The hottest Digital Identity Substack posts right now

China and the US both want Sam Altman's skills but don't want him to work independently.
Borders are becoming irrelevant in the tech world due to the spread of data globally.
AI is rapidly advancing, with potential IQs surpassing humans, but lacking in emotional intelligence.

Generational tensions are common as each new generation faces unique challenges and experiences, shaping their perspective and approach to work and life.
Gen Z has been shaped by events like economic downturns, social media, and the pandemic, influencing their views on work, society, and relationships.
The younger generation seeks greater freedoms in a world dominated by corporations, values passion and fulfillment in work, and navigates a culture of hyperindividualism and constant online connectivity.

Deceptive use of Twitter Blue verification is still possible despite the $8 monthly fee.
Paying $8 doesn't guarantee immunity to spam and manipulation on the platform.
Twitter Blue verification can be granted to potentially inauthentic accounts, including those with GAN-generated faces.

Our online interactions with death are increasingly influenced by commodification, where our digital activities are monetized by big tech corporations even in our encounters with memorial pages.
Encounters with digital memories can evoke practices of making data precious, but this also exposes us to the risk of 'digital death' and 'second loss' anxiety, perpetuating a cycle of bereavement and grief.
The concept of 'digital essentialism' and the commodification of digital afterlives shape our interactions with AI projects like thantabots, reflecting how technology continues to influence the ways we engage with the dead online.

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The evolution of artificial intelligence can help us focus on what truly matters in life.
Our online identity is becoming increasingly valuable and marketable.
Human connection is being deliberately sacrificed in the pursuit of digital experiences, but there may come a time to regain it.

Our brains struggle to differentiate between AI selves and real selves, affecting our memories and perceptions.
Communicating through AI selves can alter how others perceive our identity, even with safeguards in place.
Outsourcing decisions to AI selves can have lasting impacts on our personal identity and relationships.

Moderating online speech is extremely challenging for platforms, highlighting varying social norms on speech and the importance of consistent moderation standards.
Technology has deeply influenced our lives, making it difficult to live without constant online connection.
Predicting bestsellers through algorithms may benefit the publishing industry but could potentially impact literature negatively.