by Steven Levy | Feb 20, 2026 | Backchannel, Business, Business / Tech Culture
Anthropic doesn’t want its AI used in autonomous weapons or government surveillance. Those carve-outs could cost it a major military contract....
by Steven Levy | Feb 13, 2026 | Backchannel, Business, Business / Tech Culture
As the housing market stalls, Zillow’s CEO sees AI as “an ingredient rather than a threat” that can both help the company protect its turf and reinvent how people search for homes....
by Steven Levy | Feb 6, 2026 | Backchannel, Business, Business / Tech Culture
As AI systems grow more powerful, Anthropic’s resident philosopher says the startup is betting Claude itself can learn the wisdom needed to avoid disaster....
by Steven Levy | Jan 23, 2026 | Backchannel, Business, Business / Tech Culture
A research paper suggests AI agents are mathematically doomed to fail. The industry doesn’t agree. Source
by Paresh Dave | Dec 19, 2025 | Backchannel, Business, Business / Tech Culture
Could the AI industry be on the verge of its first major layoffs? Will China spread propaganda to slow the US data-center building boom? Where are AI agents headed?...
by Molly Taft | Dec 12, 2025 | Backchannel, Business, Business / Tech Culture
Fears about AI data centers’ water use have exploded. Experts say the reality is far more complicated than people think. Source
