Mat Honan

Editor in chief Mat Honan reflects on how Gen Z is thinking about the rise of AI.

The most interesting things happening right now in AI aren’t happening in chatbots.

AI’s footprint today is likely the smallest it will ever be; how are we going to power it in the future?

Two new books attempt to tell the story of Sam Altman’s OpenAI, its ambitions, and its growing empire.

The key to artistic achievement isn’t about technology but the way artists apply it to express our humanity.

Google has owned search for decades. But is its market dominance keeping it from innovating in the age of AI?

Data barons at President Trump’s inauguration show the importance of relationships in the modern world. The latest issue of MIT Technology Review explores all kinds of partnerships.

It's true that powerful forces control what you can see on Facebook and Instagram. But it's not the media calling those shots. 

Driving into the future

Despite fewer clicks, copyright fights, and sometimes iffy answers, AI could unlock new ways to summon all the world’s knowledge

Plus a chat about Anduril and how AI is poised to transform warfare, and a great new Tiny Desk concert.

Plus a chat about how the Ukraine war is reshaping tech in Eastern Europe, and a stocking stuffer recommendation.

Plus: The inside story on Clear

Welcome to The Debrief with Mat Honan, your weekly take on the tech news that really matters, links to stories we love, and the occasional recommendation.

Rather than analyzing the news this week, I thought I’d lift the hood a bit on how we make it. 

The latest issue of MIT Technology Review is all about food, and more to the point, how we can use technology—high tech and low tech—to feed more people.

Recent demos of smart glasses from Meta and Snap have shown off some impressive visuals. But the brains are the thing.

These new AR glasses are amazing. And extremely goofy.

With this issue, we want to celebrate our milestone as a publication without dwelling too much on our own past.

There are fortunes to be had in making the things we play more appealing, more accessible, more fun.