Autonomous vehicle technology has become synonymous with San Francisco. And their presence on city streets has been controversial to say the least. But now people in other cities are going to be blessed (or cursed depending on who you ask) by the future. Waymo has announced they are expanding their

With the very recent controversy surrounding the possible release of AI-generated recordings of deceased Small Faces and Humble Pie singer Steve Marriott, it has become apparent that a tipping point in the evolution of music has been reached and breached. As the old joke goes, the difference between a drum

I’ve got some awesome news! We received a grant from the Civic Joy Fund to put out a literary magazine celebrating SF and acting to counter the stupid “Doom Loop” narrative. It’s a gift to the people of San Francisco. And after months of working on this project it’s now available

So far I am seeing tech moving very very fast and making some people lots and lots of money, while responsibility and human contact are becoming less and less important. People are being left out, and important discussions about equity, integrity, and intent are being left behind.

by James Conrad Though he only stood 5’4, the British musician Stephen Peter Marriott had a deceptively and indescribably powerful singing voice. Artists like Robert Plant, Paul Stanley and Steve Perry view him as a role model. As a child, he started on ukulele and later moved on to guitar,

In a case of “I hate to say I told you so,” let me just say…I absolutely told you so. Back in 2019, almost exactly five years ago actually, I wrote an article for the SF Examiner called “Can robots do journalism?” In the article I called out Hoodline for

Think of what the “average couple” from San Francisco looks like.  Go ahead and close your eyes, dream it up.  Is it an actual couple you know who lives there perhaps? Is it a combination of famous faces you identify with the city?  A newscaster and a famous athlete?  Maybe

For Christopher Brock, ChatGPT isn’t just a cool toy — It’s his personal legal team. After last week’s victory in the courtroom, his $20 a month investment has paid for itself hundreds of times over. The trouble began in May of last year when Brock decided to build a small

By Josh Wolf  AI and UBI: A Glimpse into the Future of Wealth and Work In the not-so-distant future, imagine a world where artificial intelligence (AI) has become so advanced that it’s creating a colossal amount of wealth. This isn’t some sci-fi fantasy; it’s the vision of Sam Altman, co-founder and president of