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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

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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

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quantum of bitcoin: the end of money as we know it

Magic internet money is quietly racing an existential threat from quantum computing, as is all encryption used today.
quantum of bitcoin: the end of money as we know it

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the bot takeover of the web is faster than ever

Bots have either just overtaken humans as the majority users of the web, or are just about to. And it's only going to get worse.
the bot takeover of the web is faster than ever

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how to get ghosted, with technical benefits

With a new look and feel and years of posts back together under one roof, this update has been a long time coming...
how to get ghosted, with technical benefits

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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

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the great theoretical chatbot job apocalypse

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

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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

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is the future of social media the same as its past?

Why breaking the grip of giant social media platforms may require a major step back into the web's early days.
is the future of social media the same as its past?

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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

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the syn/ack-gogue of a.i. doomsday

Thanks to an explosion of cheap computing power, AI is advancing faster than ever. But one of it's high priests seems to be firmly stuck in the past millennium...
the syn/ack-gogue of a.i. doomsday

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maga's final solution to the tiktok problem

Handing TikTok to Trump's friends seems like a slam dunk for MAGA's PR goals, but the platform may be too unruly and too feisty to easily manipulate.
maga's final solution to the tiktok problem

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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

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substack: the poster child of the zero click web

The creative, open web is being strangled by homogenized omni-platforms. Just look at the evolution of Substack.
substack: the poster child of the zero click web

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the 4channification of the web

No one forgot about 4chan. The site may be on and off, but we all live in the world its worst trolls built.
the 4channification of the web

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