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· 26 Shevat 5783 (Thursday 16 February 2023) · 0 minutes to read

AI Chatbots Got Big—and Their Ethical Red Flags Got Bigger by Khari Johnson (WIRED)

Researchers have spent years warning that text-generation algorithms can spew bias and falsehoods. Tech giants are rushing them into products anyway.

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· 25 Shevat 5783 (Thursday 16 February 2023) · 0 minutes to read

Republicans Turn a Blind Eye to Musk’s Twitter Manipulation by Joe Perticone (Bulwark+)

As Twitter's new owner, Elon Musk has arbitrarily changed the platform’s rules to benefit himself. Republicans are turning a blind eye to this manipulation even while highlighting censorship of conservative voices.

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· 25 Shevat 5783 (Thursday 16 February 2023) · 0 minutes to read

An anniversary for great justice: Remembering “All Your Base” 20 years later by Sam Machkovech (Ars Technica)

Back in our day, memes didn't benefit from centralized services like YouTube, Twitter.

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· 25 Shevat 5783 (Thursday 16 February 2023) · 0 minutes to read

Don’t let Republicans claim the mantle of patriotism by Robert Reich (Robert Reich)

Listen now (6 min) | Democrats must reclaim patriotism and affirm its true meaning

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· 25 Shevat 5783 (Thursday 16 February 2023) · 0 minutes to read

Why you shouldn’t trust AI search engines (MIT Technology Review)

Plus: The original startup behind Stable Diffusion has launched a generative AI for video.

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· 25 Shevat 5783 (Thursday 16 February 2023) · 0 minutes to read

A.I. and the Fetishization Of Ideas (Chuck Wendig: Terribleminds)

In writing and in dispensing my (very dubious, probably shady) writing advice, I am often keen to note that ideas are bullshit. Most writers treat them like precious gems when really, ideas are lik…