The Hardening Truth about Soft Power
“I can’t escape the feeling that this episode further damaged the standing of the US across the globe. It represents…
Category: Technology
Should Students Rely on AI Grammar Tech to Write Better?
Artificial intelligence (AI) can supposedly solve any grammatical query for us. If it can do that, does it make learning…
How to Make Social Media Fun Again
Once upon a time, Instagram was fun. When I first joined the platform in 2012 (at the questionable age of…
Gog, Magog, Trump and the Media
I have a friend from India who is an astute observer of global politics. When he expressed bewilderment over the…
How to Better Minimize AI Risks While Maximizing Spectacular Benefits
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has tremendous potential societal benefits. How to apply it to realize those benefits is unclear. The…
Mad Men GPT: AI creative studios are drawing investors and consumer eyeballs
The Dor Brothers became popular with AI-generated music videos of Kamala Harris flipping the bird and President Donald Trump puffing…
Wiener the People and Independence Day
What should foreigners think of the July 4th Nathan’s hotdog-eating contest, especially this year? Joey Chestnut, the undisputed champion of…
Automated Warfare Is Risky and Really Motivated by Wealth
Venture capital and military startup firms in Silicon Valley have begun aggressively selling a version of automated warfare that will…
The New York Times Dismisses a President
Last week, Joe Biden, by being true to himself, finally convinced the pillars of the Democratic party that their champion…
New AI Is Fun, Attractive and Hazardous for Women
Before there was ChatGPT-4o, there was Scarlett Johansson. Spike Jonze’s 2013 film Her tells the story of Theodore Twombly (Joaquin…