2024: The Year in Technology | The Walrus

As technology evolves at breakneck speed, The Walrus has explored the latest shifts in social media, robotics, and one of this year’s most pressing topics: artificial intelligence.

Want to know what’s happening now—or what the future holds? Dive into stories on facial recognition, connectivity, tech hype, and more.

AI Is a False God

BY NAVNEET ALANG

The real threat with super intelligence is falling prey to the hype

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Humanities in The Age of AI

BY YOUTH FOR YOUTH

What artificial intelligence could mean for creativity, critical thinking and career growth

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Me, My Selfies, and I

BY ERIKA THORKELSON

Those of us on the line between Gen X and millennial are watching our identities shift and age in a way no previous generation has

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The North Runs on Facebook

BY EVA HOLLAND

At twenty, the social media giant might seem old school. For many of us up here, it’s still the place to be

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Social Media Is Warping History

BY COLIN HORGAN

#History is huge on TikTok, where counterintuitive takes flatter users into thinking they know the “real” story

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