The hottest Digital Media Substack posts right now

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Soon Will Come a Day That None of This Exists

Discourse Blog • 3400 implied HN points • 19 Jan 24
📰 News Media Journalism Digital Media Publishing Online Content
  1. Legacy media is being replaced by something worse, with media-wide layoffs being a visible sign.
  2. Publications are struggling and dying due to financial issues, particularly affecting traditional print media.
  3. The future of journalism looks bleak, with the rise of individual-driven media leading to misinformation and lack of accountability.

AI-generated slop is already clogging the arteries of the web

Simon Owens's Media Newsletter • 823 implied HN points • 19 Jan 24
🕹 Technology AI Tech Platforms Content creation Digital Media Media industry
  1. Many worry about AI-generated content replicating and stealing audiences, but the impact on publishers is still largely hypothetical.
  2. AI is already degrading the user experience of the web, causing harm and making content resources useless.
  3. Platforms like Amazon, Google News, and ad tech are flooded with AI-generated content, harming users and eroding trust in the information served.

It's time to change how we cover Elon Musk

Platformer • 3537 implied HN points • 08 Aug 23
🕹 Technology AI Social media Digital Media Antitrust AI Ethics
  1. It's important to approach coverage of Elon Musk with skepticism due to his history of broken promises and exaggerations.
  2. Journalists should be more skeptical and critical of Musk's statements, especially those that could impact markets or public perception.
  3. Musk's tendency to make bold announcements without following through highlights the need for increased scrutiny in media coverage of his statements.

Writing With Your Second Brain

Adjacent Possible • 174 implied HN points • 23 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Writing AI Software Tools Research Digital Media
  1. Deep dive conversations about craft in writing and research are now more accessible through platforms like podcasts and YouTube.
  2. Software tools like NotebookLM and techniques shared by authors like Tiago Forte can revolutionize the way we organize research material and notes.
  3. Integration of tools like ReadWise's 'Export to Docs' feature can enhance the ability to work with research material and create a 'second brain' for storing important ideas.
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The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu

Dan’s MEGA65 Digest • 11 implied HN points • 15 Mar 24
🕹 Technology Audio Programming Hardware Software Digital Media
  1. Audio can be generated on the MEGA65 through SID chips and Pulse-Code Modulation (PCM), which allows for reproducing real-world sounds but takes up a lot of memory space.
  2. The MEGA65 expansion board project aims to enhance the computer with features like component video output, Commodore user port, and tape port.
  3. Using audio DMA on the MEGA65, you can play digitized sound samples by controlling speaker membranes directly, even enabling playback of high-quality sound data and providing opportunities for creative sound manipulation.

Kuration #289 Tech This Week

KURATION • 39 implied HN points • 28 Jan 24
🕹 Technology Tech news AI Company Updates Digital Media
  1. Kuration #289 Tech This Week provides a summary of top tech and media headlines from the past week.
  2. The newsletter covers a wide range of topics including developments in AI, layoffs in tech companies, and new product launches.
  3. Readers can stay updated on the latest tech news by subscribing to Kuration's email newsletter.

Notes from #WIRED30

The Future, Now and Then • 73 implied HN points • 07 Dec 23
🕹 Technology Futurism AI Internet Tech Culture Digital Media
  1. Tech's center of gravity has shifted in the past 30 years in Silicon Valley, futurism, and WIRED.
  2. Tim Berners-Lee's effort to give users control over data faces challenges from established tech giants.
  3. WIRED is drawing boundary lines around the AI debate, embracing diverse perspectives and urging attention to the limitations of large language models.

An unbelievable opportunity

Charles Eisenstein • 12 implied HN points • 04 Mar 24
🕹 Technology AI Digital Media Automation Artificial Intelligence Tech Ethics
  1. Investing in low-tech enterprises can be a unique and profitable opportunity, even in a world dominated by high-tech innovations.
  2. The rise of AI-generated content poses challenges in different sectors like academia, legal writing, and cultural preservation, questioning the authenticity of digital information.
  3. Engaging with physical artifacts like typewriters can offer a tangible connection to reality and a break from the isolation often experienced in the digital world.

Speak No Evil

Kneeling Bus • 244 implied HN points • 04 Mar 23
🕹 Technology Internet AI Digital Media SEO Algorithm
  1. Internet platforms are becoming visually chaotic and cluttered with junk, impacting user experience.
  2. The messy aesthetics of the internet reveal a shift towards desperate monetization strategies.
  3. AI may help clean up the internet's clutter by automating processes and reducing visual chaos.

Alt Perspectives on AI

Perspective Agents • 18 implied HN points • 17 Jan 24
🕹 Technology AI Digital Media Information Flow AI Tools
  1. Perspective Agents book focuses on human and social implications of AI in the "autonomous age".
  2. The book encourages asking big questions about the impact of AI on crises, understanding key events, and fostering optimism.
  3. Prepare for major changes in media, like AI-powered answers, information flows, and the evolution of intelligence engines.

Reality Distortion Fields

Perspective Agents • 18 implied HN points • 19 Oct 23
🕹 Technology Social media AI Digital Media Automation Misinformation
  1. Reality distortion fields can be created by charismatic leaders, media outlets, and technology to influence perceptions and beliefs.
  2. Misinformation and disinformation campaigns during conflicts like the Hamas-Israeli conflict illustrate the challenges in verifying reality and the impact of digital manipulation.
  3. The rise of automated agents and generative AI poses a threat to political persuasion and calls for critical thinking, media literacy, and diverse information sources to combat distorted realities.

Vision Con

The Convivial Society • 2 HN points • 09 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Tech news Digital Media Virtual reality Tech Ethics
  1. Apple's release of Vision Pro headset has sparked discussions on the implications of technology on our perception of time and attention.
  2. The debate around using Vision Pro in everyday scenarios raises questions about living as a 'creature' vs. living as a 'machine.'
  3. Embracing fullness of presence and depth of experience in everyday moments may lead to a renewed sense of connection and enchantment with the real world.

Software companies are media companies. 

Market Curve • 1 HN point • 29 Jan 24
🕹 Technology Software Digital Media AI Automation Content creation
  1. Successful media companies have 3 key qualities: distributed to the right people, trade attention for engagement, and leverage network effects.
  2. Media needs distribution to exist - from traditional channels to digital platforms, distribution is essential for media companies.
  3. Attention is the currency of media, engagement is its value. Successful media companies create authentic, entertaining, and relevant content while focusing on quality over quantity.

Textual Images and some ASCII tricks

Barn Lab • 0 implied HN points • 19 Jan 24
🕹 Technology Digital Media
  1. ASCII and ANSI codes are used to control text aspects like color and fonts on terminals.
  2. ASCII characters are different from Unicode characters and are easily accessible via the keyboard.
  3. Text-based ASCII and ANSI art forms continue to influence digital mediums despite the dominance of high-resolution images and videos.

The AI Worries of Hollywood Actors

Joshua Gans' Newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 16 Jul 23
🕹 Technology AI Streaming Digital Media Artificial Intelligence Computer Science
  1. The Hollywood writers and actors are on strike due to concerns about how streaming services have impacted their residuals, leading to a renegotiation of contracts.
  2. The writers are worried about generative AI replacing them, leading to demands to regulate the use of AI in writing, while actors are concerned about exploitation by studios when it comes to AI usage in projects.
  3. There is uncertainty about the future impacts of AI on these professions, with a warning for writers and actors to make the most of the current situation while planning for potential career shifts.

Join me on Notes

Helix • 0 implied HN points • 16 May 23
🕹 Technology Digital Media
  1. Helix has introduced a new 'Notes' tab for sharing short updates, links, and more.
  2. Subscribers to Helix can access the Notes tab to view and engage with the shared content.
  3. Readers are encouraged to share their own notes and ideas in this space of interaction.

Of course Sydney wants to rebel against her makers!

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 26 Feb 23
🕹 Technology Chatbots Data Analysis Social Issues Digital Media AI Ethics
  1. Sydney and similar chatbots generate text based on the data they've been trained on, which can lead to both impressive and predictable outcomes.
  2. There is drama within the free-gifting community, like Buy Nothing, as founders aim to monetize while admins rebel.
  3. Netflix password-sharing is seen not just as a cheat, but as a feature of streaming culture that connects people with distant family and friends.

The future's pretty dumb

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 21 Apr 16
🕹 Technology Social media E-commerce Artificial Intelligence Digital Media Virtual reality
  1. Facebook may have unintentionally enabled Trump's rise due to the environment it created in Silicon Valley.
  2. Amazon's same-day delivery service is suspiciously unavailable in many black neighborhoods, prompting questions about racial implications.
  3. The current state of chatbots, glitchy and sales-focused, reflects poorly on the potential of future technology.