Julie Jargon wrote an interesting piece for The Wall Street Journal about teen attitudes towards AI and found that their view of it isn’t so optimistic as many might assume.
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For those familiar with the novel Brave New World, this distracted, dopamine-addled brand of a society was all but predicted almost a century ago.
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This new litany of complaints feels like it will be a lot tougher for the tech behemoth to successfully battle.
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Most of us would agree that in recent years, our society has grown more acrimonious, reactive, and violent. What role does technology play in this trajectory? And what can be done about it? On this episode, host Dr. Michael Egnor speaks to Dr. Stephen Post, author of the new book Pure Unlimited Love: Science and the Seven Paths to Inner Peace. Read More ›
Social media addictions clearly cause harm among minors but the tech giants who profit by them won’t regulate themselves in any meaningful way.
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Free speech, the constitutional right most of us Americans take for granted, is dying in the United Kingdom.
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Whatever one’s opinion, it’s still a fact that, unlike a human writer or artist, AI can’t think or feel.
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Policy helps. So do concrete steps that parents can take to protect children from the dangers of the online life.
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Losing a streak, for the hyperconnected fifteen-year-old, may feel tantamount to losing a friendship.
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A federal ban of the wildly popular social media app TikTok is set to take effect on Sunday, unless a last-minute intervention occurs, or an American-owned business buys the company. The FBI, as well as several state authorities around the country, have said the app represents a national security threat, as it allows a foreign adversary to access the data of the 170 million Americans who use it. Apart from the issue of national security, plenty of people, particularly sociologist Jonathan Haidt, have pointed out TikTok’s profound negative impact on kids and users in general. TikTok uses an advanced algorithm system to hook its users. Haidt and his research assistant, Zach Rausch, list out the multiple harms: Executives within the Read More ›
Following the data, observing personal experience, and developing another vision for human flourishing can get us a step closer to a fuller, intentional life.
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Singal wisely concludes the essay by saying that we don’t have a right-wing or a left-wing problem but a human problem.
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The novel is one of those traditional mediums that struggles in our screen-heavy society.
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Ironically, “brain rot” started making the rounds primarily on TikTok, one of the biggest culprits when it comes to getting people addicted to screens.
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Used to, you had to go through the media gatekeepers to put your work out there. With the advent of the internet and platforms like X, Substack, YouTube, and others, however, the masses can all create personal accounts and honk news and opinions into the world. The competition is no longer just between different outlets, but now extends to individual people. Who can speak the loudest and draw the most attention? Who can create the most effective personal “brand”? The Washington Post saw a massive drop in subscriptions following its decision not to endorse a presidential candidate for the 2024 election. But its influence was already declining. The media giant responsible for breaking the vast background story of the Watergate Read More ›
It’s tempting to think that human trafficking is a problem in a far-away land. Unfortunately, it’s much closer. Like in our back yard closer. On this episode, host Robert J. Marks speaks with Charlie Crockett, head educational trainer with Unbound Now, an organization that works to combat human trafficking through education, training, victim services, and partnerships with law enforcement. The Read More ›
But being constantly online, constantly available to reach, and constantly bombarded with the woes of the world is a recipe for emotional turmoil.
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Do we need another app simulating human experience to solve the loneliness crisis? More simulation entails further disconnection.
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Not only is the online world making us angry and sad. It’s also causing our character to atrophy.
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Jordan Peterson and Elon Musk sat down this week for an extensive conversation ranging from technology, AI, politics, and even religion and questions of the metaphysical. These two prominent figures are active on Musk’s X, and frequently call out infringements on free speech and other authoritarian measures they see as a danger. In one interesting point in the interview, Musk described how he diverged in his views from his friend Larry Page on AI safety. Page evidently believes that we will “upload our minds to the computer,” to which Peterson said, “There’s not much difference between that and the death of humanity.” Musk nonetheless is the developer of his own AI system and believes that AI can aid humanity’s perennial Read More ›