Save open-source software from a tragedy of the commons
When it was discovered in 2021, it had already been around for eight years. The small team of unpaid volunteers responsible for maintaining that open-source library was completely unaware of…
Why I Will Never Not Love London’s Elizabeth Line
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- It’s an engineering marvel that has transformed the experience of traveling in London, created jobs, spurred urban regeneration, supported office rents, encouraged housebuilding and helped the climate…
Government-Owned Grocery Stores Aren’t the Solution
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Zohran Mamdani brings a lot of guts, charisma and hustle to his campaign for New York City mayor, along with a laudable desire to offer the public…
ChatGPT is the perfect companion for a musical evening
Everyone knows ChatGPT or the other general AI assistants aren’t music platforms. They can’t give you music to listen to and can’t even connect to the streaming apps without complex…
A court verdict on AI training has exposed an Anthropic-shaped chink in US copyright law
The closely watched ruling is a warning of what lies ahead under existing copyright laws. Designed to protect creative freedom, the ‘fair use’ doctrine that Anthropic used to successfully defend…
The ‘Deport Them All’ Playbook Doesn’t Match Public Opinion
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- For more than a decade, President Donald Trump has been scapegoating immigrants, decrying them as criminals and vermin and vowing to deport them by the millions. The…