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AI 'productivity pollution': the hidden tax on everyone

One person's AI-fueled productivity causes extra work for everyone else. It's time to stop the delusional thinking about AI.
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It’s part of an art project, and the “canvas” is capitalism.
Jul 30
If AI companies avoid AI slop, shouldn't we?
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Jul 23
How AI makes people confidently wrong
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Amazon invents the Attachment Economy bait-and-switch
Amazon’s first great innovation was the ability to subtly lure people into dependence for eCommerce. Now they’re doing it again with attachment.
Jul 18
Why "maxxing" is made for social media and terrible for real life
Let's try to minimize our "maxxing," mkay?
Jul 17 • Mike Elgan
OpenAI’s first hardware device will be a portable desktop robot
OpenAI’s first-ever hardware device will be a battery powered, “humanlike” AI smart speaker designed to compete in the new Attachment Economy.
Jul 14
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