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The AI Hype Train: How Long Until the Brakes Are Applied?

2025-04-29

The past few years have seen an explosion of hype around AI, with businesses integrating it into products with mixed results. Apple has delayed its AI portfolio due to poor performance, and consumer research shows ambivalence or even hostility towards AI-integrated products. Intel admits its AI chips aren't selling, and cloud providers are slowing AI datacenter deployments. Despite this, the hype continues, fueled by daily announcements of breakthroughs and massive investment in companies like OpenAI, which despite a $30 billion valuation, lost $5 billion last year. This unsustainable model relies on pushing AI into every product until a profitable niche is found. The vague definition of 'AI' further inflates the hype, with everyday software marketed as AI. Eventually, like previous tech bubbles, the AI hype will likely subside, forcing a reassessment of its actual value and practical applications.

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Downloading Software from 80s British TV: A Blast from the Past

2025-04-07

This article explores two ingenious methods for downloading software from British television broadcasts in the 1980s. The first, using Teletext, leveraged the blank intervals between TV frames, but was slow and required specialized hardware. The second, Visicode, utilized the electron beam scan of the TV screen to detect light changes for data reception, achieving higher speeds but still needing custom circuitry. Both demonstrate the ingenuity of engineers adapting limitations of analog TV into innovative features.

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1995's Predictions for 2025: Hits and Misses

2025-03-31

This article revisits predictions made in 1995 about life in 2025. Some predictions, such as the widespread adoption of the internet and mobile devices, were surprisingly accurate. Others, like supersonic passenger planes and a Mars colony, completely missed the mark. The article explores the relationship between prediction accuracy and the context of the time, noting that technological advancements don't always translate to increased leisure time.

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Downloading Games from the Radio in the 1980s: A Forgotten Chapter of Computing History

2025-03-31

In the 1980s UK, amidst economic recession, the BBC launched a public education initiative: The Computer Literacy Project. Beyond the famous BBC Micro and TV programs, a lesser-known Radio 4 series, 'The Chip Shop Takeaway,' utilized BASICODE, a system allowing software to run on various home computers. This involved broadcasting programs, including simple text-based games, that listeners could record and play. Though largely forgotten, this unique software distribution method highlights the ingenuity and limitations of early home computing.

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AI-Generated Social Media Spam: A New Low in Clickbait

2025-02-21

Generative AI has unleashed a flood of fake content on social media. AI-generated images of wooden sculptures, baking photos, and animals, paired with emotionally manipulative captions, are designed to elicit sympathy and money from unsuspecting users. Despite their obvious fakery, these posts receive thousands of likes and comments, with some users even sending money to the 'creators'. The article exposes this as a lucrative scheme for 'content farms' using AI to mass-produce fake content, attracting traffic to generate ad revenue or sell 'guest posts'.

(newslttrs.com)

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