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• Metafilter MeFi: Another step towards children making LEGO AI autonomous killer drones BBC: Lego has unveiled Smart Bricks - tech-filled versions of its small building blocks - which it says will bring sets to life with sound, light and reaction to movement. However, the new product range is causing unease among play experts, who say…

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  Aside from the physical heft of data centers seen from highways and the fiber optic cables crawling into homes and offices, the digital world mostly exists in our imagination. That imagination…

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• Bookmark The Case for Speculative Fiction, According to Author N.K. Jemisin

  To my own shame, I have become a jaded reader in recent years. By this I mean that my enthusiasm and curiosity, my drive to experience new worlds, have all been…

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• Bookmark Bernard Stiegler’s philosophy on how technology shapes our world | Aeon Essays

  It has become almost impossible to separate the effects of digital technologies from our everyday experiences.

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  Meta will no longer let creators using its Horizon Worlds social VR playscape make dedicated events, the company announced as part of the platform’s v109 update notes on Tuesday. It’s a…

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• Bookmark AI and Indigenous Languages

  It is estimated that one language dies every 14 days, with it a world of concepts and ideas that could only be expressed in its words. Most of the languages at…

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• Bookmark You’re wrong about how the internet fuels conspiracy theories

  Conspiracy theories are popular and there is no doubt that the internet has fuelled them on. From the theory that 9/11 was an inside job to the idea that reptilian humanoids rule the world, conspiracy…

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  What Are You Watching? is a weekly space for The A.V Club’s staff and readers to share their thoughts, observations, and opinions on film and TV.  It’s common for viewers first…

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• Bookmark Scientific discovery casts doubt on our understanding of human evolution | The…

  Scientists are planning to solve one of the world’s greatest archaeological mysteries.

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• Syllabus Cache Climate Justice in the Anthropocene: An Introductory Reading List -…

  As the alarm bells have made it urgently clear—humanity has breached planetary boundaries—causing anthropogenic climate change and environmental disaster across the world.

  August 3 2023, 11:34am | Comments

• Bookmark On the trail of the Dark Avenger: the most dangerous virus writer…

  In the 1980s, there was no better place than Bulgaria for virus lovers. The socialist country – plagued by hyperinflation, crumbling infrastructure, food and petrol rationing, daily blackouts and packs of…

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• Bookmark The Man Who Turned the World on to the Genius of Fungi…

  One evening last winter, Merlin Sheldrake, the mycologist and author of the best-selling book “Entangled Life,” was headlining an event in London’s Soho. The night was billed as a “salon,” and…

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• Bookmark Why so much of the world runs on counterfeit software - The…

  LAGOS — Adegunji Kazeem vividly remembers the day his life fell apart. It was December 4, 2019. Kazeem was a final-year student at the University of Lagos and writing his undergraduate…

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  The world of online fandom has come out against recent strides in disruptive technology: crusading against crypto, for instance, and protesting the widespread scraping of art for use in the training…

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• Bookmark How AI is transforming the archaeological world - Verdict

  Baiae has become known as the Las Vegas of the Roman Empire. Credit: Francesco Bonino via Shutterstock.

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• Bookmark Solutionism is rampant in artificial intelligence hype.

  I won’t watch House of the Dragon, despite its high ratings. The HBO show is a prequel to Game of Thrones, and that series ended so badly I don’t want anything more to…

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• Bookmark Shutting down AI is not enough. We need to destroy all technology.…

  A TIME article published recently calls for an “indefinite and worldwide” moratorium on new large AI training runs. …

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• Bookmark Custom AI chatbots are quietly becoming the next big thing in fandom

  The world of online fandom has come out against recent strides in disruptive technology: crusading against crypto, for instance, and protesting the widespread scraping of art for use in the training…

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• Bookmark How AI is transforming the archaeological world - Verdict

  Baiae has become known as the Las Vegas of the Roman Empire. Credit: Francesco Bonino via Shutterstock.

  April 18 2023, 12:52am | Comments

• Bookmark Solutionism is rampant in artificial intelligence hype.

  I won’t watch House of the Dragon, despite its high ratings. The HBO show is a prequel to Game of Thrones, and that series ended so badly I don’t want anything more to…

  April 18 2023, 12:52am | Comments

• Ask Metafilter Black Swan events disrupting or delaying (pop) cultural releases I am looking for examples of (pop) cultural events/releases that were delayed or cancelled because an unforeseeable event eerily echoed their content in some way. For instance, I just discovered that Kylie Minogue's 6th album 'Impossible Princess' was delayed by almost a year…

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• Syllabus Cache Data & Society — A Primer on AI in/from the…

  A Primer on AI in/from the Majority World is a curated collection of over 160 thematic works that serve as pathways to explore the presence of artificial intelligence and technology in the geographic regions that are home to…

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• Syllabus Cache Data & Society — A Primer on AI in/from the…

  A Primer on AI in/from the Majority World is a curated collection of over 160 thematic works that serve as pathways to explore the presence of artificial intelligence and technology in the geographic regions that are home to…

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• Syllabus Cache A Primer on AI in/from the Majority World

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• Bookmark The Horror of the World | Dr. Rinaldi's Horror Cabinet

  “What is a poet? An unhappy man who hides deep anguish in his heart, but whose lips are so formed that when the sigh and cry pass through them, it sounds…

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• Metafilter MeFi: Another step towards children making LEGO AI autonomous killer drones BBC: Lego has unveiled Smart Bricks - tech-filled versions of its small building blocks - which it says will bring sets to life with sound, light and reaction to movement. However, the new product range is causing unease among play experts, who say…

  January 6 2026, 9:43am | Comments

• Bookmark Challenging The Myths of Generative AI | TechPolicy.Press

  Aside from the physical heft of data centers seen from highways and the fiber optic cables crawling into homes and offices, the digital world mostly exists in our imagination. That imagination…

  September 7 2024, 7:12am | Comments

• Bookmark The Case for Speculative Fiction, According to Author N.K. Jemisin

  To my own shame, I have become a jaded reader in recent years. By this I mean that my enthusiasm and curiosity, my drive to experience new worlds, have all been…

  July 25 2024, 6:02am | Comments

• Bookmark Bernard Stiegler’s philosophy on how technology shapes our world | Aeon Essays

  It has become almost impossible to separate the effects of digital technologies from our everyday experiences.

  April 3 2024, 6:57pm | Comments

• Bookmark Meta is making life even harder for Horizon Worlds creators - The…

  Meta will no longer let creators using its Horizon Worlds social VR playscape make dedicated events, the company announced as part of the platform’s v109 update notes on Tuesday. It’s a…

  March 22 2024, 4:27am | Comments

• Bookmark AI and Indigenous Languages

  It is estimated that one language dies every 14 days, with it a world of concepts and ideas that could only be expressed in its words. Most of the languages at…

  February 19 2024, 4:42pm | Comments

• Bookmark You’re wrong about how the internet fuels conspiracy theories

  Conspiracy theories are popular and there is no doubt that the internet has fuelled them on. From the theory that 9/11 was an inside job to the idea that reptilian humanoids rule the world, conspiracy…

  November 24 2023, 11:33am | Comments

• Bookmark The nightmarish world of Andrzej Żuławski

  What Are You Watching? is a weekly space for The A.V Club’s staff and readers to share their thoughts, observations, and opinions on film and TV.  It’s common for viewers first…

  November 24 2023, 11:33am | Comments

• Vimeo

  November 22 2023, 4:05am | Comments

• YouTube

  November 15 2023, 9:00am | Comments

• YouTube

  November 7 2023, 7:35am | Comments

• YouTube

  October 27 2023, 12:35am | Comments

• Bookmark Scientific discovery casts doubt on our understanding of human evolution | The…

  Scientists are planning to solve one of the world’s greatest archaeological mysteries.

  August 19 2023, 9:52am | Comments

• YouTube

  August 17 2023, 6:00am | Comments

• Syllabus Cache Climate Justice in the Anthropocene: An Introductory Reading List -…

  As the alarm bells have made it urgently clear—humanity has breached planetary boundaries—causing anthropogenic climate change and environmental disaster across the world.

  August 3 2023, 11:34am | Comments

• Bookmark On the trail of the Dark Avenger: the most dangerous virus writer…

  In the 1980s, there was no better place than Bulgaria for virus lovers. The socialist country – plagued by hyperinflation, crumbling infrastructure, food and petrol rationing, daily blackouts and packs of…

  July 10 2023, 3:51am | Comments

• Bookmark The Man Who Turned the World on to the Genius of Fungi…

  One evening last winter, Merlin Sheldrake, the mycologist and author of the best-selling book “Entangled Life,” was headlining an event in London’s Soho. The night was billed as a “salon,” and…

  July 10 2023, 3:51am | Comments

• Bookmark Why so much of the world runs on counterfeit software - The…

  LAGOS — Adegunji Kazeem vividly remembers the day his life fell apart. It was December 4, 2019. Kazeem was a final-year student at the University of Lagos and writing his undergraduate…

  July 10 2023, 2:52am | Comments

• YouTube

  May 21 2023, 2:28am | Comments

• YouTube

  May 9 2023, 10:15am | Comments

• Bookmark The Verge

  The world of online fandom has come out against recent strides in disruptive technology: crusading against crypto, for instance, and protesting the widespread scraping of art for use in the training…

  April 18 2023, 4:53am | Comments

• Bookmark How AI is transforming the archaeological world - Verdict

  Baiae has become known as the Las Vegas of the Roman Empire. Credit: Francesco Bonino via Shutterstock.

  April 18 2023, 4:52am | Comments

• Bookmark Solutionism is rampant in artificial intelligence hype.

  I won’t watch House of the Dragon, despite its high ratings. The HBO show is a prequel to Game of Thrones, and that series ended so badly I don’t want anything more to…

  April 18 2023, 4:52am | Comments

• Bookmark Shutting down AI is not enough. We need to destroy all technology.…

  A TIME article published recently calls for an “indefinite and worldwide” moratorium on new large AI training runs. …

  April 18 2023, 4:52am | Comments

• Bookmark Custom AI chatbots are quietly becoming the next big thing in fandom

  The world of online fandom has come out against recent strides in disruptive technology: crusading against crypto, for instance, and protesting the widespread scraping of art for use in the training…

  April 18 2023, 12:53am | Comments

• Bookmark How AI is transforming the archaeological world - Verdict

  Baiae has become known as the Las Vegas of the Roman Empire. Credit: Francesco Bonino via Shutterstock.

  April 18 2023, 12:52am | Comments

• Bookmark Solutionism is rampant in artificial intelligence hype.

  I won’t watch House of the Dragon, despite its high ratings. The HBO show is a prequel to Game of Thrones, and that series ended so badly I don’t want anything more to…

  April 18 2023, 12:52am | Comments

• Ask Metafilter Black Swan events disrupting or delaying (pop) cultural releases I am looking for examples of (pop) cultural events/releases that were delayed or cancelled because an unforeseeable event eerily echoed their content in some way. For instance, I just discovered that Kylie Minogue's 6th album 'Impossible Princess' was delayed by almost a year…

  October 17 2022, 9:51am | Comments

• Syllabus Cache Data & Society — A Primer on AI in/from the…

  A Primer on AI in/from the Majority World is a curated collection of over 160 thematic works that serve as pathways to explore the presence of artificial intelligence and technology in the geographic regions that are home to…

  September 23 2022, 3:33am | Comments

• Syllabus Cache Data & Society — A Primer on AI in/from the…

  A Primer on AI in/from the Majority World is a curated collection of over 160 thematic works that serve as pathways to explore the presence of artificial intelligence and technology in the geographic regions that are home to…

  September 22 2022, 11:33pm | Comments

• Syllabus Cache A Primer on AI in/from the Majority World

  A Primer on AI in/from the Majority World is a curated collection of over 160 thematic works that serve as pathways to explore the presence of artificial intelligence and technology in the geographic regions that are home to…

  September 14 2022, 10:33pm | Comments

• Bookmark The Horror of the World | Dr. Rinaldi's Horror Cabinet

  “What is a poet? An unhappy man who hides deep anguish in his heart, but whose lips are so formed that when the sigh and cry pass through them, it sounds…

  July 23 2022, 3:51am | Comments

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