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Why AI Evolution Looks More Like QAnon Than Blade Runner
Samuel Butler warned us about machine evolution in 1872’s Erewhon. But the real threat today isn’t sentient robots – it’s digital ecosystems wreaking…
Dec 16, 2024
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James Ball
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November 2024
Musk's sadism economy
It's not really about "better moderation", it's not even monetisation – there's a reason X is so different to anything else.
Nov 24, 2024
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James Ball
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Musk's sadism economy
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November 2023
OpenAI set out to show a different kind of tech giant was possible. It might prove the opposite.
What has happened looks incomprehensible unless you know the strange history of OpenAI, its philosophy, and how that is now clashing with reality. Let’s…
Nov 19, 2023
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James Ball
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OpenAI set out to show a different kind of tech giant was possible. It might prove the opposite.
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Techtris – we didn’t start the fire (that was Sam Bankman-Fried)
Yes, we're back, sorry to have been away so long…
Nov 3, 2023
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James Ball
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Techtris – we didn’t start the fire (that was Sam Bankman-Fried)
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August 2023
A reset, not a pivot
An apology, plus: does effective altruism have a future now that its poster boy is behind bars?
Aug 16, 2023
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James Ball
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June 2023
Techtris – Edward Snowden ten-year anniversary edition
Two failures and one success. Does it come out in the wash?
Jun 7, 2023
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James Ball
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Techtris – Edward Snowden ten-year anniversary edition
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May 2023
Can big tech just…not?
How has Meta ended up with sensitive NHS records, why do tech bros keep reaching beyond their grasp, and what on earth is Jack Dorsey up to?
May 28, 2023
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James Ball
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Can big tech just…not?
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Generative AI is already doing one of the very worst things it could possibly do
It has escaped the lab, it is out in the world, it cannot and it will not be contained.
May 21, 2023
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James Ball
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Generative AI is already doing one of the very worst things it could possibly do
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Skynet versus Bluesky
AI has escaped the walled gardens already, don’t bet on Bluesky, and an exclusive subscription offer (oooh)
May 7, 2023
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James Ball
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Skynet versus Bluesky
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April 2023
Silly games and the goodest boy
The UK buys a unicorn and kills it, panic! at the emergency alert, the media and tech morass continues – all that and dog Jesus, too
Apr 30, 2023
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James Ball
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Internexit?
The UK’s storming off (again), blue-checkmate Elon, the dangerous rise of internet points, and more
Apr 23, 2023
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James Ball
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Internexit?
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Delusions, illusions, hallucinations and ChatGPT
Lies, damn lies and ChatGPT. PLUS: late-breaking Substack/Twitter beef, Meta v the media, and more
Apr 7, 2023
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James Ball
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