Eventually China and India will overtake the US, just by sheer weight of numbers. So that isn't a bold prediction. TFA doesn't state that the Yuan will become the new international reserve currency. Unless it says that in the part behind the paywall.

Why would they need TikTok to spy on us when we do it to ourselves and then put the data up for sale?

Bundling. The ad tiers will be the ones bundled with your cell phone or Walmart+ membership for "free"

Makes me miss StumbleUpon and all the various rings.

All that stuff is still there, you just need to learn how we found it in the old days before search engines. If your experience and use of the Internet is entirely managed by a commercial entity as a gatekeeper, then don't be surprised if your experience is entirely commercial.

AI will not have a measurable impact on human employment....long term. Where 'long term' is defined as whatever period is necessary for the statement to be proven.

it is false that "we" have done literally nothing, that kind of hysteria isn't helpful

if $106 million is 4% of their R&D, that means Intuit is spending over $2 billion on R&D. WTH are they researching? It's a software company isn't it?

Maybe because of the commercial use? In your examples, the user isn't pursuing a commercial application. It isn't against the law for one to draw Snoopy, it is against the law to sell the drawing or claim originality. Something like that anyway. A lawyer could probably make a better contribution than me on this point.

I loved the Sculpt Ergonomic keyboard, but since I couldn't get it anymore I switched to the Logi Ergo K860. Not going to roll back now...

Why not just skip ahead to giving IQ tests for voting? Or just citizenship in general regardless of birthplace?

A majority is never going to opt in to an unpaid job as a sysadmin

How did they have time to participate in the survey then?

A lot of people are sorting out recyclables.

You don't need as many employees to make things shittier and shittier.