Alex Hern is an AI Writer at The Economist. He focuses on topics such as AI, social media, and the intersection of media and business leaders, often exploring the evolving landscape of technology and communication. Alex's work has been featured in prominent outlets including Yahoo News UK, The Guardian, and Mother Jones.
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By: Alex Hern
Twitter under the tech owner has become the perfect test case for the UK’s new legislation – but critics say more needs to be done
By: Alex Hern
It started poorly with a 45-minute delay and rolling technical issues – and was discussed on other platforms
There is method to the apparent madness of the tycoon’s prolific 24-hour output
The arrest of Pavel Durov , the Russian-born founder of Telegram, in Paris on Saturday has thrown the spotlight on the messaging app.
By: Alex Hern
The Telegram founder’s detention by French authorities is a major break from the norm – but his low-moderation, non-encrypted app is an anomaly among its peers
By: Alex Hern
So we've entered a world in which the CEOs of major social network are arrested and detained. That's quite a shift – and it didn't come in a way anyone was expecting.
By: Joshua Kelly, Tom Chivers, Max Sanderson, Nicole Jackson, Alex Hern, Michael Safi, Rudi Zygadlo, Alex Atack
This week we are revisiting the Black Box series. This episode was first broadcast on 21 March 2024.For decades, Eliezer Yudkowsky has been trying to warn the world about the dangers of AI. And now people are finally listening to him. But is it too late?
Most European users won’t be getting integrated AI on Apple devices, so are the updates offered by Apple just window dressings?
As the Goodbye Meta AI meme proved, many of us vastly overestimate our abilities to discern what’s true online – but spotting misinformation isn’t something we can do alone
In this week’s newsletter: The AI company says its ‘o1’ model is capable of reason, a key blocker in the way of truly gamechanging artificial intelligence. But is it that simple?
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