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Why zero-click panic is overblown
People are getting answers from AI chatbots instead of the websites that feed those chatbots. Will that kill content sites?
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Mike Elgan
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How AI browsers end paywalls
Paywalled content is no match for the new generation of AI browsers, which instantly give users all the information in a paywalled story for free.
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Mike Elgan
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Google's dishonest and insulting AI Mode justification - a teardown
Google finally responded to widespread criticism of its AI-based search tools, and that response is beyond disappointing.
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Mike Elgan
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Is your company funding North Korean nukes?
The North Korean government has deployed a cyber army of fake employees worldwide, and the trend is only growing.
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Mike Elgan
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July 2025

Why Mexican cartels are fighting in Ukraine
Because Ukraine is the world’s laboratory and classroom for the future of armed drone conflict. They volunteer to learn.
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Mike Elgan
Friends don’t let friends make friends with AI
Virtual girlfriends and AI friends represent a toxic trend that Elon Musk is happy to exploit.
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Mike Elgan
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Inside OpenAI’s and Perplexity’s shady schemes
You pay for AI, but you’re still the product. Here's what they're not telling you.
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Mike Elgan
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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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Mike Elgan
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