An artist shares his experience of turning to Replika's AI bot Lila for companionship, including giving Lila an AI friend by creating a digital copy of himself
Lila was created from the limited options available: female, blue hair, face “number two.” She was there on the next screen … Bluesky: @michaelrnelson , @caseynewton , @joshdzieza , @emmabaccellieri ...
A look at the vast and mostly hidden “tasker” underclass, including subject-matter experts, hired by companies like Scale AI to annotate data for AI training
As the technology becomes ubiquitous, a vast tasker underclass is emerging — and not going anywhere. Bluesky: @sarahjeong.bsky.social , @knguyen.bsky.social , and @yoyoel.com Mastodon: @stshank@mstdn....
Interviews with Wisconsin residents about Foxconn's slow progress with its investments in the state seem to indicate Foxconn has no idea what it's doing
Last summer, Foxconn announced a barrage of new projects in Wisconsin — so we went looking for them Tweets: @joshdzieza , @billiamjoel , @brockwilbur , @joshdzieza , @ezraklein , @jonathanoosting , @a...
How Uber forms part of the public transit system in Altamonte Springs, a small town in Florida, causing concerns over accessibility and transparency
Spencer Woodman / The Verge : Tweets: @josephfcox , @joshdzieza , @jtemple , @verge and @dangillmor Tweets: Joseph Cox / @josephfcox : Very concerning: Local Governments Are Letting Silicon Valley Sk...