The Tinkering Society

Owning a social media account right now is a little like selling your soul.Except it’s not quite a Faustian Bargain. There’s no kicker, magic or super...

Freedom and privacy advocates have been long aware of the growing state influence over news organizations and social media.It wasn’t until Covid that ...

Arthur Hayes, in his recent Massa article, touched on the dichotomy between AI taking over the world or freeing humanity to pursue new interests.But, ...

I was recently given the choice between two pills.One green and glowing. The other candy pink.I chose the side of science in the Barbenheimer saga.Som...

I remember at university researching the teachers before enrolling in classes and being surprised by how useless some of their published research was,...

The 1982 Blade Runner is a masterpiece.A recent rewatch brought up questions about AI and how crypto-biometrics could ultimately curtail the concerns ...

What’s Left When Everything Is Commoditized?As a simple mind experiment, let’s plug in our brains and visualize an extreme case of AI disruption.In th...

With AI-generated content and profiles proliferating exponentially, I’ve been frequently asking myself “ Is this human-generated? ” and “ Do I even care? ”. I believe that though seemingly simple, these are two of the biggest questions in determining the future of social media and guessing at w...

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