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Meta pirated books — and trained AI on them. Members Public

And it looks like some of mine were in there.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
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The AI trap has closed around Apple. Don’t be next. Members Public

Apple tried to make AI a personal answer engine. It failed. It's a warning to all businesses.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
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Your coffee reading, or the Monday linkdump Members Public

For your amusement and edification as you sip your coffee

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Adam Tinworth
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Five telling quotes Members Public

Five pieces worth your times — and quotes that show you why.

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AI Friday: the vapourware edition Members Public

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

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Adam Tinworth
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The missing links and unfinished thoughts Members Public

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

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Adam Tinworth
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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.

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Adam Tinworth
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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.

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Adam Tinworth
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