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# tech

how ai can love bomb you into being an asshole

In ads, chatbots are omniscient arbiters and truth brokers. In practice, they're sycophantic enablers according to the latest research.
how ai can love bomb you into being an asshole

# tech

the great theoretical chatbot job apocalypse

According to Anthropic, LLMs can obliterate most white collar jobs. Well, theoretically...
the great theoretical chatbot job apocalypse

# tech

i prompt, therefore i am: how tech forgot about human agency

Tone deaf tech bros no longer seem to understand that their pitch for AI is fundamentally dystopian and dismissive.
i prompt, therefore i am: how tech forgot about human agency

# tech

why social media is ignoring a.i. slop

Social media isn't for people anymore. It's for bots, AI, investors, and metrics.
why social media is ignoring a.i. slop

# tech

cory doctorow stumbles into the paradox of code

Is code really a liability instead of an asset? Actually, it's more like Schrodinger's cat...
cory doctorow stumbles into the paradox of code

# tech

how social media and a.i. created the involuntary porn star

Sex tapes used to be shocking scandals. Now, you may be in one and not even know it.
how social media and a.i. created the involuntary porn star

# tech

how chatbots are turning white collar jobs into absurdist theater

The new edict in the office: use our AI, or else.
how chatbots are turning white collar jobs into absurdist theater

# tech

why the battle of creativity between humans and a.i. is rigged

AI slop isn't killing human creativity. It's doing something much worse.
why the battle of creativity between humans and a.i. is rigged

# tech

when machines won't need us anymore

What if Silicon Valley's high priests of AGI get their wish, but end up with a digital god that wants nothing to do with them?
when machines won't need us anymore

# tech

actually, no, chatbots aren't taking your job

A new study from Yale exposes the lie at the heart of the AI bubble.
actually, no, chatbots aren't taking your job

# tech

how chatbots' lies can get you killed in the middle of nowhere

And it's not a bug but a feature.
how chatbots' lies can get you killed in the middle of nowhere

# oddities

why peter thiel embraced roko's basilisk

Silicon Valley embraced a new religion. And it borrows quite heavily from an old one.
why peter thiel embraced roko's basilisk

# tech

how to automate phoning it in with a.i.

Business are lamenting that workers use generative AI to turn in subpar work, despite giving them every incentive to do so.
how to automate phoning it in with a.i.

# tech

why a.i. is designing and printing viruses

Yes, it sounds horrifying, but this technology can be used to prevent a brewing global crisis and cure complex diseases.
why a.i. is designing and printing viruses

# 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

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