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Why AI content scraping should qualify as fair use

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Published: December 19, 2024 14:55

Back in October, I wrote about artificial intelligence, and specifically about one of the crucial questions experts still can't seem to agree on, which is whether it is going to destroy us or not. In that piece, I also mentioned the debate over whether the…

Are AI chatbots good or bad for mental health? Yes

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Published: December 12, 2024 15:14

When his longtime girlfriend moves out, a 44-year-old man spends three years in a relationship with an AI chatbot he calls Calisto. After discussions with an AI companion, a man scales the walls of Windsor Castle carrying a crossbow and says he has come to…

Australia's ban on social media for teens is a mistake

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Published: December 5, 2024 14:10

Last week, the Australian government passed a law aimed at banning children under the age of 16 from using social-media platforms such as TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram, and the network formerly known as Twitter (but not, somewhat surprisingly, from YouTube).…

Is Bluesky decentralized? It's complicated

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Published: November 28, 2024 14:35

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote at The Torment Nexus about whether Bluesky could become the new Twitter, and whether that would be a good thing or not. Since then, the network has just continued to ramp up its growth — it now has more than 23 million…

Elon Musk makes a good point

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Published: November 21, 2024 15:15

Before I go any further, let me be clear about what I mean by saying Elon Musk makes a good point — or rather, let me clear about what I *don't* mean. I don't mean that Elon Musk makes a good point when he says the

Is BlueSky the new Twitter, and if so is that a good thing?

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Published: November 14, 2024 15:08

After deciding to write about Bluesky and its recent meteoric growth, I wrote down the headline above, and then I went to look at what I had written in the past about Bluesky while I was at the Columbia Journalism Review (where I was the chief digital…

Social media is a symptom, not a cause

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Published: November 7, 2024 14:42

I know that it's tempting to blame what happened on Tuesday night — the re-election of a former game-show host and inveterate liar with 34 felony counts and two impeachments as president of the United States — on social media in one form or another. Maybe…

Google giving $100 million to the media isn't a win

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Published: October 31, 2024 14:06

I know the headline on this post probably sounds ridiculous to some (perhaps all) of you reading this, but I'm going to do my best to convince you that I'm right by the end of this piece (maybe some of you can drop me a line

Netscape's birth and some thoughts about the web

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Published: October 24, 2024 12:54

In case you are a first-time reader, or you forgot that you signed up for this newsletter, this is The Torment Nexus (you can find out more about me and this newsletter — and why I chose to call it that — in this post.)Before I begin, I would

Is AI going to save us or kill us? Even the experts don't agree

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Published: October 17, 2024 14:38

Hi everyone! Mathew Ingram here. This is The Torment Nexus (you can find out more about me and this newsletter — and why I chose to call it that — in my inaugural post.) Since this is only the sixth edition of the newsletter, I am still working out some

Is Matt Mullenweg defending WordPress or sabotaging it?

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Published: October 10, 2024 13:16

Hi everyone! Mathew Ingram here. This is The Torment Nexus (you can find out more about me and this newsletter — and why I chose to call it that — in my inaugural post.) Since this is only the fifth edition of the newsletter, I am still working out some