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🤦♂️ Embarrassing criticism of the Prime Minister’s AI use (but justified against the Deputy PM)
I read their criticism with the same mix of shame and amusement as when someone drunkenly grabs the karaoke mic and belts out off-key—yet with full confidence.
📚 The Angry Optimist's summer book tips
From a scolded monk to the story of The Godfather. A handful of book recommendations from me to you.
❌ We argue the wrong way when it comes to democracy
Human rights are not the most important purpose of democracy, according to a new survey. Therefore, we should change our arguments about why democracy is so important.
📖 Johan Norberg: How golden ages are created, how they end - and what it says about our time
Why do some societies become creative powerhouses while others stagnate? From Renaissance Florence to today's Silicon Valley, Norberg examines what makes civilizations flourish - and what threatens our own golden age.
🖌️ AI images now work as they should
AI-generated images have taken a huge step forward, and previous problems are now almost completely resolved.
🎧 Do you remember the iPod scare? Hearing loss, death, and robberies
Do you suffer from iPod thumb? Did you survive the iCrime wave? Are you hearing-impaired after years of music listening? Do you even recall all the problems we were supposedly facing in the iPod society?
🏹 The string snapped, but draw the bow again
Fairer the sound of the string that snapped, than never stretching the bow.
🤦 Progress like DeepSeek are what the pessimists always miss
AI development was heading for a wall, said the pessimists. Then DeepSeek appeared and shattered their argument.
🤯 Is Deep Research the biggest thing since ChatGPT?
By applying Deep Research to your information gathering, you become significantly more well-informed and knowledgeable - without it taking more time.