thomasgermain.bsky.social
Tech columnist for the BBC and host of The Interface podcast. I cover how we use technology, and how technology uses us
👤 Joined on 03 May 2023
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@germain.bsky.social@germain.bsky.social → @gizmodo.com@gizmodo.com → @germain.bsky.social@germain.bsky.social → @thomas.gizmodo.com@thomas.gizmodo.com → @thomasgermain.bsky.socialAI-assisted fiction is already here, tons of people are reading it, very few of them realize it, and no one wants to talk about it. Gift link to my latest: www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
Show Post*whispers* you know we can do this cultural debate about art thing all the time, right? Websites and news organizations used to have culture critics on staff whose entire job was writing about books, movies, and TV. People read them and then discussed them. We have the technology to do this again.
Show Post"I also struggle with the persistent focus on privacy as the purported barrier to solving these issues, when we have most of the Epstein list walking around without consequences."
Show PostAfter spending all day on Twitter: People are essentially evil. After spending all day in the real world: People are essentially decent. After spending all day on Bluesky: People are essentially 38 years old.
Show PostSocial media has become a place where creators with regional American accents find fans. The idea that it could help preserve regional accents runs counter to concerns about “tik-talk,” the vaguely Valley Girl-esque way some creators speak in voice-overs.
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