Joe Berkowitz

Minneapolis

Opinion Columnist at Fast Company

Writer. Not too annoying. Books: American Cheese, Away With Words. Bylines: Many of the good places.

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30 years ago, ‘Hackers’ and ‘The Net’ predicted the possibilities—and horrors—of internet life - Business And America

4 days ago | businessandamerica.com | Joe Berkowitz

Getting an email in the mid-’90s was kind of an event—somewhere between hearing an unexpected knock at the door and walking into your own surprise party. The white-hot novelty of electronic mail is preserved in amber by a ridiculous 1994 film: reverse sexual-harassment thriller Disclosure.
30 years ago, 'Hackers' and 'The Net' predicted the possibilities-and horrors-of internet life

4 days ago | fastcompany.com | Joe Berkowitz

Getting an email in the mid-'90s was kind of an event-somewhere between hearing an unexpected knock at the door and walking into your own surprise party. The white-hot novelty of electronic mail is preserved in amber by a ridiculous 1994 film: reverse sexual-harassment thriller Disclosure.
30 years ago, ‘Hackers’ and ‘The Net’ predicted the possibilities-and horrors-of internet life

4 days ago | finance.yahoo.com | Joe Berkowitz

[Photo: TriStar Pictures] Several studio releases from 1995 were lumped together as “internet movies,” with critics cross-referencing them in reviews. Among them were Virtuosity, in which Russell Crowe plays a computer-generated killer, and Johnny Mnemonic, which is mostly remembered as the cyberpunk action flick Keanu Reeves made before The Matrix.
La Casa Blanca de Trump hace de la política un espectáculo digital

1 week ago | fastcompany.mx | Joe Berkowitz

Cuando el entonces expresidente Donald Trump presentó una línea de NFT en diciembre de 2022, fue objeto de numerosas burlas. Las tarjetas digitales representaban a Trump alternativamente como un superhéroe musculoso, un vaquero y un astronauta, como una especie de anticuado sueño febril de masculinidad inspiradora.
The White House's New Social Media Strategy: Trump, AI, and Controversy

1 week ago | fastcompany.co.za | Joe Berkowitz

Joe Berkowitz|Published 1 hour agoAI-assisted images of Trump as pope or Star Wars villain are being preserved in the Library of Congress, via White House tweets. Welcome to the dumbest era in U.S. history. Image: White House/XWhen then-former president Donald Trumpintroduced a line of NFTsin December 2022,hewaswidelymockedfor it.
The White House's New Social Media Strategy: Trump, AI, and Controversy

1 week ago | fastcompany.co.za | Joe Berkowitz

Joe Berkowitz|Published 5 hours agoAI-assisted images of Trump as pope or Star Wars villain are being preserved in the Library of Congress, via White House tweets. Welcome to the dumbest era in U.S. history. Image: White House/XWhen then-former president Donald Trumpintroduced a line of NFTsin December 2022,hewaswidelymockedfor it.
The White House official social media account is a total cringe fest-and it's gaining a following

1 week ago | fastcompany.com | Joe Berkowitz

When then-former president Donald Trump introduced a line of NFTs in December 2022, he was widely mocked for it. The digital trading cards alternately depicted Trump as a muscle-bound superhero, a cowboy, and an astronaut-like some antiquated fever dream of inspirational masculinity.
IA ainda falha em decodificar o comportamento humano | Fast Company Brasil

1 week ago | fastcompanybrasil.com | Joe Berkowitz

O escritor Ernest Hemingway tinha uma teoria famosa sobre literatura que ajuda a explicar uma das maiores limitações da inteligência artificial. Segundo ele, as melhores histórias são como icebergs: a parte visível – o que os personagens dizem e fazem – é apenas uma pequena fração do que realmente está acontecendo. O restante – os sentimentos, as motivações e visões de mundo – permanece oculto, formando um subtexto que dá profundidade à narrativa.
America, the brand, is becoming toxic

1 week ago | devicedaily.com | Joe Berkowitz

America, the brand, is becoming toxic The only thing more American than baseball and apple pie might be the Statue of Liberty. It’s a universally identifiable bit of iconography, appearing on stamps, currency, and Planet of the Apes movies since time immemorial. The blue-green, toga-clad Lady Liberty is a sturdy symbol of democracy, independence, and the land of opportunity.
Chuck Schumer has emerged as the breakout main character of Bluesky—for the worst reasons | DeviceDaily.com

1 week ago | devicedaily.com | Joe Berkowitz

Chuck Schumer has emerged as the breakout main character of Bluesky—for the worst reasons What was perhaps the least timely book tour in American history has been postponed. Fresh from his Friday vote for a funding bill that much of the Democratic base objected to, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was set to embark on a tour this week for his latest tome.

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