The synthetic social network is coming
Between ChatGPT’s surprisingly human voice and Meta’s AI characters, our feeds may be about to change forever
The Supernuclear Directory
aka the Table of Contents
Temperature impacts on hate speech online: evidence from 4 billion geolocated tweets from the USA
Our results highlight hate speech online as a potential channel through which temperature
alters interpersonal conflict and societal aggression. We provide empirical evidence
that hot and cold temperatures can aggravate aggressive tendencies online. The prevalence
of the results across climatic and socioeconomic subgroups points to limitations in
the ability of humans to adapt to temperature extremes.
Musk's AI chatbot spread election misinformation, secretaries of state say
They claimed X's AI chatbot, Grok, had spread "false information on ballot deadlines."
Experts have long warned about the threat of AI-driven misinformation, which is more salient than ever as the election heats up and voters are susceptible to lies about the candidates or voting process.
The Pop Craveification of Breaking News
We're all learning about major events through increasingly bizarre digital formats.
News hustlers, who operate primarily on X, but also Threads, Instagram, and any app with a native reshare button, are the Pop Crave model of news on steroids
CALLING ALL GEN Z: Phone Free Friday Summer Challenge!
This Summer, Let’s Reclaim Our Time (Starting June 14th)