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The Pandemic Is Ending. The Optimized Future Is Probably Back.
6 min · · Because there was no end in sight, the pandemic paused the idea of a future where the tech disruption would end, the economy would level out, and we'd ascend to our final post–social media forms. And · Shared by 87, including Brian Stelter, Konrad Weber, Garance Franke-Ruta
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You and the Algorithm: It Takes Two to Tango
20+ min · · Companies like Facebook need to be frank about how the relationship between you and their major algorithms really works. · Shared by 176, including Lelio Simi, Mike Troiano, Mark Kaigwa, Joshua Benton, andrew chen, Carrie Brown, Konrad Weber, Gerd Leonhard, Paul Roetzer, Yann LeCun, Nir Eyal, Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis, Mari Smith, Mathew Ingram, Andreas Staub, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Josep M. Ganyet
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Robo-writers: the rise and risks of language-generating AI
13+ min · · A remarkable AI can write like humans — but with no understanding of what it’s saying. · Shared by 149, including Konrad Weber, Elena Neira, Terence Mills, Andreas Staub, Neil Hart 💙, Prof. Sally Eaves, Roger Highfield, Mariella Petrigni 🌍 Translator, Francesco Marconi, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, @timnitGebru@dair-community.social on Mastodon, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Harold Sinnott, Katja Evertz
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5 Dinge, die Medienmacher von Startups lernen können
7 min · · SXSW 2021: Eine Reise in die Welt der Einhörner · Shared by 4, including Konrad Weber
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Enter the Metaverse
14+ min · · SXSW 2021: Trends, Innovation und ganz viel Zukunft · Shared by 4, including Konrad Weber
futuretodayinstitute.com
2021 Tech Trends Report
2 min · · Explore our 2021 Tech Trends at your own pace. 1-minute read Scenarios are distributed throughout all books 20-minute read Concise summary of all topics co · Shared by 80, including Oscar MacDonald, Thomas Telandro, Joanna (J.F.) Penn, Danie, Amy Webb 🤷🏻♀️, Clemens M. Schuster, Konrad Weber, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻
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Data Engineers of Netflix — Interview with Dhevi Rajendran
6 min · · This post is part of our “Data Engineers of Netflix” interview series, where our very own data engineers talk about their journeys to Data… · Shared by 6, including Konrad Weber
MIT Technology Review
He got Facebook hooked on AI. Now he can't fix its misinformation addiction
20+ min · · Three years ago, the company began building "responsible AI." This is the story of how it failed. · Shared by 840, including Antonio Vieira Santos, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Hilary Mason, Brendan Nyhan (@Brendan.J.Nyhan on 🧵🧵🧵), Kevin Roose, Andy Budd, Scott Monty, John Burn-Murdoch, Andreas Staub, Anne Applebaum, Carla Gentry 🎶, Casey Newton, Steve Silberman, Sarah Frier, Mathew Ingram, Bob E. Hayes, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Brian Solis, Azeem Azhar, Nige Roberts-Willson
UX Collective
Design like Elon Musk using 6 fundamental principles
16+ min · · How Musk’s companies are able to beat existing industry giants using 6 fundamental design principles. · Shared by 67, including Tom Connor, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Konrad Weber
UX Collective
When are we going to start designing AI with purpose?
20+ min · · Three conversations that every product team should have prior to breaking ground on AI development. · Shared by 22, including Tom Vander Ark, Carla Gentry 🎶, Caroline Jarrett, Konrad Weber
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Will Clubhouse be the constructive social platform we all long for?
4 min · · I wrote a little Beginners’ Guide with special attention to Clubhouse’s potential for journalism and constructive debates. · Shared by 7, including Konrad Weber
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What Twitter Can Learn From Spotify
8 min · · Ever since Twitter unveiled its new Fleets, I’ve been mulling over the company’s future. What can they do that’s uniquely their own? How can they take advantage of their past and present in a way t… · Shared by 150, including hiten.eth, Ceferino Díaz, rogerverhoeven, Konrad Weber, Ines Bieler, Mathew Ingram, Mark Little, Mark Kaigwa, blinch
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Notes on technology in the 2020s
20+ min · · Will we end the Great Stagnation? Here are the technologies I'm watching in the next decade. · Shared by 238, including Anand Sanwal, Marvin “Polymath but really Just Generalist” Liao, Patrick Collison, hiten.eth, Ryan Hoover, Rick Pastoor, Allen Gannett, lehrjulian, Brendan Nyhan (@Brendan.J.Nyhan on 🧵🧵🧵), Noah Smith, Max Roser, Pete Skomoroch, Casey Newton, Harry Briggs, micah.fyi, Konrad Weber, Brian Armstrong 🛡️, David Wallace-Wells, adam ludwin, Devon ☀️
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Gartner: Top strategic technology trends for 2021
4 min · · Cybersecurity mesh, AI engineering, and distributed cloud services are among the top trends that Gartner says will shape future enterprise IT operations. · Shared by 42, including Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Konrad Weber, Terence Mills, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Nicolas Babin, Computerworld, ipfconline in vacation mode :) will be back Sept.4, Harold Sinnott, Michael Fisher, Bob Violino
World Economic Forum
These are the top 10 emerging technologies of 2020
6 min · · Want to know about the tech set to change the world in the near future? This list is a good place to start. · Shared by 583, including John Nosta, rohit, Nige Roberts-Willson, Konrad Weber, John Rampton, Yves Mulkers, Vala Afshar, Harold Sinnott, Danie, Memen Isimo, Mario Clemente, Josep M. Ganyet, Andreas Staub, Keerthi G, Thomas Billeter, Katja Evertz, Glen Gilmore #MWC23, Wilko S. Wolters
Stratechery
Apple’s Shifting Differentiation
8 min · · Apple is about the integration of hardware and software, but the balance between the two has shifted over time. · Shared by 177, including John Nosta, Ben Thompson, Katja Evertz, Thomas Power, Tom Connor, Nilan 🇱🇰 නිලාන්, Bertrand Duperrin, Konrad Weber, Scott Monty, Gerd Leonhard