Historian Jill Lepore says Silicon Valley misreads science fiction and undermines democracy
On the latest episode of Equity, we spoke to Jill Lepore about “government by machines” and why Elon Musk is a bad science fiction reader.
Historian Jill Lepore says Silicon Valley misreads science fiction and undermines democracy
On the latest episode of Equity, we spoke to Jill Lepore about “government by machines” and why Elon Musk is a bad science fiction reader.
Planned Amazon data center could become the biggest climate polluter in the U.S.
As part of a planned Texas data center, Amazon is investing in an on-site power plant that could reportedly become the largest source of climate pollution in the United States.
OpenAI acquires presentation startup NextSlide
NextSlide says its team members are now working on ChatGPT.
X replaces ‘misaligned’ revenue sharing program with Original Content Rewards
X is winding down its existing Revenue Sharing program.
The global memory shortage hits the MacBook Air
The global memory chip shortage appears to be affecting the availability of Apple’s most popular Mac.
Sam Altman and AI’s decel debate
On the latest episode of Equity, we discuss why Sam Altman has calling on the industry to “pace the rate of AI development.”
Malaysia is reportedly shutting down Balaji Srinivasan’s Network School
Let’s see how this “frontier community for techno-optimists” is doing …
Judge denies xAI’s request to block Minnesota ban on ‘nudify’ apps
Despite a lawsuit from xAI, a Minnesota ban on apps that allow users to “nudify” images can move forward.
YouTuber Hank Green says his AI usage is ‘not healthy’
Green offered a remarkable apology, saying that “the level of dopamine that I’ve been getting from interacting with LLMs … is not healthy for me or good for the world.”