Maybe, just maybe, the world found out that… *gasp* … alt meat tastes like shit.
The newest and most powerful A.I. technologies — so-called reasoning systems from companies like OpenAI, Google and the Chinese start-up DeepSeek — are generating more errors, not fewer. As their math skills have notably improved, their handle on facts has gotten shakier.
Oli Mermet
Oli Mermet
The New York Times
Meat sales in the U.S. hit a record high in 2024 after years in which “plant-based” was the mantra. The politics of the moment play a big part in its rise.
A new wave of “reasoning” systems from companies like OpenAI is producing incorrect information more often. Even the companies don’t know why.
Authoritarians love "Gen AI" because it
- Sounds confident even when factually wrong
- Broadly conforms to & reproduces their biases, off the shelf
- Lets them create bespoke realities (text, audio, moving & still image) which agree w/ their biases
- Degrades trust in knowledge/evidence/expertise…
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After years in which “plant-based” was the mantra, meat once again dominates the national conversation about dinner.
