A.I.
Ian Krietzberg
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January 20, 2026
Claude Code & Theory
A new wave of A.I. coding tools are impressive and empowering enough to make one imagine a future where we’re all coding our own apps and software engineers are a thing of the past. But these days, it still takes a pro (or armies of them) to get it right.
Ian Krietzberg
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January 15, 2026
A.I. Brainiacs
As the industry relentlessly scales up, a handful of smaller companies are pursuing new model architectures that could enable greater efficiency without sacrificing performance. But first, do we need to figure out how the brain actually works?
Ian Krietzberg
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January 13, 2026
10 Bold Predictions for A.I.’s Year Ahead
Mass adoption, steep contraction, and the fruits of Apple’s waiting game are all part of the coming year in artificial intelligence.
Ian Krietzberg
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January 8, 2026
Grok, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels
For more than two weeks, xAI’s Grok chatbot has been gamely stripping people to their undergarments in response to user prompts on X. How much legal exposure does the company face—and when will this dystopian episode come to an end?
Ian Krietzberg
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January 6, 2026
Is the A.I. “Frost” Coming in ’26?
Industry leaders agree that the rubber is finally hitting the road after years of hyper-investment in A.I.: Revenue needs to meet projections, and the magic of the technology must give way to practical, efficient utility. Or else…
Ian Krietzberg
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December 30, 2025
Has Google Finally Eaten Sam Altman’s Lunch?
Over the past three years, Google has responded to OpenAI’s ascent by investing heavily in A.I. development, building a baffling amount of data center infrastructure, and placing bets across the A.I. startup ecosystem. In 2025, Google finally caught up—and then surged ahead.
Ian Krietzberg
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December 23, 2025
He Said, Xi Said
A sobering conversation about the A.I. arms race between Washington and Beijing: what’s real, what’s overblown, and what China really wants.
Ian Krietzberg
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December 18, 2025
Adobe Is Partnering With Runway A.I.
The startup’s new Gen 4.5 model will be available in an exclusive early access window across Adobe's products, in a bid to supercharge Hollywood—ideally without alienating creatives, themselves.
Ian Krietzberg
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December 18, 2025
How Iger Learned to Love A.I.
Disney, one of the most copyright-protective companies in Hollywood, is bear-hugging OpenAI and going to war with Google. But monetizing digital knockoffs of its most iconic characters (and getting on the cap table with Altman) is just the start.
Ian Krietzberg
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December 16, 2025
Trump’s A.I. War on States’ Rights
The president’s new executive order is filled with directives aiming to curb states’ ability to pass A.I. regulations. But there’s little consensus on how much impact the E.O. will actually have.
Ian Krietzberg
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December 11, 2025
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective A.I.s
As Americans turn to chatbots for therapy and companionship, Mark Manson is rolling out Purpose, an A.I. life coach designed to challenge users, keep track of their issues, and, hopefully, avoid the pitfalls of other platforms.
Ian Krietzberg
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December 9, 2025
Make It Brain
One of the most promising new developments in neuroscience is the ability to digitally simulate mice brains—a technology that not only offers a glimpse into the black box of the human mind, but also how to build a better A.I.
Ian Krietzberg
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December 4, 2025
Sin City’s A.I. Evangelists
A revealing dispatch from Amazon’s annual A.I. conference, where the sideline chatter revolved around how to turn the technology into an actual, viable business product. It might sound hyperbolic, but the future of this multitrillion-dollar industry hangs on this very problem…
Ian Krietzberg
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December 2, 2025
Trump’s A.I. Moon Landing
The administration’s Genesis Mission, an unprecedented attempt at public-private A.I. development, has been speciously compared to the Manhattan Project, which ended World War II, and the Apollo program, which brought us to space. But where is the money coming from—and what, exactly, is it poised to do?
Ian Krietzberg
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November 25, 2025
How A.I. Broke the Sound Barrier
Over the past half-decade, Nagish has emerged as one of the more promising companies harnessing A.I. to help hearing-impaired people with speech-to-text—and soon, real-time sign language translation.
Ian Krietzberg
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November 20, 2025
The Kingdom & The Power
As A.I. hyperscalers and startups around the country scramble to build data center capacity, the energy demands have become increasingly untenable for overburdened utility companies.
Ian Krietzberg
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November 18, 2025
Hollywood’s A.I. Doppelgänger Hunters
Among the infinite challenges introduced by the A.I. boom, deepfakes and digital impersonators are among the most pernicious. Loti, an A.I. startup catering to the entertainment industry, hopes to solve the problem at scale.