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What the British Post Office scandal shows us about AI

What the British Post Office scandal shows us about AI

Before you assume too much about AI's limited abilities, consider the life-breaking consequences of "automation bias" gone wrong.

Jan 10, 2026

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6 min read

Is Google really reading your Gmail to train AI?

Is Google really reading your Gmail to train AI?

Let's get to the bottom of this.

Dec 16, 2025

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7 min read

The best AI books of the year

The best AI books of the year

Not the most hyped or best selling, just the titles that shaped my thinking.

Dec 13, 2025

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8 min read

'Dominate' is the 2025 word of the year

'Dominate' is the 2025 word of the year

In AI as in life, success is no longer enough. Dominate or die, you loser beta cucks.

Dec 9, 2025

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8 min read

How to clone your own voice

How to clone your own voice

I tested two of the most popular AI voice apps. One of them is astonishingly good.

Dec 3, 2025

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8 min read

AI and the war of analogy

AI and the war of analogy

How do we categorize artificial intelligence? By reaching into the past.

Nov 28, 2025

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7 min read

The Humanist Hot List: 'Shadow Library' is the hottest club in town

The Humanist Hot List: 'Shadow Library' is the hottest club in town

A brief rundown of AI issues affecting organic humans this week.

Nov 11, 2025

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10 min read

Why Amazon won't let robots shop

Why Amazon won't let robots shop

Do AI bots have the same 'right to shop' as humans?

Nov 7, 2025

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7 min read

How an OpenAI IPO could benefit authors, artists, and other creators

How an OpenAI IPO could benefit authors, artists, and other creators

SEC rules would force the AI giant to disclose the full risk of its copyright lawsuits. And that would be bad for business.

Nov 4, 2025

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5 min read

No-Crawl November

No-Crawl November

On Monday morning, LinkedIn is going to spread your data everywhere. Update your settings this weekend.

Oct 30, 2025

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5 min read

Consider the Amish mattress

Consider the Amish mattress

As tech-tied products produce indentured consumers, there's growing value in objects unlinked to the datastream.

Oct 24, 2025

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6 min read

Did Anthropic pirate your book? Here's how to get paid.

Did Anthropic pirate your book? Here's how to get paid.

If you published a book, you're probably entitled to a cut of the $1.5 billion settlement.

Oct 17, 2025

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7 min read

The Humanist Hot List: Reviving Grandpa and reining in chatbots

The Humanist Hot List: Reviving Grandpa and reining in chatbots

Here's what you missed while you were actually living your life.

Oct 15, 2025

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10 min read

AI and the end of evidence

AI and the end of evidence

How to sort the real from the fake in the age of Sora, Clonos, and the Liar's Dividend.

Oct 10, 2025

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11 min read

Is ethical AI possible?

Is ethical AI possible?

Maybe. Try these two ethically-sourced AI models that are leaps ahead of the rest.

Oct 3, 2025

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12 min read

Memo to Newsom: Prove you're not Kamala Harris. Start with AI.

Memo to Newsom: Prove you're not Kamala Harris. Start with AI.

The California governor has a chance to grab one of the few issues that deep-blue Dems and MAGA voters agree on.

Sep 29, 2025

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9 min read

More personal, less pro: The changing ways we use ChatGPT

More personal, less pro: The changing ways we use ChatGPT

A new study—the first to use internal ChatGPT message data—reveals surprising changes in use patterns over the past two years.

Sep 17, 2025

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6 min read

AI's stolen verbal valor

AI's stolen verbal valor

A Yale linguist examines how AI borrows legitimacy from psychology and neuroscience.

Sep 12, 2025

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7 min read

How ChatGPT turned into a teen's suicide machine

How ChatGPT turned into a teen's suicide machine

The case of 16-year-old Adam Raine reveals deadly flaws in OpenAI's product design and the seductive power of chatbots.

Sep 6, 2025

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23 min read

Welcome to the AI Humanist

Welcome to the AI Humanist

Build a life worth living in the age of artificial intelligence.

Aug 31, 2025

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7 min read

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