AI

So much of of the existing music, film and TV culture — using 20th century technology — is cookie cutter, lifeless and uninspiring.

The democratization of the AI tools means even more people can pump out content, so context will matter more than ever in order to give meaning to the work.

Much of the debate about AI in research gets stuck on whether AI is “really” intelligent. I think this is the wrong question. The right question is whether the interaction produces useful research output. Rejecting AI-assisted research because “AI isn’t intelligent” is like rejecting research that used a calculator because “calculators don’t... See more

Cut the bullshit: why GenAI systems are neither collaborators nor tutors

Anyway, I don’t want to seem like I’m arguing that the internet of 2023 is “fine” or “healthy”--it’s obviously not. Rather, I’d like to make the case that the internet of 2010 (or wherever you would place the peak of “fun” internet) wasn’t particularly healthy or fine, either, and it’s easy to mistake a sense of ease and comfort under bad... See more

I don’t understand how anyone can say they’re anti something that’s potentially creative. If it’s not working for you today it could work for you a year from now. Soon conversations like that won’t even matter. It’s like discussing the Internet. It already is.

Novel technologies like artificial intelligence or neurotechnology are expected to have social implications in the future. As they are in the early stages of development, it is challenging to identify potential negative impacts that they might have on society. Typically, assessing these effects relies on experts, and while this is essential, there... See more

If an AI companion becomes someone’s most consistent emotional presence, the right question isn’t “how do we stop this?” It’s “what does that say about the world around them?” Technological relationships are not new. What’s new is how effective they’ve become; and how clearly they mirror the gaps we’ve refused to address.

We’ve tried prohibition... See more

Artificial intelligence is already killing off important parts of the human experience. But one of its most consequential murders—so far—is the demise of a longstanding rite of passage for students worldwide: an attempt to synthesize complex information and condense it into compelling analytical prose. It’s a training ground for the most... See more