bs2 · @bsmall2
227 followers · 4011 posts · Server mstdn.jp
> Everybody was supposed to prefer AI over conventional search. And it turns out that nobody cares.
> The only areas where AI is flourishing are shamming, spamming & scamming
> AI is like genetically-modified foods, which are invariably forced upon an unwilling public.
> AI is getting worse at doing math over time... AI is getting more sycophantic and willing to agree with false statements over time.
https://www.honest-broker.com/p/ugly-numbers-from-microsoft-and-chatgpt
#TedGioia #HonestBroker? #BingAI #AISalami #SalamiAI #ChatGPT #GMO
#gmo #chatgpt #salamiai #aisalami #bingai #honestbroker #tedgioia
Andrew Shields · @AndrewShields
72 followers · 714 posts · Server mas.to
"This demand that the criminal apologize in the course of the song—and hence legitimize the execution—reminds me of Foucault’s observation, in Discipline and Punish, that Western societies originally focused on punishing the criminal’s body, but eventually became more obsessed with the offender’s mind.”
#TedGioia #ExecutionBallads #MichelFoucault #DisciplineAndPunish #Music #Broadsides
https://tedgioia.substack.com/p/why-were-execution-ballads-so-popular
#broadsides #music #disciplineandpunish #michelfoucault #executionballads #tedgioia
Andrew Shields · @AndrewShields
71 followers · 674 posts · Server mas.to
“Daisy Bell”: From IBM to Arthur C. Clarke to HAL.
#TedGioia #IBM #Music #2001ASpaceOdyssey #ArthurCClarke #HAL #DaisyBell #ABicycleBuiltForTwo
https://tedgioia.substack.com/p/how-an-ibm-computer-learned-to-sing
#abicyclebuiltfortwo #DaisyBell #hal #arthurcclarke #2001aspaceodyssey #music #ibm #tedgioia
Andrew Shields · @AndrewShields
69 followers · 667 posts · Server mas.to
"if it’s demeaning to run around in a rat maze, it’s far more undignified to be the person managing the maze”
#TedGioia #Scrolling #Swiping #TikTok #BFSkinner #Optimism
https://tedgioia.substack.com/p/were-living-in-a-scroll-and-swipe
#optimism #bfskinner #tiktok #swiping #scrolling #tedgioia
Simon Campbell · @simon
456 followers · 1855 posts · Server toot.supertonerecords.comFantastic read on Substack from Ted Gioia.
"Culture started out on scrolls. And now it has returned to scrolling (and swiping) as the dominant forms of transmission. But, of course, those two types of scrolling could hardly be more different."
#TedGioia #Substack #TheHonestBroker #Writing #TikTok
https://open.substack.com/pub/tedgioia/p/were-living-in-a-scroll-and-swipe
#tedgioia #substack #thehonestbroker #writing #tiktok
Andrew Shields · @AndrewShields
70 followers · 635 posts · Server mas.toTed Gioia’s “Music to Raise the Dead” and my experience of the transformative power of music with John Scofield, Dave Holland, and The Grateful Dead. #111Words #TedGioia #JohnScofield #DaveHolland #TheGratefulDead #MilesDavis #Jazz https://andrewjshields.blogspot.com/2023/03/ted-gioias-music-to-raise-dead-and-my.html
#jazz #milesdavis #thegratefuldead #daveholland #JohnScofield #tedgioia #111words
Janet Rosen :toad: · @jrosen707
523 followers · 4598 posts · Server toad.socialA fascinating bit of research into pop culture memory by Ted Gioia ....
#tedgioia #popculture #popheroes #musicians #actors #fame
Janet Rosen :toad: · @jrosen707
486 followers · 4060 posts · Server toad.socialTed Gioia on the historical roots of the crossroads, music making, and Robert Johnson's deeply metaphysical blues.
I was 15 when I bought King of the Delta Blues Singers at Sam Goody Records in Kings Plaza. It was a purposeful dive based on the cover versions by British rock bands. It moved me more than words can express
#blues #RobertJohnson #deltablues #crossroads #tedgioia
Simon Campbell · @simon
386 followers · 1406 posts · Server toot.supertonerecords.comLove this blog.
#TedGioia #TheHonestBroker #Blog #Music #Beatles #TheBeatles #Reviews
#tedgioia #thehonestbroker #blog #music #beatles #thebeatles #reviews
Yvonne Caruthers · @grammasaurus
25 followers · 635 posts · Server mastodon.social
I just finished reading Ted Gioia’s substack on why he’s publishing his new book using that platform.
https://tedgioia.substack.com/p/10-reasons-why-im-publishing-my-next?
One reason he lists is that some publishers have a “morality clause” that allows them to withdraw a work if the author does…..well, any number of things. There is considerable pushback from the Author’s Guild, but we should all be paying attention.
#writers #authors #authorsguild #tedgioia #culturewars #payattention
#writers #authors #authorsguild #tedgioia #culturewars #payattention
Janet Rosen :toad: · @jrosen707
341 followers · 1953 posts · Server toad.socialGreat column by Ted Gioia on the Barnes and Noble bookstore turnaround based on ... wait for it ... loving books and empowering employees who love books.
@bookstodon
#bookstore #business #BarnesAndNoble #TedGioia
#bookstore #business #barnesandnoble #tedgioia
TomKrajci 🇺🇦 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ · @KrajciTom
72 followers · 395 posts · Server universeodon.com
Perhaps the Age of TikTok has already peaked?
https://tedgioia.substack.com/p/has-tiktok-already-peaked
If that is the case, what will replace it?
Werner Zangerle · @wernerzangerle
87 followers · 21 posts · Server zirk.usWho doesn't like a Lester Young story?
Ted Gioia on Lester Youngs Christmas Comeback in 1956.
"By any measure, he was the least macho tenor sax star in the history of jazz."
Yes!
"No matter what your norm was, Lester Young typically operated two standard deviations outside of it. That was his milieu."
... and it's so good that he operated outside the norm.
https://tedgioia.substack.com/p/my-favorite-jazz-holiday-story-lester
#LesterYoung #Saxophone #Swing #Jazz #Christmas #substack #TedGioia #TheHonestBroker
#lesteryoung #saxophone #swing #jazz #christmas #substack #tedgioia #thehonestbroker
Janet Rosen :toad: · @jrosen707
167 followers · 807 posts · Server toad.socialAlways-interesting Ted Gioia with what might be the worst ever Gig From Hell
https://tedgioia.substack.com/p/the-music-gig-from-hell
#music #jazz #LiveMusic #MusicGigFromHell #TedGioia
#music #jazz #livemusic #musicgigfromhell #tedgioia
Bernard O'Leary · @bleary2k
59 followers · 89 posts · Server mastodon.ie
Janet Rosen :toad: · @jrosen707
131 followers · 635 posts · Server toad.socialFabulous Ted Gioia on how platforms fail..... #TedGioia #HowWebPlatformsCollapse
https://open.substack.com/pub/tedgioia/p/how-web-platforms-collapse-the-facebook?r=2cins&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
#tedgioia #howwebplatformscollapse