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# 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

# 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

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

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

# tech

hate at first read: book spam by chat bots is smothering the web

Readers feel scammed. Authors are furious. But AI book slop continues to proliferate like a plague.
hate at first read: book spam by chat bots is smothering the web

# tech

why a.i. startups keep tilting at windmills

A new Stanford study says AI startups' products work exactly backwards according to their customers. How did that happen?
why a.i. startups keep tilting at windmills

# tech

sending a.i. to a digital reeducation camp

Chat bots keep telling right wing zealots what people really think of them, and they are not taking it well.
sending a.i. to a digital reeducation camp

# tech

elon musk's grok hits reich bottom

The disturbing lessons from chat bots trained exclusively on right wing sources and social media platforms.
elon musk's grok hits reich bottom

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