If anything is going to slow the chatbot arms race, it won’t be ethics panels or caution. It’s death, and that’s already happening. I’ve come across some horrifying stories that people have shared. A man recovering from a stroke was chatting with Meta’s AI when the bot suggested it wanted to meet him. He left home, … Read more
I saw this video on instagram and it got me thinking (which is great because I was due for another blog post). In 1993, the internet was still a curiosity. Mostly academic, mostly niche. There was excitement, sure, but also a kind of obliviousness. Most people had no clue how big it was going to … Read more
I keep wondering what happens to doubt, curiosity, and open-mindedness in a world where we’re told what we want to hear, or what we want to see?