I wonder how long it’ll take until Elon has his 00:29 moment. https://
youtu.be/OXqkTzyifJQ
CULTURE
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Elon Musk’s next controversial moment in AI development
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Content Monetization Strategies and Platform Leadership Questions
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Spoke at an event. My topic was Content Monetization. After my session, half the questions were on content monetization, the rest- ‘Do you think Elon Musk will be good for Twitter?’
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Blue Tick Monetization Risks Encouraging Trolling Behavior
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Interesting. Making the Blue tick process more transparent and accessible is certainly a step in the right direction. But linking it to a nominal monthly payment is debatable. Could legitimize noise creation & encourage a 'pay & troll' practice.
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Citation bias in scholarship: how metrics distort quality perception
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A downside of Google Scholar is that it emphasizes citation counts. This paper shows that once we see citation counts, we think articles with fewer citations must be lower quality… it even affects readers who have cited that article in their own work! https://
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Monetizing Digital Badges: Why Users Pay for Status Symbols
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I'm confused who would pay $8/month for a badge that conveys "I'm a sucker who pays $8/month for this badge" and nothing more. Then again, this works for cosmetics in video games, so
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Verification Badge Economics: Authenticity or Paid Status?
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Verification officially marks that "an account of public interest is authentic." Most people want verification because it makes them seem important/better than other ppl. This changes the semantic meaning: X paid $8/month. Is the hope people will conflate with the previous one?
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Blue check monetization levels playing field for social equality
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Charging for the blue check moves it from a status symbol to a utilitarian one. It elicits shrieks because it’s more about leveling the playing field than making money.
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Stay Updated on AI by Sharing with Friends in Group Chats
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AI is moving too fast to stay up to date on it all on your own. Start a text thread with friends and share the latest with each other. I'm in multiple text groups, and it's a big asset.
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6.4M AI-Generated Images Map Reveals Human Interests
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Worth exploring: a map of 6.4M million images generated by AI, grouped by what the AI considers to similar images.
— Ethan Mollick (@emollick) 1 novembre 2022
Why you might want to explore it: it shows you what kinds of images humans are interested in; it teaches new prompts; & has surprising art.https://t.co/t1oUai8HJNWorth exploring: a map of 6.4M million images generated by AI, grouped by what the AI considers to similar images. Why you might want to explore it: it shows you what kinds of images humans are interested in; it teaches new prompts; & has surprising art.
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Generative AI Deserves More Nuanced Media Coverage
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Generative AI warrants a whole lot more nuanced, considerate coverage like this IMO