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by Ed Zitron
The biggest innovation here isn’t what Generative AI does, or can do, but rather the creation of an ecosystem that’s hopelessly dependent upon a handful of hyperscalers, and has no prospect of ever shaking its dependence.
by Maroussia Lévesque
As algorithmic decision-making plays an increasingly central role in our lives, the ability to defer or appeal to human review diminishes for all but a few.
by Emanuel Maiberg - 404 Media
Steps to prevent scraping lock out anyone who can’t afford the same deals as monopolies. This is collateral damage from AI giants deciding they’re entitled to all user-generated content.
by Ed Zitron
The finance world is catching onto the gap between the hype and reality of generative AI.
by Terence Eden
We should remain vigilant when it comes to protecting our privacy and security. But we can only do so much when companies break norms and best practices.
by Dan Meyer
The last-mile delivery problem is not met by chat bots.
by Michael Atleson
Your therapy bots aren’t licensed psychologists, your AI girlfriends are neither girls nor friends, your griefbots have no soul, and your AI copilots are not gods.
by Maggie Harrison Dupré
Open AI’s hiring of a former NSA director may signal a shift to surveillance as a service.
People use words as a proxy for thoughts. LLMs generate words without thoughts.
by Molly White
[AI tools] do a poor job of much of what people try to do with them, they can't do the things their creators claim they one day might, and many of the things they are well suited to do may not be altogether that beneficial.