One of the biggest questions I get at Drop-In Time at the library (besides "what is taking up all my cloud storage?") is how to disable or avoid intrusive AI that shows up where people don't want it. This is a guide for people who would like less intrusive AI in their tech environment. Maybe you lik

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For years I've been okay with technology working its way into every aspect of my life. Keep a smartphone handy in case I need it. Have unlimited data on th...

The human body has become a strange contradiction at the heart of the modern blockbuster. Sexy, yes. But sexual? No.

Americans do not care for artificial intelligence. Recent polling shows that their attitudes mostly range from ambivalence to horror.

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Colin and Samir

I've been getting a lot of those "your parcel couldn't be delivered" phishing attacks lately and if you're a human with a phone, you probably have been too. Just as a brief reminder, they look like this: These get through all the technical controls that exist at

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with apologies to Terry Bisson

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How a company called Rosabella used AI content to market its supplements: "If you’re trying to sell health products to a 50-year-old, well, make your avatar 50 years old."

The ballot initiative is bankrolled by billionaire anti-trans donor, Richard Uihlein, and represents a new line of attack against transgender people in blue states.