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Where Will Virtual Reality Take Us?: Jaron Lanier on the Apple Vision Pro, a new V.R. headset, and the progression of technology for virtual, mixed ...
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Where Will Virtual Reality Take Us?
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WIRED guest columnists Jaron Lanier and Allison Stanger argue that now, as we embark upon the age of AI, is precisely the right time to revisit the legal ... Show more
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ChatGPT: "A little megalomaniacal": Is there life in AI, is it a being? Jaron Lanier, Microsoft's chief intellectual, talks angels, technological dangers and a ...
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ChatGPT:
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Computer scientist Jaron Lanier doesn't think Sam Altman’s Worldcoin project is a good idea. He tells Jackie Davalos and Nate Lanxon why ... Show more   trib.al/XdGnzvY
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Computer scientist Jaron Lanier thinks Meta and Alphabet “are undervalued because they have the wrong business model.” Watch AI IRL Wednesdays on the ... Show more   trib.al/XdGnzvY
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Computer scientist Jaron Lanier says that paying a monthly fee to use the highest-quality AI is your “freedom fee.” He discusses with Jackie Davalos and Nate ... Show more   trib.al/XdGnzvY
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Microsoft's Jaron Lanier says AI without human dignity will 'undermine everything', even reality
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Microsoft's Jaron Lanier says AI without human dignity will 'undermine ...
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Tech guru Jaron Lanier: ‘The danger isn’t that AI destroys us. It’s that it drives us insane’
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Tech guru Jaron Lanier: ‘The danger isn’t that AI destroys us ...
Quick Glance: Jaron Lanier, a tech guru, says, "The danger isn't that AI will destroy us. It's the fact that it drives us insane.'
  • "It's like saying a car can go faster than a human runner."

  • Until now, the primary application of AI algorithms has been to select which videos we want to see on YouTube or which posts we want to see on social media platforms.

  • "Wikipedia is run by super-nice people who are my friends.

  • But the thing is it's like one encyclopedia."

  • "I always thought social media was bullshit."
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We all contribute to AI -- should we get paid for that?: It might all boil down to establishing a new creative class instead of a new dependent class.
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We all contribute to AI -- should we get paid for that?
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‘Extinction is on the table’: Jaron Lanier warns of tech’s existential threat to humanity
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‘Extinction is on the table’: Jaron Lanier warns of tech’s existential ...
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Crypto pulled off its big upgrade. Even larger ambitions await.: Ethereum’s “Merge” — which changes how NFTs and crypto assets are secured — is part of a much ...
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Crypto pulled off its big upgrade. Even larger ambitions await.
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The Rise of the Internet’s Creative Middle Class: Cal Newport writes about whether Web 3.0 can help create a broad class of professionals able to make a ...
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The Rise of the Internet’s Creative Middle Class
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How ‘trustless’ is Bitcoin, really?: In myth, the cryptocurrency is egalitarian, decentralized and all but anonymous. The reality is very different ...
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How ‘trustless’ is Bitcoin, really?
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The Decentralized Mystique: New academic research on Bitcoin’s early years undermines its foundational myths of privacy through pseudonymity and decentralization ...
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The Decentralized Mystique