TikTok, ChatGPT, Cultural Stagnation, ICE, and Aging
Your Weekly Review of News in Technology, UX and AI
Here’s the latest news, resources, and use cases from the world of product, UX, AI and technology. Let’s go:
📊 AI in Healthcare
🗑️ TikTok
👩💻 ChatGPT
🤖 Cultural Stagnation
🦾 ICE
☢️ Aging
Podcast
Harnessing AI in Healthcare: Insights from RJ Kedziora
In this episode of Product by Design, Kyle Evans interviews RJ Kedziora, co-founder of Estenda, a company specializing in custom software and data analysis for healthcare. We discuss RJ’s journey in technology and entrepreneurship, the importance of energy management over time management, and the role of AI in healthcare. RJ shares insights into the challenges and future of AI applications, the need for ethical considerations, and the potential for personalized healthcare solutions. He also offers advice to aspiring entrepreneurs looking to make a difference in the industry.
News and Useful Reads
A group of US investors bought TikTok
Ownership of TikTok’s US operations has officially changed hands, but your experience on the app likely won’t change much…immediately.
A group of American investors closed a $14 billion deal Thursday night to acquire the US version of the short-form video app and avoid a shutdown mandated by the 2024 divest-or-ban law due to national security concerns.
ChatGPT to start showing users ads based on their conversations
If you thought ChatGPT was safe from ads (or thought anything was safe from ads), you better think again.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has previously expressed reservations about introducing ads to ChatGPT. But the move comes as OpenAI is urgently trying to figure out how to bring in more revenue from its 800 million monthly users to help it afford the $1.4 trillion it has committed to spending on AI infrastructure over the next eight years.
AI-induced cultural stagnation is no longer speculation − it’s already happening
I often feel like stagnating societally and culturally. That things are becoming more homogenized. And it may be that AI will push this trend even further. According to resent research, AI tends to favor the familiar.
Regardless of how diverse the starting prompts were – and regardless of how much randomness the systems were allowed – the outputs quickly converged onto a narrow set of generic, familiar visual themes: atmospheric cityscapes, grandiose buildings and pastoral landscapes. Even more striking, the system quickly “forgot” its starting prompt.
Other Interesting Finds
You don’t need to be a liberal to oppose Trump’s ICE
What is happening around the United States right now with ICE is deplorable on every level, especially with another execution this weekend. It is beyond an issue of left versus right and is now about whether we can maintain the rule of law and basic human decency.
The question posed by the president’s agenda is not merely whether non-criminal immigrants should be deported, but whether the Constitution should be shredded in service of that aim.
Why Life Feels Faster the Older You Get
Does it feel like each year seems to pass more rapidly than the last? If you’re like me, the answer is a resounding “yes.” And we’re not alone.
When we’re younger, it takes time for our brains to take in and process all the sights and sounds we’ve never experienced before. This overwhelming flood of knowledge may contribute to the sensation of time moving more slowly.