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Is AI really a massive bubble waiting to burst, or are we underestimating how durable the AI boom actually is?

Why does everyone suddenly think AI could kill humanity? In this week’s episode of Power User, I’m joined by Washington Post tech journalist Natasha Tiku to discuss the now extremely viral claim that ...

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Vast swaths of the American public are against AI, and as Silicon Valley CEOs attempt to shift the narrative there are signs that they’re going to have to do a lot more than simply change the way they ...

There is a particular kind of video that has plagued my timeline for the last eighteen months. It could best be described as AI slop, but it’s not quite AI slop. A human created it and often these ...

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AI-generated “digital twins” of content creators and celebrities are popping up all over the place, and managing this revolution is a major priority for talent agencies like CAA. But will audiences ...

It’s no secret that the right wing media ecosystem is flooded with writers, influencers, and media outlets that will happily accept bribes or dark money payments in exchange for positive coverage.

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Was 2016 really “the last good year”? Everyone on the internet can’t stop posting throwback content, but I wanted to dig into why this particular year looms so large in our cultural memory, when it ...