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Bitcoin’s rival wants to eliminate its vast contributions of energy waste and global warming. Will the original crypto coin follow suit?
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Governments are no longer just interested in controlling social media narratives with bots and premium content. They’re now reaching for new laws.
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We keep seeing artificial intelligence do more and more impressive things. But the most impressive thing it can do next is to fit in our hands.
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In a quest for productivity from remote workers, companies are creating a totalitarian nightmare in which computers police employees’ every second.
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Writing, animation, and illustration, things that used to be uniquely human, are now being invaded by artificial intelligence. So, what’s next for creatives?
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Don’t worry about the AI, worry about the humans training it, say researchers who found out how easy it is to turn machines evil.
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Facebook is still horrible. But for the time being, it’s indispensable for getting the word for just about anything out.
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A study of American politicians’ tweets shows they’ve become angrier and more crass over the last decade. Why? Because social media algorithms reward them for it.
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The stereotype of NFT and crypto enthusiasts is that of young, upper middle class men gambling on get-rich-quick-schemes. We need to update that perception.
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With an invasion of Ukraine and thinly veiled threats of nuclear war, we’re living on the edge of World War 3 thanks to Rupert Murdoch, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.