The percentage of people who selectively avoid news has reportedly reached 39% globally. This is an increase of 10% in less than a decade. Blissful ignorance or doomscroll-induced anxiety? Pick your poison. It’s no secret that the state of the world is causing mass panic. Cost of living is on a continual ascent, the climate situation is perilously grim, war crimes are occurring on a daily basis, the threat of terrorism...
Led by SoftBank, OpenAI has secured another $40 billion USD in funding as part of its latest funding round. This means the company is now estimated to be worth $300 billion USD and is the largest funding round ever for a private tech company. OpenAI has secured another huge round of funding. Led by SoftBank, a Japanese multinational investment holding company, the company is now worth $300 billion USD after raising...
Reports show that young people are using search engines differently to their parents, opting to trust TikTok and Instagram recommendations directly sent from friends over Google. SEO experts should take note. If you’re a millennial or older Gen Zer, you’ve probably spent most of your time on the internet ‘Googling’ anything you may want to know. It’s been the standard practice for well over two decades at this point. However,...
We are currently experiencing the worst mental health epidemic in history, but the unfortunate reality is that there simply aren’t enough therapists for us all. Is ChatGPT the answer? That is what some young people believe. ‘I never felt like I could be vulnerable,’ says Sabrina Stocker, who first went into therapy while recovering from a very toxic relationship and buckling under the ‘unspoken pressure’ that comes with being the...
The event at Christie’s was intended to demonstrate and test the legitimacy of AI artwork within the high-end auction world. It was met with fierce criticism and enthusiasm from different parties. An online sale of AI-generated artwork at London’s auction house Christie’s has surpassed its initial earnings estimates by 20%. The total revenue brought in currently sits at $792,000 USD, with a significant number of new collectors entering the art...
and it's causing a fiery debate Welcome to the latest edition of The Gen Zer. This week, we discuss the rising use of lowercase type in professional and educational settings. We also take a look at location tracking, run clubs, gun violence, and more . . . Growing up, my friends and I would always ask ‘are you mad?’ whenever one of us had added a period to the end of a...
and it's not a solo takeaway on v-day Oooooh, hello everybody. Today’s newsletter is a juicy one! Before we dive in, I’d like to begin with a little disclaimer. While curating the newsletter this year, it’s been impossible to ignore that Elon Musk and Trump have dominated the front pages of pretty much every print and digital publication out there. And while it’s certainly important to pay attention to all the...
Both the UK and US have refused to sign an international agreement on AI at a global summit in Paris. The documents called for ‘open,’ ‘inclusive’ and ‘ethical’ practices within this new, emerging industry. The UK and US have not signed an international agreement on AI at a global summit in Paris. Having been signed by dozens of countries including France, China and India, the statement called for ‘open,’ ‘inclusive’...
A team of Oxford scientists has just potentially paved the way for the large-scale, practical use of quantum supercomputers. Humanity has finally solved the puzzle of teleportation – in the world of quantum supercomputers, that is. A group of Oxford scientists believe their breakthrough will be huge in bringing quantum supercomputers to scale, ultimately ushering in a new era of efficiency and discovery across all modern industries. To the uninitiated (which...
The platform once deemed a barometer for quality responses to user queries has lost its way. AI is largely responsible – in more ways than one. Have you ever heard of ‘Dead Internet Theory?’ It subscribes to the idea that both bots and content created by algorithms will soon overtake the digital presence and volume of human works online. We’ve written about it in detail previously. Apprehension about that prospect has...
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