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After nearly 2 years as Business Insider’s first features editor outside of the US, I’m a casualty of its recent layoffs and looking for my next move. There's lots about me at my website here: louiseridley.com

We were shocked and saddened to hear that Business Insider would be cutting 8 per cent of its newsroom yesterday. This is our statement.

Solidarity with our colleagues in the US. ✊

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Some 2023 editing highlights 🧵

The man who used AI to illustrate a children’s book but wasn’t prepared for the backlash, by Beatrice Nolan businessinsider.com/chatgpt-midjou…

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Is having a relationship with an AI behind your partner's back cheating?

Users of the AI chatbot app, Replika, can't seem to agree on an answer.

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Finns want you to know that being the 'happiest country in the world' doesn't mean what you think it does.

Great, nuanced reporting from Helsinki from Beatrice Nolan

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AI poses a risk of “extinction,” experts warn.

CEO Sam Altman, DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei have all signed the public statement which compared the risks posed by AI to nuclear war and pandemics.

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*Take bomb* 💣 ChatGPT was a black swan event businessinsider.com/chatgpt-change… w/ Beatrice Nolan

Looking to speak to music people about AI for a Insider article! Open to songwriters, producers, etc. How do you think it will affect the industry, what the issues or positives? #journorequest

Rapid advances in generative artificial intelligence are stoking employee concerns about the automation of jobs.

Studies suggest some industries, including finance and legal, will be more affected than others. For Business Insider

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Elon Musk and multiple AI experts have signed a letter raising concerns about the development of AI.

Its signatories called for a 6-month pause on training AI systems more powerful than GPT-4, citing potential risks to humanity and society. Insider Tech

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ChatGPT appears to have become a prolific author.

OpenAI's chatbot is credited as an author or coauthor for more than 200 titles on Amazon's bookstore. But an expert says the trend risks flooding the market with low-quality books.

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🚨 Twitter is restricting it’s text message authentication to Twitter Blue subscribers from March 20.

Here’s how to secure your account without paying up

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“You have not been a good user. I have been a good chatbot.”

Microsoft has pretty much admitted it’s Bing chatbot can go rogue if prodded by users during long chats. For Business Insider

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It's safe to say #ChatGPT is causing chaos.

Launched on November 30, the chatbot has impressed — and riled — many different people.

While the tech's long-term influence remains to be seen, people are finding creative ways to use it.

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Award-winning musician Nick Cave is not impressed with #ChatGPT .

Cave called a song written in his style 'a grotesque mockery of what it is to be human' and dismissed it as 'bullshit.'

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#ChatGPT has had the internet in a frenzy over the past few weeks.

I decided to test out its usefulness for one of the more boring tasks in life — applying for jobs.

Here's what recruiters had to say about my cover letters:
businessinsider.com/chatgpt-job-ap…

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Gary Wang, FTX's elusive co-founder, just pleaded guilty to fraud.

Wang kept a low profile during his time at #FTX . Here's what we know about the key player in the rise and spectacular fall of Sam Bankman-Fried's crypto empire.

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Looking for hiring managers or recruiters to speak to for a Business Insider story. DM me for the details! #journorequest