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How ‘human’ dehumanizes humans
When writers write about AI, they’re likely to refer to people as “human,” instinctively disambiguating between biological and digital “people.”
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Why nobody uses the “L” word anymore
People talked a lot about "lifelogging" when it was impossible. Once it became possible, everybody stopped using the word.
Jun 14
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When AI is a big lie
AI is the hottest selling point of any product now. That's why so many companies are faking it.
Jun 5
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Mike Elgan
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Why the Jony Ive, OpenAI gadget sounds like a loser
Cryptic leaks don't tell us what the OpenAI hardware will be, only what it will not be. And what it will not be is precisely what it should be.
May 22
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Mike Elgan
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Three bad reasons to be polite to AI
Smart people give dumb reasons why people should say "please" and "thank you" to ChatGPT.
Apr 25
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Mike Elgan
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New TikTok tech lets you become anyone
ByteDance, the company behind TikTok, just accelerated our descent into a world where everything, and everyone, is fake.
Apr 6
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Mike Elgan
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Where's a 'Red Scare' when you need one?
Russian propagandists turned one-third of relevant AI chatbot answers into Russian disinformation. Where's the panic?
Mar 7
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Who needs people when AI is so "human"?
In the past couple of weeks, a host of new products and features has emerged that try to make AI your friend.
Mar 2
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Mike Elgan
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