Reese Witherspoon, for one, welcomes our new A.I. overlords

Reese Witherspoon, for one, welcomes our new A.I. overlords

Famous NFT proponent Reese Witherspoon—better known for other work—has some advice for people worried about the inevitable and crushing intrusion of technology into their lives of late, telling anyone nervous about artificial intelligence’s ongoing effects on humanity that they should, in essence, suck it up, Buttercup. “It’s here to stay, so just get used to …

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Jon Stewart unplugs AI, goes to town on tech

Jon Stewart unplugs AI, goes to town on tech

We’re all familiar with artificial intelligence, Silicon Valley’s latest revenue stream hopeful that’s currently making all of our lives much, much better. AI has had a remarkable rise these last few years, sucking up the internet and reducing it to some of the ugliest, most incoherent spam we’ve ever seen. It really is impressive. But …

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Abbott Elementary proves viral Internet stars can shine on TV

Abbott Elementary proves viral Internet stars can shine on TV

Wednesday’s episode of Abbott Elementary was delightful as usual, but for a certain type of plugged-in Online Fan there was a bonus: “Smoking” includes guest appearances from Sabrina Brier and Casey Frey, two beloved Internet personalities. Brier plays a substitute for Janine’s (Quinta Brunson) class, while Frey followed in Tariq’s (Zack Fox) footsteps as one …

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