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It’s time to push back against the AI internet

Everyone should be clamoring for tools and features that block AI content. And for content companies, blocking AI slop is your new Job One. ( Disclosure: This is my own column, published in Computerworld. ) submitted by /u/mikelgan …

AI-Generated “Workslop” Is Destroying Productivity

Despite a surge in generative AI use across workplaces, most companies are seeing little measurable ROI. One possible reason is because AI tools are being used to produce “workslop”—content that appears polished but lacks real substance, offloading cog…

Chatbait Is Taking Over the Internet

Lately, chatbots seem to be using more sophisticated tactics to keep people talking. In some cases, like my request for headache tips, bots end their messages with prodding follow-up questions. In others, they proactively message users to coax th…

Tech-driven trends are hijacking our impulse to help, care for, and gratify others

Casio is releasing an emotional-support robot called Moflin. The palm-sized creature uses AI to develop a unique and evolving “personality.” The “companion” looks like a cross between an owl and a tribble. The Moflin is an advanced AI product des…

This company is building the world’s first AI-enabled digital twin of our planet Earth

Aechelon Technology is spearheading ‘Project Orbion’ together with a few other companies. Project Orbion is a new initiative that will integrate best-of-class technology solutions to create a live Digital Twin of the Earth. All of this is complet…

‘Meta Ray-Ban Display’ Glasses Design & HUD Clips Leak Ahead Of Connect

Meta's HUD glasses with the sEMG wristband will in fact be Ray-Ban branded, a leaked video which also depicts the HUD and wristband in action reveals. A quickly removed unlisted video on Meta's YouTube channel showed what will soon be Met…

AI is changing how people write and talk

AI chatbots are influencing how people write and speak, leading to more standardized, machine-like language and diminishing regional dialects and linguistic diversity. Studies show that exposure to AI-generated speech and writing spreads certain …

AI and the end of proof

Photography was first used as courtroom evidence in 1859, began to influence public opinion in 1862 with Civil War photos, and became a trusted source of proof in newspapers in 1880 when halftone printing allowed publishers to print real photos o…