Author: Jim

American Teens Are Really Miserable. Why?

Social media has added to a sense of isolation.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/18/opinion/depression-teen-social.html?smid=em-share

When the Movies Pictured A.I., They Imagined the Wrong Disaster

Instead of the chilling rationality of HAL in “2001: A Space Odyssey,” we get the messy awfulness of Microsoft’s Sydney. Call it the banality of sentience.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/22/movies/ai-movies-microsoft-bing-robots.html?smid=em-share

The Imminent Danger of A.I. Is One We’re Not Talking About

We are so stuck on asking what the technology can do that we are missing the more important questions.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/26/opinion/microsoft-bing-sydney-artificial-intelligence.html?smid=em-share

Finally, A tech leader making a broad based investment in rural America.

Microsoft to Expand Program That Grows Economic Development in Rural Areas

https://dailyyonder.com/microsoft-to-expand-program-that-grows-economic-development-in-rural-areas/2023/02/21/

The Forces Tearing Us Apart Aren’t Quite What They Seem

Educational polarization matters, but racial resentment matters more.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/22/opinion/democrats-republicans-education-racial-resentment.html?smid=em-share