💻 Technology May 8, 2026 · Thomas Macaulay

The Download: AI malaise and babymaking tech

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The Download: AI malaise and babymaking tech
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This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology.



We’ve entered the era of AI malaise



AI is spreading everywhere, and it is not going away. But what will it do? What effect will it have on our society? Will it make life better, or worse? How will we know? What’s the plan?



This technology may very well take our jobs—or just crash the economy instead. Our apps are all getting injections of

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