This week's best things
Dopamine addiction and the end of being 'extremely online', Amazon's Wizard of Oz approach to AI, the cost of interrupted work, a haunted Discord server, AI being used to revive the dead, and The Makedonium Band
Dopamine addiction and the end of being 'extremely online', Amazon's Wizard of Oz approach to AI, the cost of interrupted work, a haunted Discord server, AI being used to revive the dead, and The Makedonium Band
The age of flash fads, the death of the internet, how people listen to podcasts, the racism of AI tools, streaming bots, and a crow named Russell.
Avoiding the mistakes we made with social media, research and reports on audiences, understanding the value of gaming, re-learning the piano, a looming TikTok ban, critical evaluation of AI imagery, and Ken.
BBC News launches content credentials, the benefits of exercise for creativity, someone has a bad time with VR tourism, the mysteries of LLMs, invisible work, a cheeky ad, and José González.
The power of video games to inspire different possible futures, 8 different decision-making models, how to decide which AI tools to use, the impact of AI-generated content on brand reliability, and an amazing piece of dance.
A new impact report from Art UK, concerns about OpenAI's new video generator, the importance of soft skills in an AI-impacted jobs market, the value of music, social media protocols, an interview with VIVE Art's Sam King, and RY X.