Here comes the AI-content backlash!

Comic books, libraries, subreddits and even Swifties are starting to push back against AI slop.

Oct 10 • 

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The AI-content backlash has begun

Comic books, libraries, subreddits and even Swifties are starting to push back against AI slop.

Oct 10 • 

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September 2025

Understanding America’s disinformation capitulation

American federal agencies and private companies are now allowing weaponized foreign disinformation to spread and grow. Here’s why.

Sep 27 • 

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We’ll all wear AI glasses next year

Prediction: AI glasses will go mainstream by late 2026.

Sep 16 • 

Mike Elgan

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Why AI necklaces and pins will always fail

AI wearable startups: The future is glasses and watches, not pendants and pins.

Sep 8 • 

Mike Elgan

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AI image editing has crossed a line

Thanks to Google's Nano Banana, just about anyone can create just about anything.

Sep 2 • 

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August 2025

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?

Aug 16 • 

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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.

Aug 8 • 

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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.

Aug 6 • 

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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.

Aug 4 • 

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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.

Jul 31 • 

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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.

Jul 18 • 

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