of Schooling
…same mix of unhelpful wishful thinking and hand-wringing that we see with AI today. But the plain truth is that — whether the subject is division, Dante, or driving —…
June 11, 2023
Now Political Polarization Comes for Marriage Prospects
…in America is not as deep as it is in parts of East Asia, but the U.S. is in danger of heading in that direction. And if the sexes are…
June 7, 2023
The Price We’ll Pay for Our AI Future: More Loneliness
…used technology to handle dangerous, monotonous, and menial tasks for generations. And there are definitely areas where AI chatbots could be useful — especially when it comes to business. Software…
June 7, 2023
How ‘Negativity Bias’ Skews the Conversation About Artificial Intelligence
…this structure is about how we find our lunch without becoming lunch for someone else. What was necessary in our ancient past when scarcity ruled human life and danger abounded…
June 7, 2023
The Price We’ll Pay For Our AI Future: More Loneliness
…used technology to handle dangerous, monotonous, and menial tasks for generations. And there are definitely areas where AI chatbots could be useful — especially when it comes to business. Software…
June 2, 2023
America’s Failing Child-Protection System
…enrolled in a school whose staff we trust. This especially means keeping dangerous adults out of our homes. Children, like Demon, who are living with a nonrelative male are 10 times…