The Technoskeptic Ad Translator
Check out The Technoskeptic’s take on some particularly lampoonable technology ads.
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4/18: Her film screening and discussion
The Brattle Theatre, Cambridge, MA
He Started #DeleteFacebook... Nine Years Ago
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He Started #DeleteFacebook… Nine Years Ago
Nine years ago, three artists created a controversial site to make a statement about Facebook’s practices. The company sued and accused them of scraping data. Oh, the irony.
New AI Paper Warns of Malicious Intent
A new report on AI examines what might happen when bad actors deliberately misuse the technology. Despite its importance, politicians may not be paying attention.
iPhone, Therefore I Am
Once we’re all parroting back Wikipedia entries to each other, what unique knowledge or wisdom do we have to offer?
The Informed Preference for Permanence (Principles of Technoskepticism, Part Three)
Our technological mindset leads to an “enforced impermanence” as the new is always prioritized over the old. The resultant rootlessness and churn contributes to a sense of disequilibrium while keeping us apart from the steadying forces of tradition and wisdom.
Podcast #17: Cal Newport on Deep Work
For a computer scientist, Georgetown professor and author Cal Newport is hard to reach via email. But it's part of his philosophy that focused concentration--so elusive in our overstimulated world--is the key to a better and more rewarding work and personal life.
Portland Becomes First US City to Stop Fossil Fuel Expansion
Responding to powerful grass-roots activism, Portland’s government passed a law, recently upheld by the Oregon Court of Appeals, to arrest further construction or expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure in the city.
A Message From the Publisher
It’s our 2nd birthday! Publisher Mo Lotman shares a few thoughts about where we’ve come and where The Technoskeptic is going.
The Problems of Prediction, Part 2
Our overconfidence in our predictive abilities can be traced to the simple fact that the universe is infinitely complex.
Podcast #16: Tomaso Poggio on the State of AI
After a long so-called winter, artificial intelligence has recently made amazing gains. Tomaso Poggio, Director of MIT's Center for Brains, Minds, and Machines, explains why this success is still a long way from the dystopian fears of robot overlords, but that the threat to jobs is real.