AI music is flooding streaming services — but who wants it?
AI music is flooding streaming services — but who wants it?

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on how AI is changing music and the music industry, follow Terrence O’Brien. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started The use of generative AI […]

Yes, you should probably be nicer to your AI — here’s why that’s not as ridiculous as it sounds

You’ve probably felt it — that slightly hollow, going-through-the-motions quality when an AI interaction goes flat. Science is starting to explain why that happens, and who’s responsible for it.

Crucial Challenges Of Using Waitlist Controls When Performing Empirical Research On AI And Mental Health

Empirical research on AI and mental health is burgeoning. Some studies are using waitlist controls. Here’s what you need to know. An AI Insider analysis and scoop.

Salesforce, The AI Age, And The Way Forward

Salesforce’s Headless 360 and agents reshape workflows, productivity, and enterprise AI adoption rapidly

A 22-Year-Old Dropout Just Reverse-Engineered The World’s Scariest AI

A self-taught developer reverse-engineered Anthropic’s structural innovation for its powerful Mythos model in a matter of days.

Risk, Resilience, And Humanity’s Expanding Technological Frontiers

As we approach the Convergence Age, the physical, digital, and biological are merging into a hyperconnected environment. Our understanding of risk and danger is blurring.

US tech giants are laying off employees to spend on AI, China says it’s illegal over here

China is aggressively pushing AI adoption and simultaneously letting courts block companies from using it as a layoff excuse. The US isn’t even asking the question.

Space data centers sound like a pipe dream. What if we put them on lamp posts?

A UK firm has signed a deal with Nigeria’s Katsina State to deploy 50,000 solar-powered smart lamp posts that collectively function as a distributed AI data center, without using electricity from the grid.