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We don’t know yet if AI will ultimately change the world the way the internet, social media, and the smartphone did. Those things weren’t just technological leaps — they actually reorganized our lives in fundamental and irreversible ways. If the final form of AI is “my computer writes some of my emails for me,” AI won’t make that list. But there are a lot of smart people and trillions of dollars betting that’s the beginning of the AI story, not the end.

ChatGPT Turns One: How OpenAI’s AI Chatbot Changed Tech Forever - The Verge

David Pierce

Your attention is the equivalent of fertilizer for a plant. If you pay attention to the aches and pains of your body a lot, they grow in relative prominence to the rest of your life. If you pay attention to all the little services your partner does to take care of the home and family, they grow in your perception of that person.

A Natural Approach to Mental Wellness

Gregg Krech

Wouldn’t it just be better if fewer people posted less stuff, less frequently, and if smaller audiences saw it?

People Aren’t Meant to Talk This Much

Ian Bogost

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