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This is what it looks like to be colorblind
This is what it looks like to be colorblind
Pro tip: when you meet a colorblind person, don’t repeatedly point to things and ask what color they are.
·theverge.com·
This is what it looks like to be colorblind
Tech’s very bad year, in numbers
Tech’s very bad year, in numbers
Reduced investment and large-scale layoffs have created dark times for tech globally.
·restofworld.org·
Tech’s very bad year, in numbers
When Content Creation Goes to Zero
When Content Creation Goes to Zero
AI is making a world where it costs nothing to produce anything. What happens next?
·every.to·
When Content Creation Goes to Zero
Chatbots Got Big—and Their Ethical Red Flags Got Bigger
Chatbots Got Big—and Their Ethical Red Flags Got Bigger
Researchers have spent years warning that text-generation algorithms can spew bias and falsehoods. Tech giants are rushing them into products anyway.
·wired.com·
Chatbots Got Big—and Their Ethical Red Flags Got Bigger
The age of Agile must end
The age of Agile must end
30 years ago the technology industry attempted to import Lean practices — it failed. Instead of “continuous improvement,” progress halted…
·uxdesign.cc·
The age of Agile must end
Here's how to work around ChatGPT's inaccuracies
Here's how to work around ChatGPT's inaccuracies
We already have Google, so why expect ChatGPT to have all the answers, asks an academic? Here he outlines how to make creative use of its capabilities.
·weforum.org·
Here's how to work around ChatGPT's inaccuracies
I was wrong about Google and Facebook: there’s nothing wrong with them (so say we all)
I was wrong about Google and Facebook: there’s nothing wrong with them (so say we all)
It’s always difficult admitting you’re wrong. But sometimes, it’s exactly what you have to do in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary. So, today, I admit that I was wrong about Google, Facebook, and surveillance capitalism in general being toxic for our human rights and democracy. You see, it simply cannot be true given how they are endorsed by some of the most well-respected groups and organisations in the world.
·ar.al·
I was wrong about Google and Facebook: there’s nothing wrong with them (so say we all)
The House Always Wins: The Algorithmic Gamblification of Work
The House Always Wins: The Algorithmic Gamblification of Work
Recent technological developments are transforming the basic terms of worker compensation. Rather than receive a salary or predictable hourly wage, workers in the on-demand economy are often paid…
·lpeproject.org·
The House Always Wins: The Algorithmic Gamblification of Work