But they’re also offering something the ChatGPTs of the world cannot: an AI that’s not smart in the general sense, but that ‘thinks’ like you do. I certainly feel stretched thin at work sometimes, wishing I could be in two places at once, and I bet you do too. How lidar measures the cost of climate disastersThe wildfires that swept through Los Angeles County this January left an indelible mark on the Southern California landscape. Now, researchers are using lidar (light detection and ranging) technology to precisely measure these changes in the landscape’s geometry—helping them understand and track the cascading effects of climate disasters. —Jon KeeganThis story is from our new print edition, which is all about the future of security.