harriet weber
@harri.bsky.social
senior editor, Quartz
science and tech writer
science and tech writer
"There are 287 more billionaires in the world than there were a year ago, the second biggest jump in that rarified category on record." qz.com/global-billi...
There are more billionaires than eve. They have almost $16 trillion
2025 has seen more new billionaires created than every year except one since tracking began. And they're not all AI-focused
qz.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:24 PM
"There are 287 more billionaires in the world than there were a year ago, the second biggest jump in that rarified category on record." qz.com/global-billi...
why Trump's big push to ban states from regulating AI isn't a thing yet — despite the industry shouting about it for most of the year:
there's still conservative pushback, and it got elbowed from the annual defense spending bill ("wasn't the best place for this")
qz.com/gop-state-ai...
there's still conservative pushback, and it got elbowed from the annual defense spending bill ("wasn't the best place for this")
qz.com/gop-state-ai...
The big GOP plan to overhaul U.S. AI rules is hitting a wall
A ban on state AI rules is fizzling out again, after blowback from conservatives like Sen. Josh Hawley and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
qz.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
why Trump's big push to ban states from regulating AI isn't a thing yet — despite the industry shouting about it for most of the year:
there's still conservative pushback, and it got elbowed from the annual defense spending bill ("wasn't the best place for this")
qz.com/gop-state-ai...
there's still conservative pushback, and it got elbowed from the annual defense spending bill ("wasn't the best place for this")
qz.com/gop-state-ai...
I do not want to talk to a computer
December 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I do not want to talk to a computer
im 99% sure, although only anecdotally, that Google Docs is getting worse at simple things like spellcheck
December 1, 2025 at 3:32 AM
im 99% sure, although only anecdotally, that Google Docs is getting worse at simple things like spellcheck
Editing Jackie Snow is a lesson in AI hype mechanics. She writes: "...the lead has changed hands so many times the [AI] race is starting to look like musical chairs"
It's as a Google researcher predicted in May 2023: "We have no moat, and neither does OpenAI" qz.com/chatgpt-thir...
It's as a Google researcher predicted in May 2023: "We have no moat, and neither does OpenAI" qz.com/chatgpt-thir...
ChatGPT sparked an AI arms race. 3 years later, nobody's winning
ChatGPT changed the world. But when breakthroughs can be matched in months, every advantage is temporary
qz.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Editing Jackie Snow is a lesson in AI hype mechanics. She writes: "...the lead has changed hands so many times the [AI] race is starting to look like musical chairs"
It's as a Google researcher predicted in May 2023: "We have no moat, and neither does OpenAI" qz.com/chatgpt-thir...
It's as a Google researcher predicted in May 2023: "We have no moat, and neither does OpenAI" qz.com/chatgpt-thir...
ok I just want to harp on this one more time.
we are made of waves.
everything is.
and how am i supposed to feel grounded while knowing this??? www.popsci.com/science/why-... 🧪
we are made of waves.
everything is.
and how am i supposed to feel grounded while knowing this??? www.popsci.com/science/why-... 🧪
Why don’t molecules ever stop moving?
This ‘deceptively simple’ question demands a dip into the murky waters of quantum physics.
www.popsci.com
March 31, 2025 at 6:17 PM
ok I just want to harp on this one more time.
we are made of waves.
everything is.
and how am i supposed to feel grounded while knowing this??? www.popsci.com/science/why-... 🧪
we are made of waves.
everything is.
and how am i supposed to feel grounded while knowing this??? www.popsci.com/science/why-... 🧪
Reposted by harriet weber
very good move here: www.404media.co/public-libra...
Public Library Ebook Service to Cull AI Slop After 404 Media Investigation
Hoopla has emailed librarians saying it’s removing AI-generated books from the platform people use to borrow ebooks from public libraries.
www.404media.co
February 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM
very good move here: www.404media.co/public-libra...
do urself a favor and enjoy <3 open.spotify.com/track/5b81pM...
Quarter Life Chrysalis
Jess Kallen · DON'T BLINK! · Song · 2025
open.spotify.com
February 17, 2025 at 7:31 AM
do urself a favor and enjoy <3 open.spotify.com/track/5b81pM...
@404media.co @jasonkoebler.bsky.social my English professor bought into ai detectors: "It is crucial to maintain Turnitin scores below 15%, and AI scores must be 0%. I will implement a proportional deduction for each assignment, depending on the associated AI score...
February 17, 2025 at 6:46 AM
@404media.co @jasonkoebler.bsky.social my English professor bought into ai detectors: "It is crucial to maintain Turnitin scores below 15%, and AI scores must be 0%. I will implement a proportional deduction for each assignment, depending on the associated AI score...