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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…
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James Ball
Techtris – we didn’t start the fire (that was Sam Bankman-Fried)
Yes, we're back, sorry to have been away so long…
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James Ball

August 2023

A reset, not a pivot
An apology, plus: does effective altruism have a future now that its poster boy is behind bars?
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James Ball

June 2023

Techtris – Edward Snowden ten-year anniversary edition
Two failures and one success. Does it come out in the wash?
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James Ball

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?
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James Ball
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.
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James Ball
Skynet versus Bluesky
AI has escaped the walled gardens already, don’t bet on Bluesky, and an exclusive subscription offer (oooh)
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James Ball

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
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James Ball
Internexit?
The UK’s storming off (again), blue-checkmate Elon, the dangerous rise of internet points, and more
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James Ball
Delusions, illusions, hallucinations and ChatGPT
Lies, damn lies and ChatGPT. PLUS: late-breaking Substack/Twitter beef, Meta v the media, and more
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James Ball
On Substack, but not in love with Substack
Getting into that tech newsletter lifestyle
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James Ball
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James Ball
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