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Search Engine Land: “AI search is growing, but Google still dominates, as 95% of ChatGPT users visit Google, but just 14% of Google users go to ChatGPT. Despite ChatGPT’s explosive growth, nearly all of its users also turn to Google, per new Similarweb data shared by SEO consultant Brodie Clark. In August: 95.3% of ChatGPT …
The Economist [paywall] – Is the decline of reading making politics dumber? As people read less they think less clearly, scholars fear – [No Paywall] The Economist’s data guru Alex Selby-Boothroyd: “Sentences are getting shorter. Fact. I made this chart using Sondre Ulvund Solstad’s excellent analysis of the New York Times bestseller list for a …
NNG – Summary: Our study shows that generative AI is reshaping search, but long-standing habits persist. Many users still default to Google, giving Gemini a fighting chance. Kate Moran, Maria Rosala and Josh Brown. August 15, 2025. Generative AI (genAI) is reshaping how people search for information. Anyone watching their content pageviews decline is currently …
Against the Uncritical Adoption of ‘AI’ Technologies in Academia. Guest, Olivia. Suarez, Marcela. Müller, Barbara. van Meerkerk, Edwin. Oude Groote Beverborg, Arnoud de Haan, Ronald. Reyes Elizondo, Andrea. Blokpoel, Mark. Scharfenberg, Natalia. Kleinherenbrink, Annelies. Camerino, Ileana. Woensdregt, Marieke. Monett, Dagmar. Brown, Jed. Avraamidou, Lucy. Alenda-Demoutiez, Juliette. Hermans, Felienne. van Rooij, Iris. Under the banner of …
“In a significant advancement for geoscience, the U.S. Geological Survey has released the most detailed national-scale geologic map of the country to date, offering a unique regional view of geology at and beneath the Earth’s surface. “Geologic maps have many uses, such as helping experts look for energy, mineral and water resources,” said Christopher Swezey, …
Global Investigative Journalism Network – Reporter’s Guide to Detecting AI-Generated Content, Henk van Ess: “We’re approaching a point where the signal-to-noise ratio is getting close to one — meaning that as the pace of misinformation approaches that of factual information, it’s becoming nearly impossible to tell what’s real. This guide teaches journalists how to try …
Where’s Your Ed at – Ed Zitron: “In the last two years I’ve written no less than 500,000 words, with many of them dedicated to breaking both existent and previous myths about the state of technology and the tech industry itself. While I feel no resentment — I really enjoy writing, and feel privileged to …
Slopaganda: The interaction between propaganda and generative AI. Michał Klincewicz, Tilburg University, Mark Alfano, Macquarie University, Amir Ebrahimi Fard, Independent Researcher “At least since Francis Bacon, the slogan “knowledge is power” has been used to capture the relationship between decision-making at a group level and information. We know that being able to shape the informational …
The Verge: “…Wikipedia is the largest compendium of human knowledge ever assembled, with more than 7 million articles in its English version, the largest and most developed of 343 language projects. Started nearly 25 years ago, the site was long mocked as a byword for the unreliability of information on the internet, yet today it …
The New Yorker – no paywall: “…The focal point of the department was the checking library, which contained reference books such as Who’s Who in the People’s Republic of China, Debrett’s Peerage & Baronetage, and the Physicians’ Desk Reference for Herbal Medicines. (New checkers are advised that you can’t trust books—they tend not to be …
Morningstar – “Late last year, David Shor, one of the Democratic Party’s top data scientists, surveyed some 130,000 voters about whether they had a “favorable” or “unfavorable” opinion of Jewish people. Hardly anyone over the age of 70 said their view was unfavorable. More than a quarter of those under 25 did. The question is …
The Atlantic gift article – A growing constituency on the right wants America to unlearn the lessons of World War II. “The story we got about World War II is all wrong,” a guest told Tucker Carlson on his podcast two weeks ago. “I think that’s right,” replied Carlson. The guest, a Cornell chemistry professor …
