A coherent explanation of the rise of social networks and its exploitation by content creation/distribution (social media) that may (hopefully) lead to its downfall. Tech editorial by Ian Bogost

The Age of Social Media Is Ending - The Atlantic
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/11/twitter-facebook-social-media-decline/672074/

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Social networks vs. Social Media

Ian Bogost, author and professor at Washington University in St. Louis, talks with Jon about the demise of online social networks. In a recent Atlantic article, “The Age of Social Media Is Ending,” Bogost examines the platforms’ dipping trajectory and argues that people just aren’t meant to talk to each other this much.

#SocialNetwork #SocialMedia #RealTime #Limits #IanBogost #JonFavreau #Offline

https://youtu.be/CS2XHfEbwOs

I'm generally not Ian Bogost's biggest fan (though in another life I used to really enjoy his philosophical framework he called "Carpentry" — very basically, doing stuff can lead to philosophical inquiry and discussions) but I think his latest Atlantic piece on text-generating machine learning models is worth a visit:

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/12/chatgpt-openai-artificial-intelligence-writing-ethics/672386/

#OpenAI #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning #IanBogost

What we talk about when we talk to computers...

How to Talk to a Computer

Treat it like a toy, not a tool.
By Ian Bogost

...But that’s not ChatGPT’s aim. It doesn’t make accurate arguments or express creativity, but instead produces textual material in a form corresponding with the requester’s explicit or implicit intent, which might also contain truth under certain circumstances.

#AI #ChatGPT #IanBogost #Toys #Tools

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/12/chatgpt-openai-artificial-intelligence-writing-ethics/672386/

Interesting intake from #IanBogost on social media

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/11/twitter-facebook-social-media-decline/672074/