Yuval Noah Harari has become a guru of sorts to Silicon Valley. But his new book on AI, “Nexus,” has little to say about the erosion of our intellectual institutions, @dimmerwahr writes. In fact, it might be symptomatic of the trend:
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How to Know What’s Really Propaganda
There might be something new to learn from the old images of Uncle Sam pointing at you.
In this special episode of “How to Know What’s Real,” @megangarber and @peterpomeranzev talk about the role of propaganda in America—and how to watch out for it:
** How to Know What’s Really Propaganda
There might be something new to learn from the old images of Uncle Sam pointing at you.
In this special episode of “How to Know What’s Real,” @megangarber and @peterpomeranzev talk about the role of propaganda in America—and how to watch out for it:
******* What Awaits a Harris Presidency
“Whatever awaits the United States under a President Harris, a continuation of the uneasy present is the least likely scenario,” @EliotACohen writes. “Rather, a thunderous wave of crisis may break on her administration.”
************* [The Washington Post] How the quiet war against press freedom could come to America
How the quiet war against press freedom could come to America
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/09/05/sulzberger-free-press-new-york-times/
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Are Private Schools Immoral?
Gentrification will only create diverse public schools if white parents stop hoarding resources, @nhannahjones says.
System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong and How We Can Reboot
System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong and How We Can Reboot https://a.co/d/g4eOk0V
Democracy Is Losing Its Race With Disruption
The race between technological disruption and democracy isn’t new—but today’s new tech poses tremendous new challenges, Rob Reich, Mehran Sahami, and Jeremy Weinstein write.
The Tech Giants’ Anti-regulation Fantasy
“The American tech industry has never been an entrepreneurial free-for-all,” @RrjohnR writes. “Much of the country’s information infrastructure was built atop a telephone system that depended on local, state, and federal regulation.”
**** The Wrath at Khan
Wealthy donors such as the LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman have plenty of personal reasons—billions, even—to oppose Lina Khan, @jcbeam writes. But they say they’re motivated by concern for the little guy: