Machine Society
Mike ElganCyberpunk non-fiction: artificial intelligence, AI glasses, spatial computing, augmented reality, virtual reality, synthetic media, extended reality, mixed reality and the future of work.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 375 | Founded | 6 years ago | Last Issue | 17 days ago |
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Looking for love in all the wrong places
Our consumer culture has us looking to corporations to supply us with relationships.
SILICON VALLEY, CALIFORNIA (JUNE 5, 2026) — What’s causing the global loneliness epidemic?
Google betrayed the web
VITTORIO VENETO, ITALY, MAY 23, 2026 — Google launched new products and features at Google I/O this week, and they add up to a disaster for the internet.
Google has unilaterally ended the traffic-for-content bargain that built the web — h...
We’ve entered a golden age of idea thieves and liars
It's normal now to pass off other people’s ideas as your own. Even Google is doing it.
VITTORIO VENETO, ITALY, MAY 20, 2026 — LinkedIn is chock-a-block with “thought leadership,” where business executives show the world their unique vision...
Why everybody is talking to nobody
Ditching the keyboard for voice-to-text AI is called “voicepilling.” Will everyone stop typing?
VENICE, ITALY, May 12, 2026 — We just landed in Venice yesterday, and we’re staying in a friend’s apartment that we love. It’s close to the cen...
The chance that AI will warp your mind: 100%
New data suggests that for active users, the psychological and behavioral impact of chatbots isn't a possibility—it is a mathematical certainty.
STRATFORD-UPON-AVON, UK, May 8, 2026 — I’m posting this from a cafe that sits directly across...
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