Anthropic wants Claude’s constitution to be more than an ideal by the end of 2026. After a summer of misalignment incidents, researchers have a lot of questions.

AI psychosis may be the most visible example of something much bigger and stranger. Excerpt: "LLMs influence our beliefs not just because they agree with us. They influence our beliefs because they are socially participating in reality with us. What makes something feel real isn’t that we say we believe it. Rather, it’s that our experiences exist in a world we share with others. For most of human history, new technologies have extended our cognitive capacities. Now they are p

Bank Hapoalim gave shares to customers, many of whom had never invested before.

AI will likely impact everything from the economy to the battlefield, but exactly how remains to be seen.

The more we use AI, the more it can start to shape our judgment, warns Wharton’s Cornelia Walther.

In this Nano Tool for Leaders, Wharton’s Maurice Schweitzer and Columbia’s Adam Galinsky explain how effective apologies rebuild trust through accountability and action.

The leaders of Ralston College attempt to revive our culture by teaching ancient Greek to their humanities grad students. Excerpt: "Mr. Blackwood sees these students as “the Navy SEALs of Western civilization, prepared to do the heavy lifting of regeneration. It’s a small beginning, but they go out and carry the flame with them.” The gentler Mr. Conlon clarifies that these “Navy SEALs are humanists. The most essential ingredient is a stance of gratitude and love toward the tr

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The feeling of existential loss was long thought to be uniquely human. But studies of coyotes, cockatoos and other creatures are prompting some scientists to reconsider.

To build a better world in the age of AI, students need grounding in indispensable ideas. Excerpt: "In 1970, the poet, educator, and architect June Jordan posed the following question during a middle-school graduation speech in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn: “Where are the central, required courses that will teach us our real heritage of heroes and heroines, rebellion, and loving accomplishment?” Questions like this are at the forefront of my mind lately. Like Jordan, I’m a writer who

....while the United States and China are still economic and strategic rivals jostling for advantage, they both realize that there is now an intruder into their two-superpower marriage: the superempowered bad actor.

In an excerpt from his new book, 'Co-Existence,' Wharton’s Ethan Mollick explores AI’s rapid advances and their inevitable impact on how we work and live.

In an excerpt from his new book, ‘The Insider Advantage,’ Wharton’s Matthew Bidwell examines what provides a fulfilling career, as well as which jobs have the highest and lowest job satisfaction.

DM Good morning! What are your thoughts, concerns and estimates of likelihoods that, if this interview offers overall truth about Musk's agenda, he will ultimately succeed? Good morning. I’ll research this before estimating anything. The interview comes from two critics making strong claims, so I’ll check those claims and bring in the strongest counter-readings. I’ll treat “success” as several separate questions rather than one: the near-term political and midterm effects, e

Alice Walton is helping the Ozark region shed its “flyover” status by creating civic projects with top architects. The Waltons say they are “giving back.” What is the region giving up?

The once-bustling corridors of the State Department are tomblike as ambassadors scrape for information

Clinical psychologist Ramani Durvasula explains what narcissism really is, how to spot it, and why most of what circulates online gets it wrong.

A new study from Wharton’s Adam Grant finds narcissism is the common denominator among CEOs who are most resistant to remote and hybrid work. KEY TAKEAWAYS Not every leader who resists remote work is narcissistic, but narcissistic leaders are the ones who are most likely to resist remote work. Resistance is based on their desire for power, status, and agency over their employees. When asking a narcissistic leader for a hybrid schedule, don’t make demands. Take a collaborative

Good day! Per our recent conversation regarding Holophrens as systems, I seek to add to your thinking about this topic. While every holophren is a system (aka: integrated elements for a function or purpose), holophren embodiment design (HED) often includes other internal or external/ambient systems, which may also be holophrens. For example, systems may "nested" be within the 13 distinct areas of a holophren, or one or more holophren may be within other systems, some of whic

Wendell Berry’s iconoclasm reminds liberals and conservatives that neither camp has a monopoly on truth.