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Bringing together the world's best minds, whether human or machine, to study how digital technologies can transform the economy. Part of Stanford HAI. Director: Erik Brynjolfsson
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…but apparently not the long and winding road, as Paul McCartney is protesting the use of AI in the music industry.
10/10
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
Paul McCartney joins music industry protest against AI with silent track
Former Beatle and artists including Sam Fender, Kate Bush and Hans Zimmer record silent LP Is This What We Want
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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AI is helping improve road safety…
9/10
apnews.com/article/ai-t...
Cities and states are turning to AI to improve road safety
Cities and states in the U.S. are turning to AI to improve road safety. Hawaii is distributing 1,000 dashboard cameras to monitor road conditions and reduce traffic fatalities.
apnews.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Anthropic says hackers used its AI in an online attack.
8/10
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/b...
Anthropic Says Chinese Hackers Used Its A.I. in Online Attack
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Are internets about to go local?
7/10
nymag.com/intelligence...
The Global Internet Is Coming Apart
More and more countries are following China’s lead, limiting digital access and building their own “everything apps.”
nymag.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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The founder of @Ring thinks the doorbell could reduce crime.
6/10
www.theverge.com/podcast/8220...
Ring’s Jamie Siminoff thinks AI can reduce crime
The head of smart camera maker Ring on why he returned to Amazon, and what he thinks AI can do for home security.
www.theverge.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Chatbots are not here for those conspiracy theories.
5/10
www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/30/1...
Chatbots are surprisingly effective at debunking conspiracy theories
Turns out many believers do respond positively when presented with the right evidence and arguments.
www.technologyreview.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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From @wired.com, local resistance to data centers is growing.
4/10
www.wired.com/story/the-da...
The Data Center Resistance Has Arrived
A new report finds that local opposition to data centers skyrocketed in the second quarter of this year.
www.wired.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Would Don Corleone use TikTok?
3/10
www.economist.com/europe/2025/...
How Italy’s mafia uses social media to recruit new blood
TikTok is struggling to contain it
www.economist.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Businesses are learning to succeed without the help of Google search.
2/10
www.businessinsider.com/media-startu...
Meet the new media startups built to thrive without Google traffic
New media startups like The Bulwark and Ankler Media are building their businesses with a focus on loyal subscribers over Google or Facebook traffic.
www.businessinsider.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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The world’s largest electric ship will carry up to 2,100 people and 225 cars, and be able to fully charge in just 40 minutes.
10/10
spectrum.ieee.org/electric-boa...
Meet the World’s Largest Battery-Electric Ferry
Can Hull 096's massive battery system redefine maritime electrification?
spectrum.ieee.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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AI is flooding social media with posts of women being strangled.
9/10
www.404media.co/openais-sora...
OpenAI’s Sora 2 Floods Social Media With Videos of Women Being Strangled
X and TikTok accounts are dedicated to posting AI-generated videos of women being strangled.
www.404media.co
November 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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What is AI’s place in the newsroom?
8/10
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/b...
A.I. Sweeps Through Newsrooms, but Is It a Journalist or a Tool?
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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From the Music Desk: the #1 country song in America is AI-generated.
7/10
www.newsweek.com/breaking-rus...
The No. 1 country song in America is AI-generated
Breaking Rust, an AI-generated artist, currently has the No. 1 song on Billboard’s "Country Digital Song Sales" chart.
www.newsweek.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Podcast listen: The inventor of the World Wide Web remains optimistic about the future of the internet.
6/10
www.theverge.com/podcast/8145...
Sir Tim Berners-Lee doesn’t think AI will destroy the web
The inventor of the World Wide Web still believes in the internet as a force for good.
www.theverge.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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From the MIT Technology Review, AI could help assess heart attack risk.
5/10
www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/20/1...
AI could predict who will have a heart attack
Cardiologists often struggle to assess heart attack risk. New startups using AI could help.
www.technologyreview.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Bubble, bubble, economy in trouble?
4/10
www.forbes.com/sites/brando...
It’s Not Just An AI Bubble. Here’s Everything At Risk
Stocks are soaring, gold is too, and risk looks cheap everywhere. These charts trace the signs of what could be the everything bubble taking shape.
www.forbes.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Amazon’s House of David used over 350 AI shots in its second season.
3/10
www.wired.com/story/amazon...
Amazon’s ‘House of David’ Used Over 350 AI Shots in Season 2. Its Creator Isn’t Sorry
The show, which follows David’s ascent to King of Israel, used four times as much AI this season, including for many of its battle scenes.
www.wired.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Will AI translators ever be more useful for travel than just googling?
2/10
www.theverge.com/column/81568...
Lost in AI translation
AI translation was no match for my extroverted in-laws.
www.theverge.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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An AI industry-backed policy group is poised to spend a whole lot of money pushing for their agenda–primarily federal, not state, regulation.
10/10
www.axios.com/2025/10/29/a...
AI industry-backed group to spend millions pushing regulation agenda
Build American AI will focus on issue-oriented ads promoting the industry's legislative agenda in Congress and the states.
www.axios.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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A big question to think about: “Will AI kill the firm?”
9/10
www.project-syndicate.org/onpoint/ai-r...
Will AI Kill the Firm?
Sami Mahroum shows why an organizational entity fit for the industrial age now faces a surplus of creativity and initiative.
www.project-syndicate.org
November 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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States are starting to require businesses to give you a heads-up that you’re talking to AI.
8/10
​​https://www.techspot.com/news/110091-utah-californi—starting-require-businesses-tell-you-when.html
November 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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OpenAI struck a $38 billion computing deal with Amazon.
7/10
www.ft.com/content/74d7...
OpenAI strikes $38bn computing deal with Amazon
Lossmaking start-up commits to spending close to $1.5tn as it gobbles up processing power
www.ft.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Tesla shareholders have a vote this week with major implications for who controls the future of the company.
6/10
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/b...
Control of Tesla Is at Stake in Vote on Elon Musk’s Pay Plan
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM