Merchant: Sports Illustrated reveals the real tragedy of AI

Merchant: Sports Illustrated reveals the real tragedy of AI

Quick, name five classic American magazines. Did you say Sports Illustrated? I did. And I’m not even a sports guy. But if you’re of a certain age, you know Sports Illustrated. Along with, say, People, […]

Merchant: California must call Google’s and Facebook’s bluff on news

Merchant: California must call Google's and Facebook’s bluff on news

In June, Canada passed a law that will require major tech platforms such as Google and Facebook to pay a small fee when they host news on their platforms, to compensate the journalistic outlets that […]

Merchant: Apple Vision Pro headset marks the end of the metaverse

Merchant: Apple Vision Pro headset marks the end of the metaverse

Remember the metaverse? No? Well, you’re not alone. It seems but a faint memory now, but before AI mania swept Silicon Valley, the concept that everyone would soon be strapping on headsets and logging on […]

Merchant: Twitter Blue and the depressing pay-to-play internet

Merchant: Twitter Blue and the depressing pay-to-play internet

Twitter once aspired to be the town square of the internet. Today, it’s more like wandering through a third-tier business convention. You can still have some interesting conversations — as long as you can tune […]

Merchant: How AI doomsday hype helps sell ChatGPT

Merchant: How AI doomsday hype helps sell ChatGPT

You’ve probably heard by now: AI is coming, it’s about to change everything, and humanity is not ready. Artificial intelligence is passing bar exams, plagiarizing term papers, creating deepfakes that are real enough to fool […]