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11/04/2025

Score one point for optimism, eleventy-zillion points for pessimism. At best, we have begun a messy, complicated, and uneven journey to whatever comes next.

AI & Society: Messy, Complicated, And Uneven - https://mailchi.mp/39163140ae54/bruceb-news-ai-society-messy-complicated-and-uneven

10/28/2025

There will not be any meaningful federal laws or policies to regulate artificial intelligence but it’s not quite the wild west for tech companies. There are complex and often contradictory alternate sources of governance.
Bruceb News - AI & Society: Governance Alternatives - https://mailchi.mp/078705161436/bruceb-news-ai-society-governance-alternatives

10/21/2025

There will not be any federal regulation of AI in the US in the foreseeable future. No policy guidance, no agencies guarding privacy, no initiatives guiding the labor market, no accountability for errors or abuse.
Bruceb News - AI & Society: The Failure Of Federal Governance -

There will not be any federal regulation of AI in the US in the foreseeable future. No policy guidance, no agencies guarding privacy, no support for displaced workers, no accountability for errors or abuse.

09/30/2025

Will AI be good for the world, or will it be a destructive force? Are we heading toward an AI-powered renaissance, or stagnation and social disruption? The answer is an unambiguous Yes.

Bruceb News - AI's Impact On Society - https://mailchi.mp/ed7c2bb946b8/bruceb-news-ais-impact-on-society

09/09/2025

NotebookLM is the most interesting consumer AI product currently available, period, full stop. It's also potentially the most useful AI assistant for you - yes, I’m looking at you, you special snowflake. Here are all the details you need to get started.
Bruceb News - NotebookLM: Newly Magical And Actually Useful - https://mailchi.mp/c1da9ab632fd/bruceb-news-notebooklm-newly-magical-and-actually-useful

09/02/2025

The good news is you can read any book for free using an app named Libby. The bad news is that public libraries are being gouged by predatory pricing.
Bruceb News - Libby, Libraries & Ebooks - https://mailchi.mp/a211b5a23eba/bruceb-news-libby-libraries-and-licenses

08/19/2025

The painting on the cover of the first US paperback edition of The Hobbit has a lion, a fruit tree, and a pair of emus. There are no lions in The Hobbit. There are no fruit trees or emus. It happened because the publisher was in a hurry - and therein lies a tale.

The Story Behind The Lord Of The Rings - https://mailchi.mp/36a399551c68/bruceb-news-the-story-behind-the-lord-of-the-rings

08/12/2025

Only one in five website visitors is a real human. The internet is overrun by automated bots - and two-thirds of all bot activity comes from "bad bots" designed for malicious purposes like fraud, theft, and disruption.

Bruceb News - More Than Half Of All Internet Traffic Is Not Human - https://mailchi.mp/b98e219fdf42/bruceb-news-more-than-half-of-all-internet-traffic-is-not-human

08/05/2025

The advertising business model for the internet is collapsing. A new business model will emerge offering highly curated AIs - fewer hallucinations, and revenue for high quality content producers.

Bruceb News - AI And The Future Of The Internet - https://mailchi.mp/27cd5ee22998/bruceb-news-ai-and-the-future-of-the-internet

07/29/2025

Want to hear a scary story? Your TV is selling your secrets. It is literally running surveillance technology. Every movie and TV show you watch, every song you listen to, every game you play - your TV continuously monitors the screen, regardless of the source, and sends that information to the TV manufacturer.

Bruceb News - Your TV Is Spying On You - https://mailchi.mp/54e8ed78d74d/bruceb-news-your-tv-is-spying-on-you