AI Friday: the vapourware edition Members Public

The latest news from the intersection of AI, journalism, and techbro hype.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
AI
An AI-generated image of digital journalists stuck in a washing machine drum.

Spinning the digital news cycle Members Public

The Sun's starting to gate its content, and local news is putting up a paywall. No, this isn't a post from 2014 — this is happening now.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
The Sun
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The missing links and unfinished thoughts Members Public

The links I should have shared, the posts I should have written…

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
missing links
A overworked journalist, in stark contrast to a journalist working with engaged readers

Forget the volume, feel the community Members Public

The abandoned audience strategy of the 2000s might be our only hope in the 2020s. Plus, TikTok's seedy underbelly is in the open.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
audience engagement
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Adding Mastodon author attribution to Ghost Members Public

How to add the Mastodon author attribution to your single author Ghost site.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
mastodon

Why we need new gatekeepers to counter AI slop Members Public

In less than two years, AI content is polluting search results and social networks. We need a new wave of curators to counter this.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
attention

Launching the Institute for Creativity and AI Members Public

What happens when you take academics from across multiple disciplines, and let them explore the intersection of creativity and AI? We're about to find out…

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
AI
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How Threads got tangled Members Public

Meta's Twitter clone is struggling with engagement bait and over-zealous moderation. Meanwhile, has The Economist figured out how to attract Gen Z without TikTok?

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Threads