AI & Algorithms

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When the discourse misses the point: Techno-optimists vs. legacy media

When the discourse misses the point: Techno-optimists vs. legacy media

There’s a lot of online chatter on the new platform-driven internet, the rise of AI, and what all that means for the future. With techno-optimists and legacy media failing to understand what’s actually going on, maybe it’s time to create the internet we really want.

“Content” isn’t the enemy: Keeping content creative, not generative

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Publisher Deborah Carver steps into the ring to weigh on recent media criticism of the word "content," suggesting that the budgets allocated to content production and the possibilities of generating "form" with AI should be where our attention lies.

Our 2023 tech stack

Our 2023 tech stack

It’s the annual “here’s how I build content and research client work” tool stack issue. Peep The Content Technologist's tool stack in 2023.

Is all generative AI art terrible? A consideration of how changes in software transform artistic production

Is all generative AI art terrible? A consideration of how changes in software transform artistic production

Artists face increasingly thorny questions about if, how, and where AI-powered work belongs in their oeuvre. Perhaps the workaround is to use AI to express human eccentricity — not mimic it.

A UX mind-shift for website publishing: Consider reader experience

A UX mind-shift for website publishing: Consider reader experience

In the rising world of automation and content proliferation, where search engines are already experimenting with embedding generative AI in their results, how do creators and businesses stand out? Reader experience may just hold the answer.

Robots.txt vs. AI robots: How to block your web-based IP from crawlers

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You can never truly own words, but you may have anxiety about feeding your web-based writing to the robots. While no content is entirely immune from plagiarism, options for reducing AI mimicry have their own pros and cons.

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