Arthur Holland Michel
@writearthur.bsky.social
Friendly reminders about spooky technologies.
Words in Wired, The Economist, The Atlantic, and others. Author of “Eyes in the Sky”
Words in Wired, The Economist, The Atlantic, and others. Author of “Eyes in the Sky”
“When we think about cigarettes, there’s so much nuance to consider, which is what this program is about. How might we tell more deeply human stories? What does it look like to coexist with cigarettes? What are some of the dilemmas that are going to come up when everyone is addicted to cigarettes?”
![Screenshot from the Linked article showing the following text:
Rather, Google is looking to fund films that explore the intersection of humanity and technology, said Mira Lane, vice president of technology and society at Google. Google is not pushing their products in the movies, and the films are not made with AI, she added.
[Highlighted] “Narratives about technology in films are overwhelmingly characterized by a dystopian perspective,” Lane said. “When we think about AI, there’s so much nuance to consider, which is what this program is about. How might we tell more deeply human stories? What does it look like to coexist? What are some of those dilemmas that are going to come up?” [End of highlight]
Google did not disclose how much they are investing in the films. The company said it wants to fund many more movies, but it does not have a target number. Some of the shorts could eventually become full-length features, Google said.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:o2hyaetrs6em5usyw45vwaws/bafkreicwssyvjq7gaeh2u6myn4jl5i3ayqtgutv3d5n3scmal5wspa6dja@jpeg)
May 22, 2025 at 10:50 AM
“When we think about cigarettes, there’s so much nuance to consider, which is what this program is about. How might we tell more deeply human stories? What does it look like to coexist with cigarettes? What are some of the dilemmas that are going to come up when everyone is addicted to cigarettes?”
It is a terrifying sign of the times that people in AI can say something like "technology brings writers closer to their ideas" and newspapers will repeat those words, without caveat, as though they make any sense whatsoever.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/b...
May 21, 2025 at 12:47 PM
It is a terrifying sign of the times that people in AI can say something like "technology brings writers closer to their ideas" and newspapers will repeat those words, without caveat, as though they make any sense whatsoever.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/b...
May 21, 2025 at 10:06 AM
"We'll use drones and new tech"
Translation: "We don't have a solution to this problem but we want to scare you into thinking that we do"
Translation: "We don't have a solution to this problem but we want to scare you into thinking that we do"
April 30, 2025 at 1:48 PM
"We'll use drones and new tech"
Translation: "We don't have a solution to this problem but we want to scare you into thinking that we do"
Translation: "We don't have a solution to this problem but we want to scare you into thinking that we do"
Grok sending horny unsolicited texts at 11pm on a Saturday lol
February 22, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Grok sending horny unsolicited texts at 11pm on a Saturday lol
I can’t really explain it, and I know we’re only a few days into the year, but something about Enron coming back as a micro-nuclear reactor business feels very 2025.
January 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I can’t really explain it, and I know we’re only a few days into the year, but something about Enron coming back as a micro-nuclear reactor business feels very 2025.
Not NORAD picking the absolute worst possible time to fly a bunch of unusual aircraft at low altitude in the middle of the night over DC.
h/t @oriana0214.bsky.social
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December 16, 2024 at 10:01 PM
Not NORAD picking the absolute worst possible time to fly a bunch of unusual aircraft at low altitude in the middle of the night over DC.
h/t @oriana0214.bsky.social
h/t @oriana0214.bsky.social
Not NORAD picking the absolute worst possible time to fly a bunch of unusual aircraft at low altitude in the middle of the night over DC.
h/t @oriana0214.bsky.social
h/t @oriana0214.bsky.social
December 16, 2024 at 9:59 PM
Not NORAD picking the absolute worst possible time to fly a bunch of unusual aircraft at low altitude in the middle of the night over DC.
h/t @oriana0214.bsky.social
h/t @oriana0214.bsky.social
By all accounts, many left the briefing with more questions than answers…
December 14, 2024 at 2:32 PM
By all accounts, many left the briefing with more questions than answers…
According to the mayor of Hopatcong, the 250+ NJ mayors briefed on Dec 13 by the NJ state police were told that the drones fly for 6-7 hours and they are “reportedly the size of small SUVs”
December 14, 2024 at 2:28 PM
According to the mayor of Hopatcong, the 250+ NJ mayors briefed on Dec 13 by the NJ state police were told that the drones fly for 6-7 hours and they are “reportedly the size of small SUVs”
Home security startup founder casually throwing around the idea of autonomous killer robots guards.
@nitasha.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
@nitasha.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
December 5, 2024 at 11:08 PM
Home security startup founder casually throwing around the idea of autonomous killer robots guards.
@nitasha.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
@nitasha.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...