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Joseph Stiglitz warns AI’s hunger for internet comments could degrade our ‘information ecosystem’
AI won’t just reshape work and markets, Joseph Stiglitz says it will quietly rot the information those systems depend on.…
Michigan college survey says ‘6-7’ is lowkey cooked, put in on the ‘Banished Words List’
Respondents to an annual Michigan college survey of overused and misused words and phrases say ” 6-7 ” is “cooked” and should…
In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at how poetry elides AI safeguards, the new boom in nuclear…
Meet the 73-year-old who splits his time between Panama and the U.S.: ‘$500 is my cost of living, plus food’
With so many Americans burnt out from U.S. hustle culture and high living costs, expats are finding that Panama is…
Go ahead and roll your eyes. Shrug your shoulders. Or maybe just juggle your hands in the air. Dictionary.com’s word…
AI chatbots struggle to function beyond English: ‘They know a lot … but they miss the culture’
The world’s leading AI chatbots can now generate everything from emails to research papers—in English. But shift to a different…
The world’s best AI models operate in English. Other languages—even major ones like Cantonese—risk falling further behind
How do you translate “dim sum”? Many English speakers would find the question strange, knowing the term refers to the…
Duolingo CEO walks back AI-first comments: ‘I do not see AI as replacing what our employees do’
A week after declaring that AI would eventually replace contract workers at the language-learning app, Duolingo’s CEO said the company…
Not every Gen Z is an AI wiz with advanced skills—many are set on being the company’s “chief vibes officer,”…
Vimeo CEO says he wasn’t allowed to use adverbs when he was working at Amazon—here’s why he thinks it helps companies to not ‘lose their way’
Vimeo’s new CEO, Philip Moyer, has been around the block among the biggest tech companies. While he most recently led…












