A deep dive into AI as a normal technology vs. a humanlike intelligence and how major public policy based on controlling superintelligence may make things worse
An alternative to the vision of AI as a potential superintelligence — We articulate a vision of artificial intelligence (AI) as normal technology. Bluesky: @taumuyi , @knightcolumbia.org , @tedunder...
Meta saying it expects AI characters to populate its apps is its friendly rebrand of an effective but alienating overhaul meant to automate social interactions
nymag.com/intelligence... @hypervisible : “A lot of formerly social aspects of a platform like Facebook, in other words, have already been automated and replaced with machine learning, but each step i...
Polymarket user Fredi9999, a self-described Frenchman, says he bet $30M+ on Trump after analyzing polls; he can't exit his wagers without crashing the market
Any Guesses? Hristina Vasileva / Cryptopolitan : Polymarket whale carries large unrealized loss after injecting $7M in new Trump bets Turner Wright / Cointelegraph : Frenchman behind Trump Polymarket ...
Apple's WWDC demos, with the integration of generative AI across its products, show the value of seeing AI as a feature rather than a standalone app or device
what's not to love? Michael J. Miller / PCMag : Apple Intelligence Satisfies Demand, But Doesn't Change the Game M.G. Siegler / Spyglass : “AI” is Apple's “Voldemort” Ben Thompson / Stratechery : [FRE...
X's pivot to video mirrors past social media trends, but its reliance on user-generated videos from TikTok and other platforms may not ensure long-term success
X's New Video Strategy Is a Pivot to Nowhere Ananya Gairola / Benzinga : X Calls Itself ‘Indispensable’ With 8B Minutes And 1.7M New Users Every Day — But Users Question If It's Making Money X: John H...
Angry constituents flood congressional offices with calls following TikTok's push notification asking users to call their representatives about a possible ban
Tiktok is owned by an adversary of the US. But so is Microsoft, Meta, Google, Twitter, Amazon, and most of the other tech giants. … X: Cat Zakrzewski / @cat_zakrzewski : Some Congressional offices ha...
Chrome's upcoming “Help Me Write” experimental AI feature could be a key step in making the web a place where most words are written by bots instead of people
John Herrman / New York Magazine : Mastodon: @abominabledrh@mastodon.ie . Bluesky: @harbourfordyce.bsky.social . X: @jwherrman , @intelligencer , and @jwherrman . Forums: Hacker News Mastodon: @abomi...
Chrome's upcoming “Help Me Write” experimental AI feature could be a key step in making the web a place where most words are written by bots instead of people
Starting next month, Google will begin rolling on a new experimental feature in Chrome, the most popular browser on Earth … Bluesky: @harbourfordyce.bsky.social . X: @jwherrman , @nymag , and @jwherrm...
A look at the vast and mostly hidden “tasker” underclass, including subject-matter experts, hired by companies like Scale AI to annotate data for AI training
As the technology becomes ubiquitous, a vast tasker underclass is emerging — and not going anywhere. Bluesky: @sarahjeong.bsky.social , @knguyen.bsky.social , and @yoyoel.com Mastodon: @stshank@mstdn....
How Rumble, which claims to have 71M MAUs, became the only success story in right-wing social media by letting creators who are banned elsewhere monetize video
For a moment, the right's longtime dream of an alternative social media seemed within reach. Various companies had been trying … Tweets: @jwherrman , @ggreenwald , and @ben_kew Tweets: John Herrman /...