Design thinking was supposed to fix the world. Where did it go wrong?
An approach that promised to democratize design may have done the opposite.
Reckons
I’m Running Out of Ways to Explain How Bad This Is
What’s happening in America today is something darker than a misinformation crisis.
The State of Chinese AI
SOTA research, chips, sanctions, and loopholes
AI Is a False God | The Walrus
The real threat with super intelligence is falling prey to the hype
The Coming Entropy Of Our World Order | NOEMA
How do we reconcile an increasingly fractured order with an increasingly planetary reality?
The Tech Baron Seeking to “Ethnically Cleanse” San Francisco
If Balaji Srinivasan is any guide, then the Silicon Valley plutocrats are definitely not okay.
The Map is Eating the Territory: The Political Economy of AI
It's all driven by who gets what
Misinformation is the symptom, not the disease | Daniel Williams
Explore philosopher Daniel Williams' perspective on the multifaceted nature of misinformation as a symptom of a larger societal issue, challenging the notion that debunking and censorship alone can provide a comprehensive solution to this pressing concern.
The Rise of Techno-authoritarianism
Silicon Valley has its own ascendant political ideology. It’s past time we call it what it is.
Rebecca Solnit: Slow Change Can Be Radical Change
“To see takes time, like to have a friend takes time.” –Georgia O’Keeffe * Someone at the dinner table wanted to know what everyone’s turning point on climate was, which is to say she w…
The Threat of Persuasive AI | by Mark Esposito, Josh Entsminger and Terence Tse - Project Syndicate
Mark Esposito, Josh Entsminger and Terence Tse warn that society is practically defenseless against those who would use technology to automate manipulation.
Marc Andreessen is a Techno-Extremist
The aestheticization of the struggle to integrate technological innovation is a dangerous path.
Lorna Finlayson · Let them eat oysters: Animal Ethics · LRB 5 October 2023
It hardly needs to be said that all is not well with our world. We are disempowered, isolated and (quite rationally)...
Artificial intelligence is powering politics – but it could also reboot democracy | Polly Curtis
Generative AI can involve citizens directly in decision-making, but not while developers’ incentives are only financial, says Polly Curtis, chief executive of Demos
China at the peak
The country's rise is complete, but don't expect a rapid decline.
"VC qanon" and the radicalization of the tech tycoons - Anil Dash
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