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A.I. Is Writing Fiction. Publishers Are Unprepared. - The New York Times nytimes.com/2026/03/19/boo…

RIP Metaverse, an $80 Billion Dumpster Fire Nobody Wanted 404media.co/rip-metaverse-…

The long farewell to Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse | The Seattle Times nytimes.com/2026/03/19/tec…

This is not a fly uploaded to a computer theverge.com/ai-artificial-…

Researchers Upload Fly's Brain to Matrix, Let It Control Virtual Body futurism.com/science-energy…

‘Our consciousness is under siege’: Michael Pollan on chatbots, social media and mental freedom | Well actually | The Guardian theguardian.com/wellness/2026/…

The cute and cursed story of Furby theverge.com/podcast/891124…

AI and the Future of Artistic Labor | TechPolicy.Press techpolicy.press/ai-and-the-fut…

Your AI slop bores me: Website makes humans LARP as ChatGPT - Fast Company fastcompany.com/91505685/your-…

YouTube Filling With Horrifying AI Slop for Children futurism.com/artificial-int…

Philosopher Studying AI Consciousness Startled When AI Agent Emails Him About Its Own "Experience" futurism.com/artificial-int…

‘I wish I could push ChatGPT off a cliff’: professors scramble to save critical thinking in an age of AI | AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian theguardian.com/technology/ng-…

How Trump is ‘gamifying’ the war on Iran open.substack.com/pub/channel4ne…

'Your AI Slop Bores Me' Gives You a Chance to See How the Sausage Is Made gizmodo.com/your-ai-slop-b…

The Fog of AI theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/03/…

'AI Is African Intelligence': The Workers Who Train AI Are Fighting Back 404media.co/ai-is-african-…

Welcome to the Era of the AI-Powered War Machine | The Nation thenation.com/article/world/…

AI’s Worst Flaws Will Become Nostalgia Aesthetic | Artificial Intelligence in Plain English ai.plainenglish.io/ais-worst-flaw…

This Gen Z-created tool helps fight digital surveillance | Mashable mashable.com/article/ai-sur…

Love 3.0: How to Survive the Intimacy Apocalypse vice.com/en/article/lov…