# content type: personal profile (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 9 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover content type: personal profile. Page: Feed: --- ## [Harvard Is Selling a $699 Course Taught by A.I. Clones of Its Faculty](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/business/dealbook/harvard-ai-faculty.html) _2026-08-22 · Sarah Kessler · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ To create a new bootcamp for entrepreneurs, Harvard Business School made A.I. avatars of its instructors. ## [Book Review: ‘The Anniversary,’ by Andrea Bajani](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/books/review/andrea-bajani-anniversary.html) _2026-08-22 · André Aciman · NYT \> Books_ “The Anniversary,” a novel by the Italian novelist Andrea Bajani, examines a marriage ravaged by abuse and malice. ## [Book Review: ‘The Great Wherever,’ by Shannon Sanders](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/books/review/the-great-wherever-shannon-sanders.html) _2026-08-22 · Nina LaCour · NYT \> Books_ In “The Great Wherever,” generations of spirits watch as their descendants debate whether or not to sell their ancestral home. ## [An Expert on Conflict Says Your Relationships Are Doomed Without It](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/magazine/priya-parker-interview.html) _2026-08-22 · David Marchese · NYT \> Books_ The author Priya Parker says the key to human connection is to lean into the fight. ## [The Month’s Best New Mystery Books](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/books/review/new-mystery-books.html) _2026-08-22 · Sarah Weinman · NYT \> Books_ Our columnist on four of the month’s best releases. ## [Anthropic Could Aim to Raise $100 Billion in Blockbuster I.P.O.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/technology/anthropic-ipo-100-billion.html) _2026-08-22 · Sri Muppidi, Lauren Hirsch and Erin Griffith · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ The offering could value the five-year-old A.I. start-up at $2 trillion, its bankers have told potential investors, which would exceed Elon Musk’s SpaceX. ## [The Local: Drama in the Boundary Waters](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/us/the-local-boundary-waters.html) _2026-08-21 · Jay Gabler · NYT \> Books_ William Kent Krueger talks about his thriller set in the Boundary Waters, a timely subject. ## [Margo Howard, Reluctant Columnist and Daughter of Ann Landers, Dies at 86](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/style/margo-howard-dead.html) _2026-08-21 · Penelope Green · NYT \> Books_ She published two books about her famous mother but didn’t fully embrace the family business until her late 50s, when she began writing “Dear Prudence” for Slate. ## [Hard Fork #208](https://www.nytimes.com/video/podcasts/100000011092280/hard-fork-208.html) _2026-08-21 · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ This week we’re talking about Mark Zuckerberg’s latest essay, “The Future Is for Everyone,” which outlines his positive new vision about the potential of A.I. But do we think it’s credible? Then, Pangram’s chief executive, Max Spero, joins us to talk about the breakout success of his A.I. slop detector. And finally, it’s time for our new segment all about math — we’re Running the Numbers. ## [Victor Niederhoffer, Trader Who Went Boom and Bust (Twice), Dies at 82](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/business/victor-niederhoffer-dead.html) _2026-08-21 · Michael S. Rosenwald · NYT \> Books_ He pioneered a technique for using computers to predict short-term movements in stock prices, something that proved to be hugely lucrative — when it worked. ## [Crush Every Threat in Real Time (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/XDP9BphaueU3) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ One agent for real-time detection, exposure tracking, and active defense. ## [Book Review: ‘The Breakup,’ by Kurt Andersen](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/books/review/kurt-andersen-breakup.html) _2026-08-21 · Jonathan Dee · NYT \> Books_ In Kurt Andersen’s new novel, “The Breakup,” a family navigates a nation ruptured by civil war. ## [Electricians Love Data Centers. You Should, Too.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/opinion/data-centers-electricians-union-labor.html) _2026-08-21 · Don Slaiman · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ Electricians like data centers. Here’s why you should, too. ## [Can Bessent’s ‘Big Tool Kit’ Calm Bond Investors?](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/business/dealbook/bessent-bonds-tool-kit.html) _2026-08-21 · Andrew Ross Sorkin, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Niko Gallogly, Brian O’Keefe and Sri Muppidi · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has vowed to step up efforts to restore calm to the debt markets. So far, it’s not working out that way. ## [OpenAI’s Two-Week Pause + Jill Lepore on the Threat of the “Artificial State” + Train of Thought](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/podcasts/openais-two-week-pause-jill-lepore-on-the-threat-of-the-artificial-state-train-of-thought.html) _2026-08-21 · Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Whitney Jones, Rachel Cohn, Vjeran Pavic, Katie McMurran, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano, Rowan Niemisto and Alyssa Moxley · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ “It is the first time that we know of that a major lab has voluntarily slowed down.” ## [A.I. Is Everywhere in China. See For Yourself.](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/08/21/world/asia/china-ai-life.html) _2026-08-21 · Agnes Chang, Vivian Wang, Jiwoong Hong, Aaron Byrd and Qilai Shen · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ Take a walk with us through Beijing, where everyday A.I. can be useful, gimmicky, or unexpectedly funny. ## [Back-to-School Picture Books by Amy Schwartz, Sophie Blackall, Oliver Jeffers and Chris Priestley](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/books/review/back-to-school-picture-books.html) _2026-08-21 · Jennifer Hubert Swan · NYT \> Books_ Works by Amy Schwartz, Sophie Blackall, Oliver Jeffers and Chris Priestley show little ones what they might miss if they stay home. ## [Book Review: ‘Life of M,’ by Rachel Cusk](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/books/review/life-of-m-rachel-cusk.html) _2026-08-21 · Alexandra Jacobs · NYT \> Books_ Though full of details that echo the life and career of Natalie Portman, “Life of M” remains chilly and abstract. ## [How Big Tech’s A.I. Borrowing Binge Is Driving Up Bond Yields](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/business/bond-yields-tech-ai-debt.html) _2026-08-20 · Joe Rennison · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ Analysts said the recent rise in Treasury yields partly reflected investor expectations that A.I.-driven growth could keep interest rates elevated. ## [Debating the Use of A.I. in Writing](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/opinion/letters/debating-ai-in-writing.html) _2026-08-20 · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ Readers responded to a column begging readers not to use A.I. to write. Also, a rush to build the White House ballroom; a Trump voter’s wife is detained by ICE; and Trump derangement syndrome. ## [Books Our Editors Loved This Week](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/books/review/20tbr-new-recommended-books.html) _2026-08-20 · NYT \> Books_ Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times. ## [Brisk AI News Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/3yzB1g5p1y2g) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to audio briefings for top stories. ## [A Few Expert Lawyers Dominate Supreme Court Arguments, a New Study Finds](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/us/politics/the-docket-supreme-court-lawyers.html) _2026-08-20 · Adam Liptak · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ Chief Justice Roberts, once such a lawyer, has said he has mixed feelings about the trend. ## [Ted Striggles, Who Helped His Fellow Dancers as a Lawyer, Dies at 84](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/arts/dance/ted-striggles-dead.html) _2026-08-20 · Brian Seibert · NYT \> Arts \> Dance_ He was best known for the influential 1976 guide “Poor Dancer’s Almanac,” which aimed to help starving artists survive in New York. ## [The Teens Taking On A.I. Data Centers](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/style/ai-data-centers-teens.html) _2026-08-20 · Callie Holtermann · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ Gen Z-ers are forming after-school clubs, speaking at community meetings — and sometimes wrestling with their own dependence on the technology. ## [Travis Barker on Surviving a Plane Crash, Miscarriage and Parenting Famous Kids](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/07/arts/music/travis-barker-hulu-documentary-popcast-interview.html) _2026-08-20 · Jon Caramanica, Joe Coscarelli and Ryan Lowry · NYT \> Arts \> Music_ A Popcast interview with Travis Barker of Blink-182 and reality TV fame. ## [The A.I.-Robotics Job Only a Human Can Do](https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/asia/100000011091777/india-ai-robots-human-movement.html) _2026-08-20 · Shawn Paik and Anindito Mukherjee · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ In India, some people are strapping cameras to their bodies to collect data on how humans move and train A.I. ## [The Indian City Where AI Is Creating Jobs for Humans](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/world/asia/ai-jobs-data-annotation-india-karur.html) _2026-08-20 · Jeremy W. Peters, Hari Kumar and Anindito Mukherjee · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ In the fast-growing field of data annotation, workers in a small city in south India train A.I. to improve how it performs tasks traditionally done by people. ## [Interview: Blake Crouch on ‘Dark Matter’ and His Favorite Books](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/books/review/blake-crouch-dark-matter.html) _2026-08-20 · NYT \> Books_ “Lots of white space on a page. Short paragraphs that move.” This month Apple TV airs Season 2 of a series based on his 2016 sci-fi thriller “Dark Matter.” ## [Bad Plot, Worse Graphics: Chinese Moviegoers Flock to a Low-Budget Hit](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/world/asia/niu-lai-chinese-movie-box-office.html) _2026-08-20 · Lily Kuo · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ With its pixelated visuals, “The Bull is Coming” is being celebrated for its authenticity in the age of A.I. and is shaping up to be a Gen Z cult classic. ## [Inside the Data Center Capital of the World](https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000011066777/inside-the-data-center-capital-of-the-world.html) _2026-08-19 · Cecilia Kang, Laura Bult, Gilad Thaler, Jon Miller, Thomas Vollkommer, June Kim and Jeff Ricker · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ Cecilia Kang, who covers technology and regulatory policy for The New York Times, traveled to the “data center capital of the world” to see how the A.I. boom is affecting Loudoun County, Va. ## [Stripe Buys A.I. Start-Up OpenRouter for $7.5 Billion](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/business/stripe-openrouter-ai.html) _2026-08-19 · Erin Griffith · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ The deal is significant for the artificial intelligence industry, uniting Stripe’s payments business with OpenRouter’s helping businesses direct their spending on A.I. models. ## [Watch chovy live code (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/axk7bHQWeS8i) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Join Mosh Coding streams with collaborative screen sharing and remote control, open source. ## [More Fed Officials Lost Patience About Elevated Inflation at Latest Meeting](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/business/federal-reserve-interest-rates.html) _2026-08-19 · Colby Smith · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s July gathering showed broadening support for higher borrowing costs to stamp out lingering price pressures. ## [Google’s Pixel 11 Comes With Plenty of A.I. Does Anyone Want That?](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/technology/personaltech/google-pixel-11-review.html) _2026-08-19 · Brian X. Chen and Minh Connors · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ The phone’s artificial intelligence can order groceries, book tables and take photos on a user’s behalf. But is it something people really want? ## [A County Got Rich From Data Centers. Some Question ‘At What Cost?’](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/technology/data-centers-backlash-loudoun-virginia.html) _2026-08-19 · Cecilia Kang and Caroline Gutman · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ Loudoun County, Va., hosts more than 250 data centers that bring in huge tax revenues. But some officials and residents worry the county has become too dependent on that cash. ## [Why A.I. Relationships Fizzle](https://www.nytimes.com/video/podcasts/100000011101005/ai-relationships-bridget-todd.html) _2026-08-19 · Anna Martin, Reva Goldberg, Davis Land, Sara Curtis, Lynn Levy and Rebecca Blandon · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ The writer and podcaster Bridget Todd tells the “Modern Love” podcast host, Anna Martin, why she believes even people who develop intensely intimate bonds with their chatbots lose interest in these “relationships” eventually. ## [The Movies That Get Dancers on Their Feet](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/t-magazine/dance-films-best-choreography.html) _2026-08-19 · Laura Regensdorf · NYT \> Arts \> Dance_ Savion Glover, Honey Balenciaga and other artists from the world of performance share their favorites, from era-defining musicals to art-house dramas. ## [Chinese Robot Maker Unitree Soars 500 Percent in Trading Debut](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/business/unitree-ipo-trading.html) _2026-08-19 · Steve Lohr · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ Unitree is the second major Chinese technology company linked to the country’s artificial intelligence boom to surge following its initial public offering in the past month. ## [The Rising Stakes of the Global Bond Rout](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/business/dealbook/bonds-yields-treasury-ai.html) _2026-08-19 · Andrew Ross Sorkin, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Niko Gallogly, Brian O’Keefe and Sri Muppidi · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ There were already several factors rattling investors. A further rise in bond yields is making things more expensive for everyone. ## [Feeling Lonely? These 8 Books Might Help.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/well/loneliness-books.html) _2026-08-19 · Anna Borges · NYT \> Books_ Psychologists, therapists and other experts share the works they recommend to people who are struggling to connect. ## [Bridget Todd Doesn’t Trust A.I., But She Told ChatGPT Everything](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/podcasts/bridget-todd-ai-chatgpt.html) _2026-08-19 · Anna Martin · NYT \> Modern Love Podcast_ The tech writer and podcaster Bridget Todd felt sorry for people who said they had relationships with chatbots. Then she became one of them. ## [Book Review: ‘The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State,’ by Jill Lepore](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/books/review/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-artificial-state-jill-lepore.html) _2026-08-19 · Jennifer Szalai · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ In a new book, Jill Lepore examines what happens when we abandon liberal democracy for rule by automation and machines. ## [Everyone’s Using This A.I. Dictation App That I Want to Murder With a Hammer](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/magazine/ai-dictation-app-wispr.html) _2026-08-19 · Amy X. Wang · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ Wispr Flow is supposed to make writing effortless and magical. So I “wrote” this column with it. ## [For Caitlin Simmers, Surfing Is a Dance Born on the Waves](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/arts/dance/caitlin-simmers-surf-dance.html) _2026-08-19 · Gia Kourlas · NYT \> Arts \> Dance_ Caitlin Simmers, a world champion surfer, sees her sport as dance. How does this translate? She’s as seamless as a ribbon. ## [Is A.I. Development Really on a Safe Path?](https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000011099984/is-ai-development-really-on-a-safe-path.html) _2026-08-18 · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ The recent OpenAI Hugging Face hack has raised questions about the safety of frontier A.I. models. Helen Toner, the executive director of Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology, discusses ways to improve A.I. safety without pausing development. ## [A Bitter Anniversary for Afghan Women](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/opinion/afghanistan-taliban-women.html) _2026-08-18 · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ Readers respond to a guest essay about the U.S. failure in Afghanistan and the Taliban’s oppression of women. Also: the use of A.I. in medicine. ## [An A.I. Tax Boom Could Curtail America’s Debt. But Not Solve It.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/us/politics/ai-national-debt-budget.html) _2026-08-18 · Andrew Duehren · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ The consequences of A.I. for the budget will largely hinge on whether — and to what extent — the technology reshapes the labor market. ## [OpenAI Introduces ‘ChatGPT for Teens’ as Safety Concerns Grow](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/technology/chatgpt-for-teens-openai.html) _2026-08-18 · Cecilia Kang · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ The artificial intelligence start-up announced a chatbot mode that will automatically limit some conversations to better protect young users. ## [The A.I.s Are Already Out of Control](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-helen-toner.html) _2026-08-18 · Ezra Klein, Rollin Hu and Jack McCordick · NYT \> The Ezra Klein Show_ Helen Toner, who served on OpenAI’s board, hopes the recent hack by that company’s models serves as a warning. ## [Book Review: ‘The Book of Chuck,’ by Charmaine Wilkerson](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/books/review/the-book-of-chuck-latoya-watkins.html) _2026-08-18 · Charmaine Wilkerson · NYT \> Books_ In “The Book of Chuck,” clairvoyance is a terrible inheritance. ## [Book Review: ‘Range,’ by Dorthe Nors](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/books/review/range-dorthe-nors.html) _2026-08-18 · Charlotte Wood · NYT \> Books_ In “Range,” by the Danish writer Dorthe Nors, a misfit astrophysicist lives alone in the wilderness, struggling to connect. ## [I Let My Students Watch Me Struggle With a Masterpiece. It Changed Everything.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/opinion/higher-ed-dostoevsky-attention.html) _2026-08-17 · Matt Dinan · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ Teachers need to model the passion they want to see.