When the Joke Becomes the Problem: The Memeification of Real-World Issues and Its Consequences
Stella Chang Image via X *** How many of you have heard the phrase, “It’s a Diddy party?” For anyone…
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Cooper Toland Image Via The Guardian *** Luckily and unluckily, we are living in an age when the news is…
The Politics of Cool: How Pop Culture Is Shifting Right
Yasmine L'Bahy Image via The Economist *** Politics, pop culture, and media are facets of our society that have always…
Acceleration Without Guardrails
Nathan Wellman Photo via Gabby Jones/Bloomberg/Getty Images *** “In mid-2030, the AI releases a dozen quiet-spreading biological weapons in major…
The Steam Challenge
Javeer Khan Image via GameRant *** “Some trees flourish, others die. Some cattle grow strong, others are taken by wolves.…
POP Goes the AI Bubble
Catherine Topps Photo via New Scientist *** It feels like AI has been integrated into absolutely everything. When you shop…
Don’t Worry America, Big Brother is Watching (That Means Worry)
Image via WallpaperAccess *** In 2021, Roblox stated “The Age Verification service is gradually rolling out to users…
How Large-Language Models (LLMs) Expose Political Biases
Ellie Nam Image via National Library of Medicine *** We keep reaching for the word ‘neutral’ to describe artificial intelligence,…
Silicon Valley is Gambling with the World’s Stability
Amelia Felice Photo via New York Times *** Roughly $116 trillion rests in the hands of one island, the size…