AI is not a substitute for divergent thinking, and the false certainty it gives will never save you from having to iterate.

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Using some of my own work, I set out to clear up a few relevant concepts from theoretical computer science and computational cognitive science that can help to build conceptual hygiene and immunity…

Understanding the "Scientology of Silicon Valley." (7,700 words)

The ETTO principle refers to the fact that people (and organisations) as part of their activities frequently – or always – have to make a trade-off between the resources (primarily time and effort) th...

It’s been a bit over five years since the Stochastic Parrots paper (Bender, Gebru et al 2021) was published (and somewhat longer since…

What 640 London shopping streets, 4,000 Billboard hits, a million films and synthetic AI personas tell us about why everything is flattening into sameness and how to regulate the algorithms behind it.

AKA "LLMs can't fix your shitty internal culture"

The brands you trusted quietly gutted quality to protect margins. Investigative essays on corporate enshittification. Free newsletter.

The UN Scientific Panel's report casts artificial intelligence as a system from nowhere, writes Eryk Salvaggio. The definition will shape policy for years.

KPMG finds nearly a third of execs struggle to understand costs as companies rethink deployments

AI-obsessed executives and managers are creating a distinct new type of toxic work environment for the slop era, workers told us.

Acknowledging that AI systems are advancing does not buy into hype, it sharpens the precision of critical thinking about their impacts, says Eryk Salvaggio.

Companies are racing to incentivize employees to use AI. But as some companies are finding, the more employees that use the technology, the heavier the bill.

When practitioners used the term “social media” to describe the internet tools that emerged in the mid-aughts, they were giving a name to the kinds of platforms...

A new study claims to offer the first causal link between AI dependency and cognitive erosion. Researchers warn of long-term implications.

On AI agents, grunt work, and the part of science that isn't replaceable.

Why books feel harder, what the science shows, and how to rebuild the capacity.

New study finds that employees impressed by corporate speak may be least equipped to make effective decisions

Microsoft update breaks Windows — emergency fix suddenly released and available now.

So, in the cramped airplane’s limited sightlines, I looked for clues about whether these were just regular Midwestern dads, like me, flying for work, or whether they were regular Midwestern dads, flyi...

Digital products and services keep getting worse. In the new report Breaking Free: Pathways to a fair technological future, the Norwegian Consumer Council has delved…

More fiction than science Feature  IT consultancy Gartner predicts that more than 40 percent of agentic AI projects will be cancelled by the end of 2027 due to rising costs, unclear business value, or insufficient risk controls.…