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# tech

why so many of us are just not that into chatbots

AI adoption is at an all time high, but opinion of AI keeps on tumbling with every poll and study on the subject.
why so many of us are just not that into chatbots

# tech

no, your chatbots aren't secretly marxists at heart

But they can and do detect and complain about unfair treatment when asked, according to an experiment by Stanford researchers.
no, your chatbots aren't secretly marxists at heart

# tech

when ai becomes an exercise in existisitential boredom

Social media's AI zealots are cheering an exercise in complexity and reinventing the wheel for the sake of complexity and reinventing the wheel.
when ai becomes an exercise in existisitential boredom

# tech

the people who surrender their minds to machines

Some people are volunteering to hand over all their thinking to AI with serious implications for society.
the people who surrender their minds to machines

# tech

why everyone's code is suddenly written by ai

The dirty open secret behind why so many companies are trusting so much of their code to chatbots.
why everyone's code is suddenly written by ai

# health

the gullible, scattershot world of ai medicine

While medical AI is flourishing in labs, chatbots being used for medical help and advice are stumbling, and badly.
the gullible, scattershot world of ai medicine

# 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

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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

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