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Man choosing which hamburger to eat from fast food restaurant

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Peter Biles
Date
March 6, 2025

Categorized
Business and Finance, Creativity, Psychology

Tagged
Childhood, Digital native, Jonathan Haidt, McDonald's, Play place, Technology, X}

A New McDonald’s PlayPlace Doesn’t Look Very Fun

_{A virtual playground doesn't offer kids genuine play} _{Peter Biles
March 6, 2025

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Business and Finance, Creativity, Psychology}

Hopefully the McDonald’s corporation will realize that the PlayPlace is a big part of what makes its restaurants so appealing. Read More ›

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Peter Biles
Date
December 18, 2024

Categorized
Social Media

Tagged
Bluesky, social media, society, X}

Is Bluesky Any Better than X? Social Media’s Real Problem Remains

_{Whatever platform it is, social media will always have toxicity} _{Peter Biles
December 18, 2024

3

Social Media}

Singal wisely concludes the essay by saying that we don’t have a right-wing or a left-wing problem but a human problem. Read More ›

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Peter Biles
Date
June 5, 2024

Categorized
Social Media

Tagged
Elon Musk, social media, Twitter, Twitter and adult porn, X}

X Now Allows Adult Content According to Policy Update

_{Formerly, the platform didn't have an actual rule. That's now changed.} _{Peter Biles
June 5, 2024

2

Social Media}

The pushback against the decision continues as users are concerned that the site will come to resemble little more than a traditional pornography website. Read More ›

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Peter Biles
Date
May 26, 2024

Categorized
Arts & Culture

Tagged
censorship, Content creator, Elon Musk, Free speech, Mainstream Media, media, social media, Substack, Writing, X}

Substack: A Return to the Golden Era of Blogging

_{The writing platform is friendly toward free speech. So why doesn't Elon Musk like it?} _{Peter Biles
May 26, 2024

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Arts & Culture}

Substack very well could the future of independent writing. As mainstream journalism shrinks, we could see Substack grow even more. Read More ›

A live chat service for customer support. Modern illustration of a smartphone with a messenger interface and people on the page.

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Peter Biles
Date
May 21, 2024

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
ChatGPT, Copyright, Creativity, Human exceptionalism, NBC, OpenAI, Sam Altman, Twitter, X}

Scarlett Johansson vs. Sam Altman

_{OpenAI is trying to recreate a cautionary tale} _{Peter Biles
May 21, 2024

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Artificial Intelligence}

Altman said her voice could be “comforting” to people. She declined at the time, and so was naturally surprised to find that the new program, which was just released, sounded eerily similar to her own voice. Read More ›

Closed up image of a Female using TikTok application on a smartphone in home. 5 September, 2022. ChiangMai, Thailand.

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Peter Biles
Date
March 13, 2024

Categorized
Addiction

Tagged
addiction, AI, Culture, Gen Z, habits, Instagram, iPhones, Technology, TikTok, Twitter, X}

Escaping the Dopamine Cartel

_{We can't even be bothered with "entertainment" anymore.} _{Peter Biles
March 13, 2024

3

Addiction}

Ted Gioia investigates the impact of the "dopamine culture," our modern tendency to flit among tabs and scroll endlessly through fifteen-second-long video clips. Read More ›

Man is using virtual reality headset. Image with glitch effect.

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Peter Biles
Date
February 6, 2024

Categorized
Technology

Tagged
AI, apple vision pro, Cybertruck, Tech, Twitter, X}

The Apple Vision Pro is Here

_{What exactly is the point of this new, painfully expensive piece of gadgetry?} _{Peter Biles
February 6, 2024

3

Technology}

Given what we've seen so far, it seems like this new release from one of the world's foremost technology companies is more of a fancy toy than a genuine tool. Read More ›

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Jonathan Bartlett
Date
January 8, 2024

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
Artificial Intelligence, Copyright, Crypto, Twitter, X}

Framework for AI Legislation

_{Unfortunately, current calls for AI legislation seems to be largely motivated by fear of the unknown rather than looking for specific policy goals.} _{Jonathan Bartlett
January 8, 2024

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Artificial Intelligence}

I am going to lay the groundwork for what I think good AI legislation will be. However, before I do that, I want to give some cautionary advice. Read More ›

Video player app on phone's screen and wireless earphones on dark background

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News
Date
August 24, 2023

Categorized
Censorship

Tagged
Elon Musk, Free speech, Manhattan Institute, social media, X, YouTube}

“Deeply Unsettling:” Popular YouTube Host Concerned Over Online Censorship

_{After one of his videos was removed from YouTube, economist and talk show host Glenn Loury had questions.} _{News
August 24, 2023

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Censorship}

Loury noted that he doesn't share Goldblatt's opinions, but that it's important to be able to debate different views freely. Read More ›