These platforms cash in on the attention economy while sidestepping any accountability for the polarization, outrage, and misinformation they've fueled.
The public is waking up. People know the system is broken and are hungry for something better. It's time for a change.
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We're building something bold and refreshing to take on the internet's SNARF-fueled chaos. While many blame "The Media," it is the Tech giants that fully control content distribution -- shaping the entire media ecosystem while pretending they have nothing to do with it.
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While everyone is worried about the AI apocalypse, we at BuzzFeed are helping readers unlock AI's true potential: designing and naming a sandwich after each and every reader. The quiz is powered by @OpenAI & locally hosted @StableDiffusion model
https://www.buzzfeed.com/sarahaspler/ai-sandwich-quiz
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We launched an OpenAI plugin this week. They're still in limited beta so TBD on when this becomes broadly available. ChatGPT users are able to pick plugins which trigger when conversations cover certain topics. In the case of the BuzzFeed @tasty plugin: food, recipes & cooking. #futureofmedia
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Gossamer co-founder. Formerly other stuff.
Art director/branding designer. x PWHL, Tumblr, OnePlus, betaworks, etc. etc.
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Our highest and most enduring human value must be Life. Permaculture. Herbalist. Walker and Nature Lover. Reader. πΏππ΅ββοΈ Grateful to my teachers.
Investor at engineventures.com, yay! science (all posts my own, not company) husband and empty-nester father, Root Society burner, Awesome Foundation.
Social/Civic entrepreneur. Co-Founder of Civic Hall, Founder of Personal Democracy Forum, Mouse.org, Chairman, NY Tech Alliance.
Waitress turned Congresswoman for the Bronx and Queens. Grassroots elected, small-dollar supported. A better world is possible.
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Makes things up. Writes them down. Dreams about growing up but not yet.
NYT tech columnist, Hard Fork co-host, best at 0.8x speed
Democracy Skies in Blueness
CEO of Bluesky, steward of AT Protocol.
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Human rights centered design, art, and policy
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CEO of Filament. Recovering Twitter PM, Founding CEO of Scroll and Chartbeat.
"A glib non-journalist" - Jill Abramson
"British" - Walter Isaacson
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