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What technology takes from us – and how to take it back
What technology takes from us – and how to take it back
The long read: Decisions outsourced, chatbots for friends, the natural world an afterthought: Silicon Valley is giving us life void of connection. There is a way out – but it’s going to take collective effort
·theguardian.com·
What technology takes from us – and how to take it back
Why the Moltbook frenzy was like Pokémon
Why the Moltbook frenzy was like Pokémon
The social network for AI bots resembled a spectator battle, with AI enthusiasts competing to make their agents look sentient.
·technologyreview.com·
Why the Moltbook frenzy was like Pokémon
01shoptalk-AI-washing-illo
01shoptalk-AI-washing-illo
As companies blame artificial intelligence for layoffs, skeptics wonder whether that explanation captures the full picture.
·nytimes.com·
01shoptalk-AI-washing-illo
MSN
MSN
·msn.com·
MSN
Forbes 250: America’s Greatest Innovators
Forbes 250: America’s Greatest Innovators
The Forbes Innovator 250: America's Greatest Innovators showcases the visionaries shaping our future. Find the full list of great minds and the mark they are leaving on our history.
·forbes.com·
Forbes 250: America’s Greatest Innovators
Introduction
Introduction
If you want to lace shoes, tie shoes or learn about shoelaces, “Ian's Shoelace Site” is the place!
·fieggen.com·
Introduction
Even Dollar Tree Is Going After Rich Shoppers Now
Even Dollar Tree Is Going After Rich Shoppers Now
The discount retailer is moving into higher-income neighborhoods, a sign of an economy increasingly catered to wealthy people.
·bloomberg.com·
Even Dollar Tree Is Going After Rich Shoppers Now
Chatbots Make Terrible Doctors, New Study Finds
Chatbots Make Terrible Doctors, New Study Finds
Chatbots provided incorrect, conflicting medical advice, researchers found: “Despite all the hype, AI just isn't ready to take on the role of the physician.”
·404media.co·
Chatbots Make Terrible Doctors, New Study Finds
The AI Vampire
The AI Vampire
The AI Vampire This was an unusually hard post to write, because it flies in the face of everything else going on. I first started noticing a concerning new phenomenon a month ago, just after the new …
·steve-yegge.medium.com·
The AI Vampire
Two kinds of AI users are emerging. The gap between them is astonishing.
Two kinds of AI users are emerging. The gap between them is astonishing.
A bifurcation is happening in AI adoption - power users shipping products in days versus everyone else generating meeting agendas. Enterprise tool choices are accelerating the divide.
·martinalderson.com·
Two kinds of AI users are emerging. The gap between them is astonishing.
AI Doesn’t Reduce Work—It Intensifies It
AI Doesn’t Reduce Work—It Intensifies It
An eight-month study found that these tools made productivity surge—as well as cognitive fatigue, unsustainable hours, and other problems.
·hbr.org·
AI Doesn’t Reduce Work—It Intensifies It
Amazon Is Closing Its Fresh Grocery, Go Convenience Stores
Amazon Is Closing Its Fresh Grocery, Go Convenience Stores
Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go stores will close, the company said in a blog post on Tuesday, with some locations converted into Whole Foods Market stores. Most ...
·finance.yahoo.com·
Amazon Is Closing Its Fresh Grocery, Go Convenience Stores
comma.ai
comma.ai
An AI upgrade for your car. Make driving chill.
·comma.ai·
comma.ai
The Singularity will Occur on a Tuesday
The Singularity will Occur on a Tuesday
src={alwaysHasBeen.src} alt="Always has been astronaut meme" / "Wait, the singularity is just humans freaking out?" "Always has been." Everyone in
·campedersen.com·
The Singularity will Occur on a Tuesday
Base-edited baby: 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2026
Base-edited baby: 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2026
Baby KJ was the first to receive a bespoke gene-editing treatment. Personalized drugs for others could be approved within the next few years.
·technologyreview.com·
Base-edited baby: 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2026
The AI Proficiency Report | Section
The AI Proficiency Report | Section
The first report to measure the state of AI proficiency in the modern workforce
·sectionai.com·
The AI Proficiency Report | Section