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Parasocial strategy: The very tiring, very online art of inspiring one-sided intimacy at scale
Your TL;DR Briefing on things worth tracking — and talking about over your next power lunch. *Wink.* This time the thing is how making a whole bunch of people feel like you “get” each other is inarguably the key to success and fatigue online.
Sustainable fashion’s “AI” blindspots: Why the same scrutiny isn’t applied to tech hype
Your TL;DR Briefing on things worth tracking — and talking about over your next power lunch. *Wink.* This time the thing is the cognitive dissonance in fashion around “AI.” It won’t stop the climate crisis but it might take your photographer pal's next gig.
How to hype-bust “AI” bullshit: A curious reader’s guide with the Pulitzer Center’s Karen Hao
What are red flags for spotting the spin? Award-winning investigative reporter and co-creator of the Pulitzer Center’s AI Spotlight Series, Karen Hao reveals a simple framework for readers who want to embrace skeptical curiosity and hit, well, the ESC key on the hype.
What is cognitive offloading?! Letting LLMs “think” for you is not a “decision holiday”
Your TL;DR Briefing on things worth tracking — and talking about over your next power lunch. *Wink.* This time the thing is the tens of thousands of words of reporting and research we read so, well, you don’t have to.