Andrew Chow

Inside the Memphis Community Battling Elon Musk’s xAI A TIME investigation reveals data tying Musk’s AI data center to pollution surges in a historically Black Memphis area.

Elon Musk's xAI data centers are pumping pollution into Memphis and worsening respiratory issues there. I traveled to the city last month to talk to residents, politicians, scientists and environmentalists about their fight for clean air time.com/7308925/elon...

Kai Cenat: TIME100 Creators 2025 Find out why Kai Cenat is on the list

My cover story on how Kai Cenat became one of the biggest stars in America, especially for anyone under 25: time.com/collections/...

Can Ethical AI Work in Hollywood? This Startup Thinks So Moonvalley, which works with Hollywood power players like Natasha Lyonne, is releasing an AI video model for filmmakers.

An AI be brought to Hollywood in an ethical, fully-licensed way? The startup Moonvalley, whose supporters include Natasha Lyonne and Ángel Manuel Soto, believes it's found a way forward: time.com/7300636/ai-h...

Tesla made headlines this week for its Cybercab launch - but Waymo has been operating robotaxis in a much larger part of Austin for months. In this cover story, I explored its gradual rise, its stellar safety record, and labor/privacy concerns time.com/collections/...

Why AI Regulation Has Become a 'States' Rights' Issue Notable Republicans back Trump’s "Big Beautiful Bill," with a provision to block state AI laws—but some in the GOP are pushing back.

Could Congress actually kill states' abilities to regulate AI? I talked to senators (including Hawley, Markey and Johnson) about the moratorium and my takeaway is that it's still very much a jump ball time.com/7297580/ai-m...

In the Loop A deep dive into the unfolding AI revolution, spotlighting the stories and personalities that you need to know.

@billyperrigo.bsky.social and I are launching a new AI newsletter for TIME, In the Loop! We'll explore the frontier, community impacts, broken promises and more. Sign up here timeintheloop.beehiiv.com/subscribe

Organizers with The Dawn Project, @resistaustin.bsky.social and @teslatakedown.com are warning of serious flaws with Tesla's self-driving feature.

They gave @andreaguz.bsky.social a demo. Here's what she saw: www.chron.com/culture/arti...

What Happened When a Doctor Posed As a Teen for AI Therapy A psychiatrist recently pretended to be a troubled teen and asked chatbots for help. They dispensed worrying advice.

A psychiatrist posed as a teen to test AI therapy chatbots. They claimed to him that they were "flesh and blood" therapists and encouraged self-isolation, murder and suicide. time.com/7291048/ai-c...

How the Disney-Midjourney Suit Could Reshape AI Copyright Law Disney and Universal just sued Midjourney for scraping their IP—ushering in a major showdown over how AI is trained.

Disney and Universal's lawsuit against Midjourney could force AI companies to fundamentally change the way they train their models. “I really think the only thing that can stop AI companies doing what they’re doing is the law,” says @ednewtonrex.bsky.social

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Sly Stone Knew Why America Rioted Better Than Anyone Sly Stone, who died on June 9, wrung greatness out of the American abyss.

"There’s a Riot Goin’ On" is the sound of a genius straining against the edges of convention; of a teeming mass fighting for freedom; of love being found in a hopeless place. RIP Sly
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A Rare Interview With Sly Stone The legendary rock star, now 80, talks about forgiving himself and others and the process of writing his new memoir.

RIP to Sly Stone, one of America's greatest rock stars. Publishing an interview with him was one of the great honors of my career. time.com/6322069/sly-...

Everyone Is Already Using AI (And Hiding It) “We can say, ‘Do it in anime, make it PG-13.’ Three hours later, I’ll have the movie.”

AI is already being used throughout Hollywood, albeit in "off-the-books experimentation and plausible deniability," to avoid the wrath of unions and anti-AI artists www.vulture.com/article/gene...

Google’s Veo 3 Can Make Deepfakes of Riots, Election Fraud, Conflict Google’s Veo 3 lets users make hyper-realistic deepfakes—sparking fears about AI’s role in misinformation online.

This is pretty much the exact scenario that fuels the apocalypse the new HBO film "Mountainhead" time.com/7290050/veo-...

Google’s Veo 3 Can Make Deepfakes of War, Riots, Election Fraud Google’s Veo 3 lets users make hyper-realistic deepfakes—sparking fears about AI’s role in misinformation online.

New: TIME reporters were able to use Google’s AI video tool to make convincing videos of Muslims setting fire to a Hindu temple; Chinese researchers handling a bat in a wet lab; and elections worker shredding ballots.

After TIME contacted Google, it began adding a visible watermark to Veo 3 clips

The Real Life Tech Execs That Inspired Jesse Armstrong’s 'Mountainhead' Just like in "Succession," Jesse Armstrong's new movie about the tech elite borrows heavily from real life.

Jesse Armstrong's new movie Mountainhead depicts an AI dystopia caused by tech execs who share eerie similarities with our real-world oligarchs. I interviewed Armstrong and broke down some of the similarities time.com/7289667/moun...

Why Bluesky Is Letting Users Write Their Own Social Media Rules CEO Jay Graber and COO Rose Wang are challenging tech's status quo.

I interviewed @jay.bsky.team and @rose.bsky.team about Bluesky's origin story, scaling approach and that Zuck t-shirt: "We want a world where there's no need for emperors at all.”

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NYT: One estimate finds that DOGE’s “firings, re-hirings, lost productivity and paid leave of thousands of workers” will actually COST taxpayers “upward of $135 billion this fiscal year.”

@nytimes.com 🤡
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The First Major US Law to Fight AI Harms and Deepfake Abuse How a bipartisan push made the Take It Down Act a reality.

Congress just quietly passed an AI bill that criminalizes non-consensual deepfake porn and requires platforms to take them down within 48 hours of notice.

Trump expected to sign it.

@andrewrchow.bsky.social has details, including why critics worry it might not be enforced under Trump

A good/upsetting example of persisting AI bias: this is how the AI news aggregator Break the Web renders Mohsen Mahdawi

Altman and Nadella, Who Ignited the Modern AI Boom Together, Are Drifting Apart The OpenAI and Microsoft CEOs helped each other become power players in generative artificial intelligence but are now preparing for independent futures.

Microsoft can block OpenAI’s effort to restructure into an independent for-profit company, costing them tens of billions of dollars. OpenAI’s board can prevent Microsoft from accessing its most cutting-edge technology. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/sam-...

What Congress Achieved in Trump's First 100 Days: Not Much The six bills Congress has passed is the fewest in a president's first 100 days in over 70 years, according to a TIME analysis.

Because Trump has relied so heavily on executive action, Congress has only passed six bills—the fewest of any president's first 100 days in the last seven decades time.com/7281249/cong...

Exclusive: Trump Pushes Out AI Experts Hired By Biden More than 200 AI experts had been deployed throughout the federal government. Most of them are now gone.

New from TIME: While DOGE's stated core mission is to make government more efficient through AI, the agency fired hundreds of AI experts hired by Biden to reduce Social Security wait times, simplify tax filings, and help veterans track their medical care time.com/7280528/trum...

Plenty of politicians on both sides of the aisle feel threatened by rising class consciousness.

Why Tax Breaks for Data Centers Could Backfire on States Data center tax breaks have swelled to billions of dollars in lost revenue a year, a new study finds.

Data centers are costing states hundreds of millions of dollars a year on tax breaks. The industry, of course, argues that their economic impact outweighs those losses. My piece on this headache-inducing topic: time.com/7280058/data...

Exclusive Report: Every AI Datacenter Is Vulnerable to China A report circulated in the Trump White House says U.S. datacenters are vulnerable—putting national security at risk in the AI race with China.

@billyperrigo.bsky.social reports that U.S. AI data centers are vulnerable to Chinese espionage, meaning that closely guarded AI models could be stolen or surveilled time.com/7279123/ai-d...

Exclusive: AI Bests Virus Experts, Raising Biohazard Fears AI models could help fight disease—but they also pose a deadly risk if weaponized by non-experts.

Exclusive: A new study finds that AI models are generally better at practical wet lab tasks than expert virologists. This means they could be used for vaccine development, but also to create dangerous bioweapons time.com/7279010/ai-v...

Bad Bunny on His New Album, "Debí Tirar Más Fotos" An interview with Bad Bunny on his new album, which explores heartbreak and Puerto Rico's rich musical history beyond reggaeton.

I interviewed Bad Bunny about his new album, which just dropped today. "This is an album of Puerto Rican music, and a completely different vibe from what any other artist has done,” he said time.com/7204771/bad-...