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Analyses the cultural phenomenon of hyper-optimization, discussing its impact on creativity, the overabundance of cultural products, and the need for counterforces to resist its effects.
LinkBetween Entities and Identities: The Internet of Egregores
Exploring the concept of egregores, the text examines how collective online identities and fandoms manifest as influential forces within digital platforms, shaping social dynamics and individual experiences in the digital landscape.
zhexi.infoAre Blockchains Decentralized? Unintended Centralities in Distributed Ledgers
The report investigates the true decentralization of blockchains, highlighting various forms of centralization, vulnerabilities in consensus protocols, and the implications for security and immutability in networks like Bitcoin and Ethereum.
blog.trailofbits.comA matter of choice: People and possibilities in the age of AI
The 2025 Human Development Report explores the intersection of artificial intelligence and human development, emphasizing the importance of people's choices in shaping equitable outcomes amid technological advancements.
hdr.undp.org
vTaiwan is constantly experimenting with new deliberation and voting tools, integrating LLMs for summarization.
Audrey Tang • ⿻ 數位 Plurality: The Future of Collaborative Technology and Democracy
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The study describes the development of a continuous evolution system to engineer small degron tags that can be inserted into endogenous genes and selectively degrade proteins using specific small molecules.
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