Beth Kowitt, Columnist

The End Is (Probably) Not Near

Bots aren’t coming alive and every US election isn’t an existential crisis. Can we chill?

February 4, 2026 at 10:00 PM UTC

Beth Kowitt is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering corporate America. She was previously a senior writer and editor at Fortune Magazine.

Relax, he’s harmless — for now. — Relax, he’s harmless — for now.
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Maybe we need to just chill a little bit. That’s the very welcome message I got from reading the latest columns from my colleagues Dave Lee and David M. Drucker this morning.