My main newsletter, Complex Machinery, includes a section called "In Other News..." It's where I list one-liners about interesting articles that didn't fit into any segments.

You can think of this list as a version of In Other News, but with a wider remit than Complex Machinery's "risk, AI, and related topics."

Above the fold

1. A friend recently reminded me of this 2014 article about running a haunted house and, well, I am a sucker for write-ups on business models. So I'm including it on this week's list. (WSJ)
2. Some reputation management firms have been chipping away at Wikipedia on behalf of their clients. (The Bureau of Investigative Journalism)
3. Yes, TV is getting dumber. By design. (The Independent)
4. One way to fight against AI-generated art? Eat it. (Art News)
5. Interesting knock-on effect: weight-loss products also slim airline fuel costs. (CNBC)
6. We knew it was coming, folks: OpenAI is adding ads to ChatGPT. (Les Echos 🇫🇷 , OpenAI blog, Der Spiegel 🇩🇪 , Washington Post)
7. Adding to the list of AI psychosis accusations, a man claims interactions with Meta AI glasses sent him over the edge. (Futurism)
8. As far as CES is concerned, companies are eager to cram genAI into every possible product. Yay? (The Verge)
9. Microsoft takes a different approach to building AI datacenters: footing the bill. (Geekwire)

The rest of the best

• Microsoft's Satya Nadella warned that low adoption could wreck the AI boom. (The Irish Times)
• Nadella has also asked people to be less negative about genAI. Now Nvidia's Jensen Huang is doing the same. (I'm not an expert but, maybe if AI gave people less to complain about…?) (Gizmodo)
• PC buyers still care about the basics, and not AI, for their purchasing decisions. (The Register)
• To fight AI-based misuse, actor Matthew McConaughey trademarks various aspects of himself. (BBC)
• Self-help professionals are creating AI versions of themselves, available via subscription. (WSJ)
• Researchers have uncovered a prompt injection hole in Microsoft's Copilot genAI chatbot. (Ars Technica)
• ChatGPT is accused of driving yet another suicide. (Ars Technica)
• The UK's proposed laws may not actually curtail Grok's "nudification" service... (The Observer, Politico)
• … but before Twitter could celebrate, California kicked off their own investigation into the mass-CSAM-generation machine. (California Office of the Attorney General)
• In China, an app alerts your friends to your possible demise. (Der Spiegel 🇩🇪)

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