# health

losing your mind one prompt at a time

Mental health professionals are starting to treat patients suffering from psychotic episodes after spending too much time with chatbots.
losing your mind one prompt at a time

# tech

the prophets of social media's demise

Social media doomers are thinking of what will replace big platforms as they fail. They may be jumping the gun on that...
the prophets of social media's demise

# tech

making music no one needs to hear

Video platforms are awash in AI slop. Now, it's coming for music and podcasting too, even though no one is excited about it...
making music no one needs to hear

# tech

how do you build the everything machine?

Our tech oligarchs want an "AGI." No one really knows what that actually means.
how do you build the everything machine?

# space

what space exploration doomers get wrong about humanity

As we dream of exploring the galaxy, but some insist we're forever stuck in our solar system. Is this a cold, hard truth, or just contrarian naysaying?
what space exploration doomers get wrong about humanity

# longform

how and why covid broke the modern world

One virus, at just the right time, and with just the right virulence, managed to expose every weakness of our society.
how and why covid broke the modern world

# oddities

why the oligarchy needs you to have kids

Far from trying to depopulate the planet, the champions of late stage capitalism are desperate for you to breed.
why the oligarchy needs you to have kids

# tech

why we're all becoming equally worthless

More and more, people in power see us as disposable things or "NPCs." And how AI is being pitched to them is making it worse.
why we're all becoming equally worthless

# health

why doctors should always question a.i.

When doctors start relying on AI tools to help diagnose cancer, their manual detection skills atrophy. The consequences can be dire.
why doctors should always question a.i.

# tech

why social media may be doomed to stay a toxic, angry mess

Hi, it's us. We are the problem, says a study on how to fix social media.
why social media may be doomed to stay a toxic, angry mess

# tech

why we're a step closer to merging humans with machines

Scientists are fusing biology and electronics in new and promising ways.
why we're a step closer to merging humans with machines

# tech

when only the executives have a job

Companies are bragging about record-setting layoffs thanks to AI, promising investors astronomical profits. How? They haven't gotten that far yet.
when only the executives have a job

# tech

too big to crash: chatbots could now tank the economy

The AI economy is here, but not in the way it's been advertised...
too big to crash: chatbots could now tank the economy

# tech

why a.i. can't help you find yourself

People are trusting AI more and more for life and career coaching. Too bad machines are just as bad at is as humans.
why a.i. can't help you find yourself

# tech

why you should't ask a chatbot to treat your mental health

Treating ChatGPT like your personal therapist can do a lot more harm than good.
why you should't ask a chatbot to treat your mental health

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