AI slop means faster and cheaper content, and the technical and financial logic of online platforms creates a race to the bottom.
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The struggle has yielded both compromises and new strips of red tape for more than 100 years.
Philosophy has been instrumental to AI since its inception.
The lack of large, global European tech leaders might actually be a blessing.
The effects of AI’s growth on global security could be difficult to predict.
Venture capitalist billionaire Marc Andreessen dreams of ‘becoming technological supermen’ in a ‘techno-optimist’ manifesto built on a dark colonial vision.
It’s difficult to see how artificial intelligence systems work, and to see whose interests they work for. Regulation could make AI more trustworthy. Until then, user beware.
Canada’s Tech Talent Strategy aims to draw global tech talent to the country, but faces hurdles like U.S. salary competition and high living costs.
Women are severely underrepresented in tech. Strength in numbers – communities for women and women mentoring women – can counter tech’s sexist culture and help retain women in the field.
The numbers are less concerning when viewed in the bigger picture.
The US government regulates many industries, but social media companies don’t neatly fit existing regulatory templates. Systems that deliver energy may be the closest analog.
Two women ruled the dating app tech industry last year. How they were portrayed by mainstream media versus how they portrayed themselves in social media says a lot about how women leaders are viewed.
Why are so many entrepreneurs in Canada avoiding going public, and what are the consequences for our economy?
The Federal Trade Commission is rattling its saber at the technology industry over growing public concern about biased AI algorithms. Can the agency back up its threats?
Apple’s newest release comes without a wall charger and earpods. While the shift could reduce the company’s carbon footprint, users shifting to wireless charging will use more energy.
Arm defied the traditional notion of how a technology company competes in the global market place. That could all change.
What world will tech billionaires move us towards if they believe that humans are fundamentally dangerous?
Investment in tech businesses is crumbling but the winners are eyeing up the losers.
Adam Neumann both controlled and managed the co-working company he founded in 2011. A finance scholar explains why that can be a serious problem in venture capital-backed startups.
Fundamentally, WeWork’s finances do not look good. It is still a long way from profitability.
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