SXSW Audience Boos Sizzle Reel About the Virtues of AI

Photo: Rick Kern/Getty Images for Vox Media (Getty Images) Silicon Valley’s richest nerds seem dead certain that AI will make our world a better place. Not everyone is so convinced, however. At SXSW this week, a sizzle reel that featured conference panelists talking effusively about the new technology was roundly booed by disgusted audience members. … Read more

AI Grifters Fill Amazon With Kara Swisher Memoir Ripoffs

Journalist Kara Swisher’s long-anticipated memoir Burn Book hit the shelves today. Apparently, a long list of other writers have also been hard at work writing about her experience as well. On the day after her book launch, Amazon is flooded with AI-generated Swisher biographies, complete with cover art from beyond the uncanny valley. Top 5 … Read more