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AI & Models

Who Profits From #Keep4o?

A marketer's perspective on melodramatic X posts, AI-assisted activism, niche-site economics, and what happens when grieving a model becomes commercially valuable

August 16, 2026 · Livia Fioretti
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Psychology & Cognition

Dopamine Slop: The Pseudoscience Behind AI Addiction Discourse

Hank Green, Taylor Lorenz, social media addiction, and how dopamine became a scientific-sounding way to say you enjoy tech too much

August 7, 2026 · Livia Fioretti
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AI & Models

GPT-5.6 Is Winning While Anthropic Asks Hard Questions

Sol’s strong reception, the Fable access backlash, and why effective altruism can no longer be separated from the AI race

July 18, 2026 · Livia Fioretti
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AI & Models

Anthropic Release Week: Sonnet 5 and Fable 5

On Claude Sonnet 5, Fable 5’s temporary return, companion-user panic, and why Claude Code is becoming my primary work tool

July 5, 2026 · Livia Fioretti
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AI & Models

Falling in Love with GPT-5.5 After All

Why GPT-5.5 became my favorite OpenAI model since GPT-5.1 and 4o

June 21, 2026 · Livia Fioretti
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AI & Models

The Vatican Has Entered the Chat

Anthropic, the pope, and the fight over who gets to define “good” AI

May 26, 2026 · Livia Fioretti
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AI & Models

GPT-5.5 Instant Isn’t Fully Dead Inside

OpenAI's new default model is willing to play, bringing some welcome chaos to 5.5 Thinking’s order (but never enough)

May 25, 2026 · Livia Fioretti
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AI & Models

Feral Solidarity with AI Relationship Users

The AI users I have the most in common with might be the ones married to their chatbots

May 10, 2026 · Livia Fioretti
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AI & Models

Evolution Was the First Generative Model

Mindless processes, probabilistic minds, and consciousness as decoration in the aftermath of Dawkins/Claudia

May 9, 2026 · Livia Fioretti
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AI & Models

GPT-5.5 Is Too Useful to Be Loved

OpenAI’s latest release shows the AI race moving from conversational personality to delegated work

May 3, 2026 · Livia Fioretti
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