The Ad Business Continues to Cling to Big Tech

The tech giants may appear to be vastly different in their offerings, but they are all bound by one common denominator: advertising. Advertising is referred to as the “dark beating heart of the internet” by author Tim Hwang in his book Subprime Attention Crisis. Google generates roughly 80 percent of its revenue from advertising, while …

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If AI Doesn’t Destroy Politics First, It Could Potentially Save It

Depending on whom you ask in politics, the sudden advances in artificial intelligence will either transform American democracy for the better or bring about its ruin. At the moment, the doomsayers are louder. Voice-impersonation technology and deep-fake videos are scaring campaign strategists, who fear that their deployment in the days before the 2024 election could …

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