Michael DedmonJan 6, 2023
davekarpf

I’ve been thinking about what it means that mass adoption of generative AI is going to coincide with the first tech crash in two decades.

It isn’t good.

https://davekarpf.substack.com/p/what-comes-after-the-tech-crash

What comes after the tech crash?

[Dall-E2 prompt: oil painting of a cyberpunk dystopia] This semester, I’ll again be teaching my “History of the Digital Future” class. It’s kind of a guided tour through the WIRED archive. Working on syllabus modifications has left me thinking about how much has changed in the past year, and the risks we face in the years to come.

The Future, Now and Then
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Show threadDave MarshallJan 6, 2023
@davekarpf Especially at this moment of peak performative Natural Stupidity!
Show threadBrian C. Keegan, Ph.D.Jan 6, 2023
@davekarpf “Brand safety” is a term I had not heard before October 2022 and now seems to be a fascinating site to think about the tensions and decoupling between the “free market” and the “freeze peach” poles of digital governance and business models. https://www.adweek.com/social-marketing/twitter-will-advertisers-stay/
‘The Bird Is Freed,’ but Will Advertisers Stay?

Amid uncertainty surrounding Twitter, other platforms have bolstered brand safety measures.

Adweek