on the meaning of AI ghost stories nymag.com/intelligencer/…

on the scary stories we tell ourselves about AI

Real spectrum of thought across the NYT opinion section today. Pieces range from a surgeon who worked in Gaza saying "I couldn’t believe the number of kids I saw shot in the head," to Bret Stephens saying "we should want that"

Another excellent article from John Herrman on how Google’s AI search rebirth might end up being fairly heavy on shifting products over organizing the world's information.

save a lovely little piece of the web before [redacted] kickstarter.com/projects/thebr…

for social media companies, slop isn't necessarily a problem — they see it as the future

Why Meta Is Filling Your Facebook and Instagram Feeds With Bots (John Herrman - New York Magazine) redef.com/item/671913923…