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Peter Biles
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May 23, 2025
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Deep Reading in a World Full of Words

The media environment is saturated with images, videos, and words. How can we regain our attention?
Peter Biles
May 23, 2025
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Arts & Culture
Moments in silence with a newspaper might not save the world, but it could start saving our attention, arguably our most valuable and endangered resource. Read More ›
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Alien invasion, UFO flying in the sky, concept of evidence and sighting, retro illustration. Generative AI
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Peter Biles
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December 11, 2024
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The Absurdity of Our Media Moment

When crimes seem almost scripted to stoke division and speculation
Peter Biles
December 11, 2024
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Arts & Culture
The fact that such a video is available and became so widely watched is a horror in itself; a grisly crime is now a scene in a murder episode. Read More ›
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Cute and little robot helper with artificial intelligence raising hand. Generative AI
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Peter Biles
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February 29, 2024
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Google Gemini Presents a Past That Never Happened

You can't trust a bot to give you a history lesson, turns out.
Peter Biles
February 29, 2024
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Artificial Intelligence
Walter Kirn tweeted recently: "Gemini AI is inventing damaging stories about people and figures I know. It is an automated false-witness weapon." Read More ›