stephenharrison.com
Tech lawyer and Wikipedia beat reporter (NYT, Slate, WIRED). Author of THE EDITORS. Newsletter: sourcenotes.blog
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Has anyone seen research on whether AI-generated misinfo is more easily spotted in print? Already searched but curious if fellow humans have leads.
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Klein goes on: "Part of what's happening when you spend seven hours reading a book is you spend seven hours with your mind on this topic. The idea that O3 can summarize it for you is nonsense. ChatGPT outputs don't impress themselves upon you. They don't change you."
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There is unfortunately a ton of racism in the comments on the TikTok videos with Gukesh’s victory
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Hopefully the print renaissance also include large print editions for those who need!
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New piece from @antisomniac.bsky.social in @techpolicypress.bsky.social
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Found it! Might have to resubscribe to the Economist to read this, or else use the Wikipedia Library
www.economist.com/business/202...
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Don’t get me wrong, I see the value in decentralized peer production (I’ve written about this a lot). But not everything needs to work like Wikipedia.
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Hat tip to @dflovett.bsky.social for the confessional post and analysis
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In 2017, Elon Musk was praising Wikipedia as a great project. And now, both Musk and Trump’s DOJ have turned against jt, using it as a target in their culture war.
English language transcript: www.sourcenotes.blog/p/us-culture...
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I'll always remember how she began her tenure with a global listening tour focused on the volunteer Wikipedia editors who do the (real) work of creating and maintaining the site's content. 2/2
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I don’t know much about Germany specifically, but I do worry that some young people are turning to dangerous ideologies out of a deep hunger for meaning—even if they’re looking in all the wrong places
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If you're an unhappy young adult living in a wealthy, post-industrial economy, Brooks suggests: (1) prioritize close, in-person relationships with friends & family; (2) develop your inner life, spiritually/philosophically; and (3) remember the truism that money can't buy happiness, only meaning can.
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Some expert reactions to Martin going after Wikipedia, from @molly.wiki & @stephenharrison.com