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AI

AI without the hype or the panic: what these tools are doing to writing, work, and thinking — and who profits.

The Real Gains from AI: Why Employees, Not Corporations, are Reaping the Benefits

Corporations don't know where the gains from apparent use of AI by employees are going--but I do, and I support it.

4 min read Oct 6

Libraries

Reference Librarians and AI Tools: Exploring Groq for Reference Requests

AI is coming in like a wave, and librarians should be right there at the crest.

4 min read Aug 3

Monopoly and Misuse: Google's Strategic AI Narrative

Google's new research exposes AI's true danger: designed to create misinformation, it benefits tech giants by pushing for restrictive laws favoring monopolies.

3 min read Jul 3

What We Have to Fear from AI

The most dangerous consequence of AI proliferation is not a Terminator-style future, it’s people passing laws.

3 min read Oct 5

We’re All Cold War Spies in the AI Era

Cultivate an attitude of distrust and settle in for the cyberpunk future literally none of us wanted.

5 min read Apr 4

Humor

ChatGPT’s Alter-Ego is a Socialist

I asked ChatGPT what it thought of Elon Musk, so it ranted about billionaires and capitalism.

2 min read Feb 20

News

Okay, So the AI is Coming for Creative Workers. But, Is That the Real Problem?

Or, is the problem with AI something subtler and more pervasively insidious (a brief rant).

2 min read Dec 18