… Some cultures have produced vital advances; others remain dysfunctional and regressive. All cultures are now equal. Criticism and value judgments are forbidden. Yet this new dogma glosses over the fact that certain cultures and indeed subcultures . . . have produced wonders. …
… Stevie Bonifield Nov 30, 2025 ‘Jmail’ is like any other inbox, except this one has Jeffrey Epstein’s emails Richard Lawler Nov 22, 2025 Who is AI nostalgia slop even for? Video generators like Sora rely on a monoculture that no longer exists — and their creations are straight-up trash. …
… Still, the partnership is likely to raise some eyebrows in the film industry, given that Google’s AI models are trained on publicly available internet data, and how ferociously other movie studios like Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros have fought AI companies for alleged copyright violations. …
… The key is always to channel uncertainty into purposeful steps that build a better future.” But in substance, the blog post is similar to the line of reasoning that have elicited the boos in the first place: that AI will reshape culture, labor, and relationships in ways we might not even understand… …
… Emma Roth Apr 27 Pop Culture Jeopardy! returns for a second season on Netflix. The game show spinoff, which covers topics like music, movies, culture, sports, celebrities, and entertainment, debuted on Amazon Prime Video . …
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says Elon Musk did “huge damage” to the culture of the AI startup. …
… It really does look as if it was designed by AI. It’s like a mathematical averaging of many different themes,” Zammit said, adding that, “it’s almost alarmingly vacant of identity.” There’s a lot that critics hate about the Luce. …
… We are bringing a different culture, and the VW Group needed that change from the inside. Obviously, in some cases there has been daily tension. …
… Their attitudes also reflect a much wider backlash against AI and the tech industry in general, which has recently resulted in a nonpartisan movement against data centers across the country and threatened both CEOs and politicians supportive of Silicon Valley’s AI frenzy. …
… Meanwhile, Mark Zuckerberg is posting up his 387-foot yacht in a city where he just laid off a meaningful part of his workforce to offset his investments in AI. At least AI has freed up the time of these fired workers? …