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What do we really mean when we call someone a "genius"?

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"As mainstream culture became more sexualised, porn had to do something to stand out ... so it became more extreme, more violent and more degrading, especially to women"

Joe Biden is a robot (and other cyber myths)

From Tolstoy to The Beatles to Elon Musk, what do we really mean when we call someone a "genius"?

As tech journalist @karenhao.bsky.social has noted, visceral emotion and quasi-religious fervour colour some advocates’ warnings against AI

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Peter Ward explores the wild world of conspiracy theories about the internet

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"Because porn is seen as shameful, no one is really talking about it, but it does have a massive influence on popular culture," says @theatlantic.com journalist Sophie Gilbert

What do we really mean when we call someone a "genius"? @ohhiralphjones.bsky.social reviews "The Genius Myth" by @helenlewis.bsky.social @jonathancape.bsky.social

I had a good time with Helen Lewis' The Genius Myth, and I reviewed it right here for @newhumanist.bsky.social: newhumanist.org.uk/articles/6499

What's the relationship between porn and pop culture?

The digital world is a playground for the tinfoil hat brigade. But now they are turning on the internet itself

The public is becoming increasingly anxious about where the rapid development of AI could lead. So why are we yet to see any major protests over it?

✨ New online: From OnlyFans to Sabrina Carpenter's controversial album cover, we speak to author @sophiegilbert.bsky.social about porn and pop culture

Joe Biden is a robot (and other cyber myths)

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The public is becoming increasingly worried about the dangers of AI. But in rushing to regulate it, we'd better be careful

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"The digital trail means that gossip is now permanent, searchable and infinitely shareable. A whisper that might once have died out in a week can be resurrected years later with a screenshot"

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The fear that AI could kill us all is growing in circles of power. But fear is a dangerous companion, writes Simon McCarthy-Jones

The digital world is a playground for the tinfoil hat brigade. But now they are turning on the internet itself

Gossiping isn't always bad... is it?

✨ New online: The fear that AI could kill us all is growing in circles of power – and could present its own threat to our safety and stability, argues @tcddublin's Simon McCarthy-Jones

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OK, I love to gossip. But is that so bad?

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