The news love pitting Americans against the technology industry. Even @WIRED magazine seems more focused on attacking "tech bros" and their personal lives these days. "75% of Americans don't want a data center built next to their house." Well, no kidding! 😆 Ask people, "Do you want a nuclear power plant built in your backyard?" and you'll probably get the same response. That doesn't mean we shouldn't build them, or that they aren't necessary and better than the alternative. North America has a ton of empty land. Now ask those same people if they enjoy using their smartphones, YouTube, Gmail, Google Maps, Netflix, and all the other apps powered by data centers. Ask if the would prefer to live without those mostly free and helpful services if we shut down the infrastructure behind them. Ask whether their access to fresh water has actually been disrupted by the tech industry over the past 25 years. Social media platforms need to learn from past mistakes and do more to combat disinformation spread by foreign adversaries and bot networks. Watch The Social Dilemma if you need a reminder. 😬 Some of the loudest voices attacking Western technology come from countries racing to build their own AI and data center infrastructure in their country. They want to own Big Tech and Hollywood and everything we hold dear and powers our own jobs and economy. Social media is not the news. It's algorithms reward outrage and division. Don't fall for it. Do your own research. Protest alfalfa and almond farming if you need to. It's too important to get this wrong.

RT @WriteOnSaga: "Okay, are you ready? Let's go!" 🚀 This week we've got world-famous director & AI filmmaker @MetaPuppet, Head of Genre at…

If you're in Europe, get your tickets this weekend to the @SHAIKEai Film Festival! 🇫🇷 It's being held in the original theatre, still operating today, where the famous film of a train coming toward the audience was screened. Legend has it they ran out, but with this lineup, you'll want to run in screaming with excitement 😄 Enjoy!

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You might see some in the media claim AI has hit a wall, stopped advancing, or that "Generative AI doesn't work." Yet @StanfordHAI published data showing organizational AI adoption is 88%, with 4 in 5 college students using GenAI. And the model capabilities? They now exceed human baselines on PhD-level math and science questions. Just imagine what they can do for your AI Vertical series. Writing. Original songs with lyrics. Even video editing. All in our app @WriteOnSaga for $20/month, with additional credits available. Source: doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2606.…

You might see headlines in the news claiming, “Generative AI doesn’t work.” But according to @StanfordHAI, more than half the population is already using it for something. In fact, generative AI provided $172 billion in value to U.S. consumers alone in 2026, tripling since 2025. It's great for research, writing, video and audio generation, and so much more for filmmakers and creators 🚀 doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2606.… “The AI Index 2026 Annual Report,” AI Index Steering Committee, Institute for Human-Centered AI, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, April 2026. Sha Sajadieh, Loredana Fattorini, Raymond Perrault, Yolanda Gil, Vanessa Parli, Lapo Santarlasci, Juan Pava, Nestor Maslej, Russ Altman, Erik Brynjolfsson, Carla Brodley, Jack Clark, Virginia Dignum, Vipin Kumar, James Landay, Terah Lyons, James Manyika, Juan Carlos Niebles, Yoav Shoham, Elham Tabassi, Russell Wald, Toby Walsh, Dan Weld.

Tune in live to Brothers Saga with a co-creator of the hit @ComedyCentral show Workaholics 😆 #LetsGetWeird #AIFilmmaking #Podcast