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Every startup in JD Vance's VC fund, ranked from least to most hillbilly elegiac
What can we learn about Donald Trump's VP pick from his VC fund's investment portfolio?
Jul 17
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AI is not "democratizing creativity." It's doing the opposite
Why Silicon Valley's favorite AI buzz phrase is so misleading and insulting
Jul 11
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Brian Merchant
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On the Supreme Court rulings, the great debate disaster, and how big tech stands to profit from it all
It Can Happen Here (Silicon Valley edition)
Jul 3
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Brian Merchant
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The most powerful takedowns of generative AI, from those who know its impacts best
It's knives out for AI: Engineers, artists, educators and other workers are raising the alarm more loudly than ever before. Here are 8 of their…
Jun 28
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Brian Merchant
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AI can't fix what automation already broke
Generative AI is the latest in a long line of technologies that promise innovation and fixes but grind away at public life
Jun 17
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Understanding the real threat generative AI poses to our jobs
There will be no robot jobs apocalypse, but there's still plenty to worry about. How *will* generative AI impact our jobs?
Jun 3
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Brian Merchant
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Why is Sam Altman so obsessed with 'Her'? An investigation
It's a powerful vision of AI as an engine of entitlement, for one thing
May 21
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Brian Merchant
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For tech CEOs, the dystopia is the point
We mock Musk, Altman and Zuck for using bleak sci-fi references to market products — but these 'useful dystopias' might just be the point
May 14
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