Pope Leo XIV Warns Against ‘Data Colonialism’ in Landmark AI Encyclical
Pope Leo XIV releases a 42,000-word encyclical on AI, blending cultural references from Tolkien to Picasso to warn against the 'normalization of evil' in the digital age.
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The Pope, Gandalf, and Peter Thiel: Decoding the Vatican’s Subtle AI Critique
Analysis of Pope Leo's new encyclical on AI and why a single quote from Gandalf may be a pointed message to tech mogul Peter Thiel.
Record Club wants to be the Letterboxd of music
Record Club launches as a streamlined, social alternative to Rate Your Music, allowing users to track listening habits and curate album lists.
The Trust Gap: How AI-Generated Prose is Destabilizing the Literary World
From prestigious short story prizes to Nobel laureates, the integration of LLMs into creative writing is creating a crisis of authenticity that the publishing industry is unprepared to…
Boots Riley Tackles Class Warfare and GenAI Hype in New Feature ‘I Love Boosters’
Director Boots Riley discusses using satire to explore class struggle in 'I Love Boosters' and why he views generative AI in cinema as a massive investment scam.
The Literacy Crisis: How AI-Generated Prose is Slipping Through Publishing’s Guardrails
From the Commonwealth Short Story Prize to Hachette, the publishing industry is struggling to detect and define the line between human creativity and LLM output.
Boots Riley Takes on the Fashion Industrial Complex in Surreal New Comedy ‘I Love Boosters’
Director Boots Riley blends surrealism, class struggle, and a fierce critique of generative AI in his latest feature, I Love Boosters.
Michael Keating, ‘Blake’s 7’ star and sci-fi icon, dies at 79
The acting community and sci-fi fans mourn the loss of Michael Keating, the only cast member to appear in every episode of the cult classic Blake's 7.