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Developing AI business Signal 2d ago
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China’s AI Boyfriend Business Is Taking On a Life of Its Own

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Mark J. Nelson David Colarusso

“did you see this one a few months ago?”

“A story in two acts: - China’s AI Boyfriend Business Is Taking On a Life of Its Own: www.wired.com/story/china-... (2026-01-20) - China bans AI “boyfriends” and “girlfriends” over addiction and birth rate concerns: www.dexerto.com/entertainmen... (2026-07-18)”

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Developing AI field signal Signal 2d ago

AI and Games: A Recent History

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Mark J. Nelson

“On the off chance you want to hear me talk about intersections between games and the history of AI, I'm giving at talk at the Arlington Public Library on August 4. Though it's intended more for a general public audience, and likely won't have too much new f…”

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2 experts · 5 posts · 6d ago
Ted Underwood Mark J. Nelson
Ted Underwood: What I wonder about, increasingly, is the US research funding landscape in 2029 — after we've cleaned house politically, and (likely) with China's lead on AI creating a full-blown sputnik panic in …
Ted Underwood: I'm a little pessimistic that the sputnik panic will lead to money for basic science outside AI, let alone the humanities. But we can dream!
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