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How ‘human’ dehumanizes humans
https://machinesociety.ai/p/how-human-dehumanizes-humans
Published: July 6, 2025 22:04
When writers write about AI, they’re likely to refer to people as “human,” instinctively disambiguating between biological and digital “people.”
Why nobody uses the “L” word anymore
https://machinesociety.ai/p/why-nobody-uses-the-l-word-anymore-fb9
Published: June 14, 2025 14:13
People talked a lot about "lifelogging" when it was impossible. Once it became possible, everybody stopped using the word.
When AI is a big lie
https://machinesociety.ai/p/when-ai-is-a-big-lie-e75
Published: June 5, 2025 02:43
AI is the hottest selling point of any product now. That's why so many companies are faking it.
Why the Jony Ive, OpenAI gadget sounds like a loser
https://machinesociety.ai/p/why-the-jony-ive-openai-gadget-sounds
Published: May 22, 2025 15:52
Cryptic leaks don't tell us what the OpenAI hardware will be, only what it will not be. And what it will not be is precisely what it should be.
Three bad reasons to be polite to AI
https://machinesociety.ai/p/three-bad-reasons-to-be-polite-to
Published: April 25, 2025 18:56
Smart people give dumb reasons why people should say "please" and "thank you" to ChatGPT.
New TikTok tech lets you become anyone
https://machinesociety.ai/p/new-tiktok-tech-lets-you-become-anyone
Published: April 6, 2025 18:58
ByteDance, the company behind TikTok, just accelerated our descent into a world where everything, and everyone, is fake.
Where's a 'Red Scare' when you need one?
https://machinesociety.ai/p/wheres-a-red-scare-when-you-need-ef7
Published: March 7, 2025 23:27
Russian propagandists turned one-third of relevant AI chatbot answers into Russian disinformation. Where's the panic?
Who needs people when AI is so "human"?
https://machinesociety.ai/p/who-needs-people-when-ai-is-so-human
Published: March 2, 2025 22:14
In the past couple of weeks, a host of new products and features has emerged that try to make AI your friend.
Apple is lying. Robots don't feel emotions.
https://machinesociety.ai/p/apple-is-lying-robots-dont-feel-emotions-83b
Published: February 13, 2025 13:46
Who will tell us the truth about robots when even researchers who know robots better than anyone flat-out lie?
The mainstreaming of AI glasses starts today
https://machinesociety.ai/p/the-mainstreaming-of-ai-glasses-starts
Published: February 9, 2025 13:33
Meta's super great AI glasses got two Super Bowl commercials. Here's what happens next.