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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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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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the global business of destroying societies with social media

Grifters and trolls around the world are making bank destabilizing nations with lies.
the global business of destroying societies with social media

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big tech is killing the internet. but that may be a good thing...

Sometimes, the biggest mistake is not letting things crash and burn.
big tech is killing the internet. but that may be a good thing...

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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

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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

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