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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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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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how mental comfort is killing the web

Science says that as we get older, we stop asking questions to which we may not like the answers.
how mental comfort is killing the web

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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the prophets of social media's demise

Social media doomers are thinking of what will replace big platforms as they fail. They may be jumping the gun on that...
the prophets of social media's demise

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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

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how do you build the everything machine?

Our tech oligarchs want an "AGI." No one really knows what that actually means.
how do you build the everything machine?

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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

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