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“But the gods, taking pity on mankind, born to work, laid down the succession of recurring Feasts to restore them from their fatigue, and gave them the Muses, and Apollo their leader, and Dionysus, as companions in their feasts, so that nourishing themselves in festive companionship with the gods, they should again stand upright and erect.” — Plato
Starting with a good read about digital inequalities, under the guise of a Greyhound trip. [while Johnny Cash plays Barbie Girl]
Society: Workforce hope and fears, by PwC (inc AI impact!), and a focus on french workforce. HuggingFace, and Microsoft’s GitHub fighting for opensource in new EU AI legislation. Autonomous delivery truck concept. An interpret for babies cries? MS Teams collaboration with Maybelline. Whatsapp voice notes for Senegal farmers.
Climate: In Phoenix, libraries become “heat relief centers” while external temperatures skyrocket. Hotest month (quite) ever? Backdoor in police radios? Greenhushing. Beavers as climate engineers.
Tech: LK-99 on Wikipedia, an actual room temperature supraconductor - or not. Towards a glitchy internet. AI translates cuneiform tablets. Apple Guide to Human Interfaces.
Work: Call centre workers vs AI. Entrepreneurs: theory of Effectuation. AI and middle management. Working with AI ?
Random: What becomes of insect brains during metamorphosis. Legal (T&Cs) lullabies.