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Sunday Good Reads for October 29th, 2023 [1]

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Date: 2023-10-29  

Almost Halloween and the Christmas decorations are already going up at the stores.

"Techno-optimism" is a sign of V.C. crisis - by Max Read (substack.com) : A reminder the VC driven tech hasn’t actually produced much of anything of value in the last decade or more.

The World’s Most Popular Painter Sent His Followers After Me Because He Didn’t Like a Review of His Work. Here’s What I Learned (artnet.com): How criticism works in the age of the parasocial artist.

Will ChatGPT’s hallucinations be allowed to ruin your life? | Ars Technica: How AI companies plan to make sure that their products’ flaws don’t end up costing them money, no matter how many lives they ruin.

The lurker: an obsessive tormentor who made professors’ lives miserable (theverge.com): Chilling look at how the internet and a poor understanding of its dangers enables stalkers.

Harvard professor Lawrence Lessig on why AI and TikTok are causing a free speech crisis for the internet - The Verge: Lessig is wrong about a lot, but the interview is interesting.

How the creator economy of influencers grew to a $250 billion industry - The Washington Post: A deep dive into the creator economy and how official statistics and labor protections are missing it.

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