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AI Is Bringing Back the Dead, And We Need to Talk About It

This is what grief actually looks like. Not an algorithm. Not a chatbot. Not a subscription service. This. And that distinction matters more than the tech industry would like you to think. I've been sitting with this one for a while. That's not something I usually say. Most of what I write about, I feel clear on. Scams make me angry. Privacy violations make me frustrated. Bad tech policy makes me want to write to my MP. The emotion is usually straightforward. This one is diff

Michael Routhier

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Why Scrolling Facebook Makes You Feel Like a Failure

Have you ever picked up your phone, opened Facebook, scrolled through your feed — and then put the phone down feeling just a little bit worse than when you picked it up? If that has happened to you, there is nothing wrong with you. What's happening has a name, it's backed by real science, and it is being done to you on purpose. You Are Seeing Everyone's Highlight Reel — Not Real Life When you post something on Facebook, what do you share? You post the birthday party, not the

Michael Routhier

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