Wall display by the talented Jess Lohr, interpreting an infographic by Norton (textbook publisher).

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Humans Aren’t Mentally Ready for an AI-Saturated ‘Post-Truth World’

How is AI going to change individuals and society in the not-too-distant future? AI will obviously make it easier to produce disinformation—from fake images to deepfakes to fake news. That will affect people’s sense of trust as they’re scrolling on social media. AI can also allow someone to imitate your loved ones, which further erodes people’s…

Who's ready for some free outdoor Hamlet?

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It appears there may be some audience participation in this outdoor production of Richard III.

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Influencers overtaking journalists as news source: report

TikTok influencers and celebrities are increasingly taking over from journalists as the main source of news for young people, according to a report published Wednesday by the Britain-based Reuters Institute. The figures were based on interviews with some 94,000 people across 46 countries, conducted for the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, part of…

ChatGPT Is a Blurry JPEG of the Web

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Proofreading matters. (For the record, Blanche actually said, “We most certainly enter a plea of not guilty.”)

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How to promote your laser skin clinic effectively

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‘Anti-dopamine parenting’ can curb a kid’s craving for screens or sweets

A good article about kids and dopamine. Apps and sweets can hijack the neural pathways we need to survive, triggering tantrums and aggression. The problem describes plenty of adults, too! It’s not actually happiness we feel when we fulfill that craving. While she’s staring into the technicolor images, her brain experiences spikes in dopamine, over and…

We ask 3 Broadway photographers: How do you turn a live show into a still image?

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The ChatGPT Lawyer Explains Himself

As Mike Edwards notes, “AI doomers will eagerly tweet this article, unaware that it’s not about the dangers of LLMs: it’s about *information literacy*”

In a cringe-inducing court hearing, a lawyer who relied on A.I. to craft a motion full of made-up case law said he “did not comprehend” that the chat bot could lead him astray.

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Making a journalism game to teach myself ChoiceScript

Me: (Making a journalism game to teach myself ChoiceScript.)
Nobody:
Me: Maybe I should add a “current time” display.
Nobody:
Me: And I should code up all the special cases for a.m., p.m., noon and midnight, to match AP Style.
Nobody:
Me: How long could it take?
(Six hours later….)

ChatGPT took their jobs. Now they walk dogs and fix air conditioners.

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