Perplexed Human

To Live And Be Perplexed By Los Angeles

Joel Stein | The End Of My Career | 25th April 2025

Humorous account of the bizarre events after a hit-and-run in LA. The driver flees with his clothes in one hand and a guitar in another, with a brother-sister duo in hot pursuit. He hides in a posh neighbourhood, watering plants. As cops search the backyards, a woman points a gun at them. She is Jillian Lauren, bestselling author of a memoir about being in the Prince of Brunei’s harem (1,300 words)

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Human Creativity As A Natural Resource

Benj Edwards | Ars Technica | 25th April 2025

Case for protecting human creativity as a scarce natural resource in the age of AI. Suggestions include licensing or royalty systems to compensate humans and opt-out registries for AI training. Japan’s “Living National Treasures” offer a model, funding artisans to preserve vital skills. We might have an “AI commons” — AI models trained on publicly scraped data should be owned as a shared public domain (2,500 words)