AI
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Time for an AI rewind Paid Members Public
Are we letting the generative AI hype blind us to more practical and reliabel uses of the technology?
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How publications get sloppy Paid Members Public
A perfect storm of dodgy SEO, dodgier AI work and the desperate need to protect affiliate revenue is breeding a whole new type of web content slop.
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Stop the Slop Paid Members Public
The perfect word to describe thoughtless, rude use of AI has emerged. Let’s hope it sticks…
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Adversarial AI: A Tool for Self-Improvement in Journalism Paid Members Public
Getting AIs to write instead of you is for the mediocre. If you want to be great at what you do, get an AI to challenge you.
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Is AI search a sideshow, or a potential economic apocalypse? Paid Members Public
Will AI-infused search be the end of publishing economics as we know it? Or is the hype outrunning the utility?
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Shrimp Jesus and other unexpected results of the AI boom Paid Members Public
AI is at once more ubiquitous and less useful than people think. Navigating the coming flood of generated content is going to be a challenge.