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For the month of April we're profiling the individuals who made our inaugural list of the 30 top thinkers under 30, the young men and women we predict will have a serious impact on the social, political, and economic issues we cover every day here at Pacific Standard.

• By Avital Andrews

As artificial intelligence advances and our toys become more and more like us, we must consider the ethics of extracting pleasure from the machines.

• By Cody C. Delistraty

Google co-founder Sergey Brin is using masculinity as a metaphor for power to appeal to the elite.

• By Lisa Wade