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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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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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