The Atlantic: Is This the Start of an AI Takeover?.

"Don’t judge a bot by the troll farms—some make the internet a weirder and more wonderful place."

Bots are everywhere. From simple algorithms and aggregator bots to complex “artificially” intelligent machine-learning systems, they have become inescapable. Some are in chat programs. Some _...Read More_

"This article is part of our Future of Sex season – a series of features investigating the future of sex, relationships, dating, sex work and sex worker rights; tech; taboos; and the next socio-political sexual frontiers."

"Robots and AI have long been used or imagined as tools to serve the powerful few, so it is worth challenging assertions that automation and AI are innovations, _...Read More_

>"When people think about how AI might ‘go wrong’, most probably picture malevolent computers trying to cause _...Read More_

It's only natural that people seek emotional connection with virtual assistants and robotic dogs. Unfortunately, that's become a selling point for very invasive technologies. Google hires contractors to listen to conversations recorded by _...Read More_

>"The minor leagues have been testing the Automated Ball-Strike System. But isn’t yelling and screaming about bad calls half the fun of baseball?"

"Consciousness is the loneliest place in the universe. No one can share it with anyone. Try as I might to explain my consciousness to you, it comes irreparably filtered through your own. You can’t see it for yourself. I wouldn’t be _...Read More_

The bots are not bots, they are human beings in offices applying rules handed down from outside, perhaps from some other office in California, onto content they must view—your vacation photos, your aunt’s _...Read More_

BACK in the early 2000s, an awesome thing happened in the New X-Men comics. Our mutant heroes had been battling giant robots called Sentinels for years, but suddenly these mechanical overlords spawned a new threat: Nano-Sentinels! Not _...Read More_

"There is a long list of services that purport to be powered by sophisticated software, but actually rely on humans acting like robots"

Why do you think NFTs are such a game-changer for the music industry? Smart contracts. We need to do another interview for this! I have too much to say.