Welcome to Big Ideas, a Prospect survey of next-generation solutions for pressing policy problems. Our writers scour the policy landscape to find out how to bring ...

AI brings us face to face with our ignorance and challenges us to ask who we are and what we want to do when we are not the ones in control. Photo: The Shadow Robot company's dextrous hand robot ...

Right now, workplace generative AI use is largely concentrated among people using AI tools to boost their individual productivity. They might use it for coding projects, marketing plans, and research ...

The influential computer scientist Mark Weiser once wrote that “a good tool is an invisible tool. By invisible, I mean that the tool does not intrude on your consciousness; you focus on the task, not ...

As social media platforms increasingly rely on algorithms to moderate content, online communities are changing how they speak to evade their censors. Sensitive or suggestive topics such as suicide and ...

Imagine a large language model like ChatGPT or Grok that writes a perfect email for you. It feels a bit like a superpower that provides instant clarity, served up with the tap of a finger of your ...