A cryptocurrency cruise ship venture ended in chaos. Investors dreamed of a libertarian utopia at sea. Instead, they faced technical failures and legal disputes. The ambitious project quickly fell apart. A grand vision sank into disarray.
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MIT Tech Review explains tech's complex world. Our writers show you what's next. Read more from the series here. Each new major AI model causes a pause. The community waits for METR's vital safety tests. Only then does the tension ease.
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A computer scientist argues crypto is a harmful scam. It wastes insane amounts of energy for no real benefit. The tech mostly enables fraud, speculation, and environmental damage. He believes the world would be better off without it entirely. So, he says all cryptocurrency should die in a fire.
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