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It Finally Happened: The AI Bubble Burst

  Eder Pozo PĂ©rez Since 2022, Americans could hardly google search a quick question without being given an AI summary. AI image generators were creating copyright controversies questioning whether they were infringing on artists’ copyright or had enough of a human touch to be worthy of being copyrighted themselves. ChatGPT was in everybody’s mouths and sometimes were some people’s mouths. Tech Companies and investors were throwing money at any proposal that mentioned AI to grab market share and avoid missing out on the brand-new technology. It didn’t matter that AI was expensive and difficult to convince people to pay for. What mattered was making it bigger and better to ride the wave, so they don’t miss out on the rise of smartphones or streaming. It was an all-you-can-eat buffet, where every variety of AI technology that nobody asked for could suddenly appear as a shiny button or notification to see what can stick. Then the bubble went pop. The Nasdaq plummeted as every top...

Do Protests Mean Anything? Why Radical Mobs do Nothing to Change Laws for Perceived Rights.

  Orlando Fernandez The “March on Washington” will go down in history as a day of public disgrace. Spitting in the face of America’s law and order. The American flag used to be a symbol of democratic discussion and compromise rather than coercion and symbolic burnings, but on August 28th, 20XX, an embarrassing display of traitorous dissent was made, implying that laws of human conscience cannot be passed without the intimidation of radical protesters. Letters to representatives, polls by reputable organizations, and simply in person at the voting booths were all reasonable alternatives through which the 1st amendment’s freedom of speech can be effectively expressed and public opinion can be collected and determined by appropriate authorities. But political minorities led by radical influencers that drew to their sides the mainstream media, social media groups, and professional astroturf organizers decided that a massive publicity stunt would be a better way to convince Congress an...