#  @byjacobward Jacob Ward Jacob Ward posts on TikTok about ai, open ai, #ai, in the the most. They currently have [-------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours. ### Engagements: [------] [#](/creator/tiktok::6924547153613947910/interactions)  - [--] Week [------] -31% - [--] Month [-------] +285% - [--] Months [---------] +436% - [--] Year [---------] +36% ### Mentions: [--] [#](/creator/tiktok::6924547153613947910/posts_active)  - [--] Week [--] -12% - [--] Month [--] +44% - [--] Months [--] +94% - [--] Year [---] +164% ### Followers: [-------] [#](/creator/tiktok::6924547153613947910/followers)  - [--] Week [-------] +2.40% - [--] Month [-------] +3.20% - [--] Months [-------] +13% - [--] Year [-------] +44% ### CreatorRank: [-------] [#](/creator/tiktok::6924547153613947910/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) [finance](/list/finance) [countries](/list/countries) [social networks](/list/social-networks) [stocks](/list/stocks) [celebrities](/list/celebrities) [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands) [events](/list/events) [cryptocurrencies](/list/cryptocurrencies) [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) **Social topic influence** [ai](/topic/ai), [open ai](/topic/open-ai), [#ai](/topic/#ai), [in the](/topic/in-the), [this is](/topic/this-is), [china](/topic/china), [money](/topic/money), [meta](/topic/meta), [tiktok](/topic/tiktok), [tech](/topic/tech) **Top assets mentioned** [Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL)](/topic/$googl) [Tesla, Inc. (TSLA)](/topic/tesla) [Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)](/topic/microsoft) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "I wrote The Loop: How Technology is Creating a World without Choices and How to Fight Back and Ill be sharing excerpts of it here until I more or less do the whole thing. If you dig it please follow You can also hear me read the whole book all at once or you can even read it yourself at the link in my bio.#ethics #tech #learnontiktok #tiktoktaughtme #ai #artificialintelligence #booktok #booktiktok #crypto #advice #tips #graphicdesign #psychology #behavior #economics #behavioraleconomics" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7141484740355362094) 2022-09-09T20:48Z 124.1K followers, [---] engagements "By the time hes out his skills will be useless. #chatgpt #sbf #crypto #midjourney #ai #theloop #automation What Sam Bankman-Fried and ChatGPT tell us about this moment. What Sam Bankman-Fried and ChatGPT tell us about this moment" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7177055829538016558) 2022-12-14T17:22Z 122.1K followers, [----] engagements "Honestly Its exhausting. #twitter #musk #tesla Big Ball of Twitter Chaos Big Ball of Twitter Chaos" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7177491532293983531) 2022-12-15T21:33Z 121.9K followers, 116.9K engagements "It doesnt make me feel better. #chatgpt #openai #theloop #ai #automation #midjourney #tech ChatGPT is everything I worried about. ChatGPT is everything I worried about" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7177524085386153262) 2022-12-15T23:39Z 120.1K followers, 102.7K engagements "Chinese attendance has fallen off a cliff at #CES and the organizers here are actively encouraging American companies to look beyond China. #CES #ces2023 #ev #electricvehicle #tesla #teslatok #vietnam #tech #techtok #technology #climatechange #green A Vietnamese luxury EV for $59000 Guess where this car was made A Vietnamese luxury EV for $59000 Guess where this car was made" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7185256514595376430) 2023-01-05T19:45Z 123.5K followers, 495.4K engagements "Replying to @semiprecious01 I dig the theory and I want it to be true but I dont think thats how these companies are going to make their money back. #ai #artificialintelligence #Tech #techtok #technology #psychology" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7201274374236818730) 2023-02-17T23:42Z 124.1K followers, [----] engagements "Mind-reading artificial intelligence. No really. That was a lot for a Monday. The full report comes out on @nbcnightlynews. #technology #techtok #tech #ai #artificialintelligence #neuroscience #brains #mindblown #chatgpt #stablediffusion" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7212898211218967851) 2023-03-22T16:45Z 125.4K followers, 464.4K engagements "A pre-Earth Day trip to see how far hydrogen has come. It cant yet power a [---] but man are we close. #renewableenergy #green #fuel #hydrogen #electric #evs #electricvehicles #solarpower #windpower #tech #techtok #technology #earthday Hydrogen is *almost* there Hydrogen is *almost* there" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7219079040014044459) 2023-04-06T23:13Z 123.6K followers, [----] engagements "Addiction by Design by Natasha Dow Schull TLDR Tech addiction is like an opiate addiction and its well-understood and weaponized by the gambling industry. #tech #techtok #technology #ai #artificialintelligence #economics #booktok #psychology #mentalhealth #addiction #addictionrecovery #gambling #sportsbook Books I wish AI makers would read before releasing more of it Pt. [--] Addiction by Design by Natasha Dow Schull Books I wish AI makers would read before releasing more of it Pt. [--] Addiction by Design by Natasha Dow Schull" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7223147412120997162) 2023-04-17T22:21Z 125K followers, [----] engagements "Exit Voice and Loyalty by Albert O. Hirschman TLDR A healthy society gives people at least three ways of "voting" on whether something should be part of it. Unhealthy societies do not. #tech #techtok #technology #ai #artificialintelligence #economics #politicstiktok #psychology #BookTok #books #theloop Books I wish AI makers would read before releasing anything else Pt. [--] Exit Voice and Loyalty by Albert O. Hirschman Books I wish AI makers would read before releasing anything else Pt. [--] Exit Voice and Loyalty by Albert O. Hirschman" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7223355131306183978) 2023-04-18T11:47Z 87.8K followers, [----] engagements "Can we convert office buildings to residences Only if they meet certain architectural standards but its a start #doomloop #sanfrancisco #sf #downtown #urbanplanning #citylife Saving downtowns from the doom loop Saving downtowns from the doom loop" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7227311795386453294) 2023-04-29T03:41Z 84.4K followers, 91.7K engagements "The horrific death of Bob Lee reveals more about our assumptions about crime in SF than it does the reality of crime in SF. The problems here are enormous but violent crime isnt the big one. See our interviews with the mayor the DA and the public defender this week @MSNBC #sanfrancisco #crime #california #city #doomloop #msnbc Fact Check on Crime in San Francisco Fact Check on Crime in San Francisco" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7228964333974293803) 2023-05-03T14:34Z 84.4K followers, 94K engagements "Maybe Im just sleep deprived and I did hits from 7am to 4pm sure but its embarrassing how normal it is for me to barely survive a single day working out of an NBC bureau. #msnbc #nbc #washington #grwm NBCs Washington Bureau wore me OUT. NBCs Washington Bureau wore me OUT" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7230614755541634347) 2023-05-08T01:18Z 126K followers, [----] engagements "Honestly when I woke up this morning I did not think wed be able to get this done. TV news is a team sport and Im lucky to have the team I do. #bts #tv #news #google #googleio #ai #artificialintelligence #tech #techtok BTS: News is a team sport and a very fast one Made it BTS: News is a team sport and a very fast one Made it" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7231751858237213995) 2023-05-11T02:50Z 87.8K followers, [----] engagements "Missile silos Maybe Trade imbalance Maybe Privacy Hm #montana #fyp #ban Grounds for Banning TT Grounds for Banning TT" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7235002288782298414) 2023-05-19T21:04Z 117.6K followers, [----] engagements "Even people who signed this extinction-risk AI statement tell me we shouldnt be distracted from the short-term threats the technologies (and our profit motives) pose. #ai #artificialintelligence Behind the AI Extinction Warning Behind the AI Extinction Warning" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7239321201905061163) 2023-05-31T12:23Z 125.4K followers, 20.9K engagements "Smoky air A box fan a furnace filter and some twine is all you need. Love California #fire #smoke #airquality #wildfire #DIY Cheap easy air filtration for your smoky air Cheap easy air filtration for your smoky air" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7242139081826766123) 2023-06-08T02:38Z 88.5K followers, 673.7K engagements ""Life and death decisions are being made by automated systems" University of Baltimore Law Professor Michele Gilman explained to me. Watch the full doc by searching "meet the press reports jacob ward artificial intelligence." Thanks #artificialintelligence #ai #socialjustice #techtok" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7249836563159403822) 2023-07-13T21:38Z 76.7K followers, [----] engagements "We interviewed a couple thats been swatted [--] times since [----]. Why isnt it a federal crime yet #harassmentawareness #trolls #police The Horror of Swatting The Horror of Swatting" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7250251383025323306) 2023-06-29T23:18Z 120K followers, 61.7K engagements "Tonight Id like a buddy comedy with Julia Roberts kinda dark oh and throw in Tom Hanks. #tech #techtok #labor #strike #sagaftra #ai" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7255811124686294315) 2023-07-22T11:22Z 76.7K followers, [----] engagements "Brian Merchant joins me on The Acceleration Hour to talk about the original revolution against the original tech bros: the Luddites His book Blood in the Machine is out for preorder now. The Acceleration Hour airs Fridays 1pm ET on @siriusxm @TODAY Show radio. #bigtech #techtok #revolution #capitalism Learn about the original rebels against Big Tech on The Acceleration Hour on SiriusXM Who were the original Luddites Learn about the original rebels against Big Tech on The Acceleration Hour on SiriusXM Who were the original Luddites" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7260916445897346335) 2023-07-28T17:05Z 122.1K followers, 27.5K engagements "Trying to stay impartial but nm lets GO. #lk99 #superconductor #climate #climatechange Hard to be objective about this one Hard to be objective about this one" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7264594582984510766) 2023-08-07T14:57Z 126K followers, 14K engagements "Is this the beginning of a better city or worse #doomloop #sanfrancisco #bayarea" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7268115782960303391) 2023-08-17T02:41Z 76.7K followers, 48.7K engagements "Give up on rent for [--] years commercial landlords are being told so art and food and all the creativity of city life can return. #doomloop #sanfrancisco #bayarea" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7268145832027819295) 2023-08-17T04:39Z 76.7K followers, 24K engagements "Elon Musk has a talent for being dystopian but IMO hes just going first when it comes to replacing your password with your biometric data. #scifimovie #elonmusk #privacy" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7273647541705542942) 2023-09-01T00:27Z 76.7K followers, [----] engagements "Replying to @TurnLeftAt1L Great question Here are the two systems TSA is piloting worth knowing about #privacy #surveillance #travel" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7273915662932659486) 2023-09-01T17:47Z 125.9K followers, [----] engagements "Once you begin to notice all the places theyve paid to be its overwheming. But people also tend to choose Google when given a choice the company says. #google #antitrust #court #tech Why the Google antitrust case matters Why the Google antitrust case matters" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7277969612631805215) 2023-09-12T15:59Z 96.4K followers, [----] engagements "Behind Amazon the one-stop-shop for everything lies a web of illegal practices the FTC said this morning. #tech #techtok #amazonsellers FTC files suit calls Amazon a monopoly FTC files suit calls Amazon a monopoly" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7283198689156320555) 2023-09-26T18:10Z 124.8K followers, [----] engagements "I write about ELIZA and the danger of treating AI as a therapist in The Loop: How AI is Creating a World without Choices and How to Fight Back. #tech #techtok ELIZA ELIZA" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7283257617638493483) 2023-09-26T21:59Z 119.1K followers, [----] engagements "If the message were giving our kids is that education is a transactionof course theyll use ChatGPT to cheat. #techtok #tech #backtoschool #chatgpt #ai" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@anyuser/video/7284290141093416235) 2023-09-29T16:46Z [--] followers, [---] engagements "Social media is both a valuable tool and a dangerous weapon during this conflict and schools and parents face an impossible choice. #tech #techtok #technology #israel #gaza" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7288808820506119470) 2023-10-11T21:01Z 76.7K followers, 12.8K engagements "Shoutout @Ellison Barber Josh Lederman Keir Simmons Matt Bradley and everyone else up all night in dangerous places for us. Proud and grateful to have you out there on our behalf. #nbcnews #israel #gaza" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7291859565656755499) 2023-10-20T02:19Z 76.7K followers, [----] engagements "Sam Altman now works at Microsoft and Satya Nadella is having the best Monday ever. #openai #techtok #ai #chatgpt #microsoft #artificialintelligence The latest on the Sam Altman saga The latest on the Sam Altman saga" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7303595682269531438) 2023-11-20T17:21Z 122.1K followers, 64.7K engagements "It is the most important unanswered question in this drama. If you serve humanity explain it to humanity please. #openai #techtok #ai #chatgpt #microsoft #artificialintelligence Please explain your reasons for firing Sam Altman OpenAI board. Please explain your reasons for firing Sam Altman OpenAI board" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7304059250488184110) 2023-11-21T23:20Z 84.4K followers, 17.1K engagements "We now have some insight into what led to Sam Altmans Friday firing. And we know that he returns to an OpenAI thats very different than the one he cofounded. #openai #techtok #ai #chatgpt #microsoft #artificialintelligence OpenAI has its CEO back but has lost something important. OpenAI has its CEO back but has lost something important" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7304416255258365230) 2023-11-22T22:25Z 120.2K followers, 141.9K engagements "Trying to go ALL THE WAY with ChatGPT and the stereotypes it has learned. Hilarious and dangerous. #openai #chatgpt #ai #aiart Trying to break ChatGPT Trying to break ChatGPT" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7309242796479761706) 2023-12-05T22:35Z 76.7K followers, 249K engagements "The facial recognition ban at Rite Aid is according to the people Ive spoken with a big lesson for tech and the beginning of the FTCs fight to end live experimentation on us all. #labor #tech #technology #techtok #ai #riteaid Facial recognition banned at Rite-Aid (Watch to the end to see why this is such a big deal.) Facial recognition banned at Rite-Aid (Watch to the end to see why this is such a big deal.)" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7314782773909245226) 2023-12-20T20:53Z 120.2K followers, 15.8K engagements "Assume AI can replace any job function any form of human creativity any cherished social normand THEN decide what rules you want applied to it. #ai #artificialintelligence #sora #tech #techtok New AI Challenge New AI Challenge" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7342965405717204267) 2024-03-05T19:36Z 125.5K followers, [----] engagements "Please comment with the questions youd want to ask the candidates #sanfrancisco #sf #politics #progressive #mayor #harmreduction #crime SF Mayors Race: What Should I ask Daniel Lurie SF Mayors Race: What Should I ask Daniel Lurie" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7351192931098840366) 2024-03-27T23:43Z 123.6K followers, [----] engagements "When a tech company says its disbanding its standalone safety/ethics/alignment group and absorbing its work as #OpenAI just did you know the product people have won. #ai #chatgpt #tech #techtok OpenAIstopsafetypeopleareleavingandthatsbad. OpenAIstopsafetypeopleareleavingandthatsbad" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7370568801349553454) 2024-05-19T04:51Z 96.4K followers, 87.2K engagements "Imagine a world in which social media CEOs were responsible for the content they published. That world is called France. #PavelDurov #Telegram #techtok #tech #technology #France" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7408693820704984366) 2024-08-29T22:49Z 84.4K followers, [----] engagements "Can we agree the [--] largest social media platforms are in the same business The FTC wants to treat them that way calling them a surveillance industry and a threat to privacy. #tech #techtok #technology #zuckerberg The FTC is sharpening its sword for social media The FTC is sharpening its sword for social media" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7416536890431589662) 2024-09-20T01:51Z 122K followers, 108.8K engagements "$3.7B in revenue and $5B in costs = $157B valuation The statement from the CFO cites 250M users but no clear use for the product Other companies raising hundreds of millions on the back of an already unclear business model What the what My book The Loop is about the mania that AI sets off in the human mind and we are DEEP IN IT. #openai #chatgpt #ai #artificialintelligence #tech #techtok #technology" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7421285866187918634) 2024-10-02T20:59Z 84.4K followers, [----] engagements "Seriously I barely slept. Visit TheRipCurrent.com to subscribe and if you're really REALLY into my dark flavor of tech/money/politics/beauty coverage consider a paid subscription The community here has been my primary inspiration for launching this thing and I'm so grateful for the years of thoughtful conversation we've had here. (No really) I'll still be posting but The Rip will be a more complete version of what I do here. Please subscribe #substack #newsletter #journalism #trump #politics #techtok #tech" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7443976150998699310) 2024-12-03T00:29Z 88.5K followers, [----] engagements "We need to reinvent marriage because for lots and lots of women it is NOT working and we as men can do something about it. I grew up with a stay-at-home dad and even I fall into the trap of doing less than my wife does. Read more at my Substack at TheRipCurrent.com #marriage #relationships #equality #housetour #choresinthishouse Read more on my Substack Lets Reinvent Marriage Read more on my Substack Lets Reinvent Marriage" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7450660245266877742) 2024-12-21T00:47Z 88.4K followers, [----] engagements "Billionaires never do anything for just one reason. Meta disbanding its fact-checking teams the week Trump is certified as president is not just an academic policy move. Its much more than that. #meta #zuckerberg #freespeech #conservative #fyp #misinformation Meta Ends Fact-Checking Meta Ends Fact-Checking" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7457272499848383786) 2025-01-07T20:26Z 88.6K followers, [----] engagements "Lessons from a decade working wildfires. #wildfires #fire #pacificpalisades #losangeles #la Lessons from a career working wildfires Lessons from a career working wildfires" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7458062719594499374) 2025-01-09T23:32Z 89.7K followers, 148.2K engagements "Heres what the arguments were at the Supreme Court today. You can read my analysis of TikToks chances - theyre not great - at Slate.com and my Substack TheRipCurrent.com #tiktokban #scotus #supremecourt #ban The SCOTUS Arguments on the TikTok Ban The SCOTUS Arguments on the TikTok Ban" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7458351616673008942) 2025-01-10T18:13Z 88.6K followers, 10.9K engagements "Replying to @rickaroundtheclock For more on this I highly recommend Harvey Coxs [----] Atlantic article The Market as God #investing #investingforbeginners #wallstreet #stocks #stockstobuy #stockstowatch #investment" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7465113349638851883) 2025-01-28T23:33Z 126K followers, [----] engagements "The worlds richest man held forth - and the president sat quietly - for [--] minutes today and it was the first time reporters got to ask him any questions. This is not normal. #technology #Science #investing #techtok #Tech #elonmusk #tesla The Worlds Richest Man in The Oval Office The Worlds Richest Man in The Oval Office" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7470344594983603498) 2025-02-12T01:52Z 124.1K followers, 773.6K engagements "Literally the CFPB's only job was to keep you from getting screwed. Here are the scams likely to come your way now that its best people are being fired and a look at the ridiculousness of accusing them of being wasteful much less criminal. Read more and subscribe at TheRipCurrent.com. #market #investing #wallstreet #stocks #investingforbeginners #business #scams #hacks" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7473401452199841070) 2025-02-20T07:36Z 119.1K followers, 25.4K engagements "Let me tell you the story of a fateful court decision [--] years ago that could have protected creativity against artificial intelligence.but wound up handing it over instead. Read "The Moment We Gave it All to A.I." and subscribe at TheRipCurrent.com #artificialintelligence #ai #techtok #tech #innovation #developer #technology #techie #automation #software #cybersecurity #gadgets #programming #cryptonews #web3 #blockchain The Moment We Gave It All to A.I. The Moment We Gave It All to A.I" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7483249319248776490) 2025-03-18T20:29Z 119.3K followers, [----] engagements "I think Kafka wouldve found this one pretty hilarious. #ai #artificialintelligence #llama #meta #business #techtok #techtoktips My book about AI got stolen by AI My book about AI got stolen by AI" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7484097505014058286) 2025-03-21T03:21Z 122K followers, [----] engagements "If you could trust them to tell the truth perhaps wed see more clearly their total inability to see beyond the tariff hand grenade we just armed fumbled and then lost under the seats. #tariffs #geopolitics #worldtok #economics #money #stocks #stockstobuy #finance Tariffs and The Global Picture Tariffs and The Global Picture" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7489287619759574314) 2025-04-04T03:01Z 119.8K followers, 13K engagements "A company is just a plan. (H/T Robert Armstrong at @FinancialTimes) So with every exception and rollback and flip-flop they get from the Trump Administration the result is only going to be further ruining of plans. There will be little bandwidth for innovation under that kind of uncertainty. Its instead the recipe for American Paralysis. #money #finance #tariffs #geopolitics #worldtok #economics #investing American Paralysis American Paralysis" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7492836356184542510) 2025-04-13T16:32Z 120.3K followers, [----] engagements "ChatGPT will now shop for you and Grok [--] will now blackmail people for you. Is this why were boiling the oceans #ai #artificialintelligence #llm #grok #chatgpt #openai #shopping #internet #chatbot Two Scary AI Developments Two Scary AI Developments" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7498841472641289514) 2025-04-29T20:55Z [--] followers, [----] engagements "Friendship is the key to happiness. Dont let billionaires who dont seem to enjoy people all that much replace your friendships with their products please. #chatbots #ai #artificialintelligence #llama #meta #technology #techtok #MentalHealth #friendship Zuckerberg Wants to Replace Your Friends with Chatbots Zuckerberg Wants to Replace Your Friends with Chatbots" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7499912209766731054) 2025-05-02T18:10Z 119.9K followers, [----] engagements "I dont want you giving that site any more traffic but Grok has gone crazy and wont shut up about white South Africans. AI is going to get better at this but today is a good lesson in not trusting what it tells you. #ai #artificialintelligence #chatgpt #elonmusk Grok AI has gone crazy and wont shut up about white South Africans Grok AI has gone crazy and wont shut up about white South Africans" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7504435344155118891) 2025-05-14T22:42Z 125.9K followers, 51.1K engagements "Crypto moguls are buying access to the president by purchasing millions in $TRUMP memecoins a clear violation of federal law. The White House is trying to keep their names a secret. And yet some like Justin Sun are only too happy to boast about the arrangement on social media. Read more at TheRipCurrent.com. #market #investing #wallstreet #crypto #cryptok" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7509170883714387243) 2025-05-27T16:58Z 122.1K followers, [----] engagements "Been away this summer sorry for the radio silence. Heres what OpenAI says GPT-5 represents and what I think it actually represents. Lets break down what we learned today. #ai #gpt5 #openai #chatgpt #claude #anthropic #artificialintelligence #tech #techtok #technology What GPT-5 Really Represents What GPT-5 Really Represents" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7536055750657903927) 2025-08-08T03:45Z [--] followers, 18K engagements "The 15% wont slow China down and it sets a tariff-off-the-top precedent AND it makes China less likely to buy our stuff. #ai #artificialintelligence #tech #techtok Gangsterism and Nvidia/AMDs Deal with Trump Gangsterism and Nvidia/AMDs Deal with Trump" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7537916237960006967) 2025-08-13T04:05Z 122.1K followers, [----] engagements "Once you bake AI in its really hard to unbake. Thats why. #ai #artificialintelligence #anthropic #claude #tech #techtok $1 AI to Get the Government Hooked $1 AI to Get the Government Hooked" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7538092150173617422) 2025-08-13T15:28Z 124.9K followers, [----] engagements "Let it set a schedule for your workouts. But dont let it tell you what to do with your life. #ai #artificialintelligence #chatgpt #gpt #openai GPT-5 and Codependency GPT-5 and Codependency" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7538317651462982925) 2025-08-14T06:04Z 122.1K followers, [----] engagements "Is it loneliness Is it spirituality Is it that the box is blank so you dont know what youre getting Explain Labubu to me someone h/t @David Dabah who turned me on to this subject six months ago and is deeply connected to the players. Explain Labubu to me please. Explain Labubu to me please" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7542989615913848077) 2025-08-26T20:12Z 122.1K followers, [----] engagements "You don't get to have any interest rate you want and you don't get to do anything you want with A.I. That's because following our instincts around monetary or technology policy feels good but can be hugely destructive. So we've been lucky in this country to have some people who have to be able to impose a bit of pain on us in service of larger societal goals. We can argue about those goals and whether that pain is worth it but without an independent body like the Fed we're back to banks doing whatever they want inflation that could crush us all and you and me gambling with our money every" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7546392228009184526) 2025-09-05T00:16Z 122K followers, [---] engagements "I joined @mikahsargent on @twittok for my first time guest-hosting Tech News Weekly and I immediately got into the total bummer that is AI's environmental costs. The good news: the hardware is being used more efficiently as the models get better. The bad new: lots and lots more people are trying to make sexy dragons and big-butt school buses using the energy-intensive method known as "diffusion" and the companies who make the models aren't sharing their environmental data. We can do better and I feel confident we soon will. Tune in on YouTube or Twit.tv for the whole episode #ai #climate" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7549229013919714573) 2025-09-12T15:45Z 122K followers, [---] engagements "What happens when we're only talking to AI rather than typing Mikah Sargent and I go deep on this during This Week in Tech on @twittok (I'm now an occasional guest host) and we wind up building the perfect pitch deck for a thing we don't want. Oh well. Sorry team. #ai #openai #voice #psychosis #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7549596308898614583) 2025-09-13T15:30Z 122K followers, [---] engagements "Knowing what A.I. is and what it ISN'T is the first step to using it responsibly and avoiding the mania that has so many people in its grip at the moment. My guest Morten Rand-Hendricksen (@mor10web) has made a second career explaining how A.I. truly works and why it's so easy to believe that the technology is a true thought partner a friend even a lover. The Rise of AI Psychosis the latest episode of The Rip Current is out now for free for everyone. Tune in at TheRipCurrent.com. #mentalhealth #psychologist #mentalhealthawareness #wellness #consciousness #selfcare #psychology #instatech #tech" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7551033967764458807) 2025-09-17T12:30Z 123.6K followers, [----] engagements "The War Over TikTok a new book from Forbes reporter Emily Baker-White details the messy people and global stakes involved in the most effective attention-grabbing algorithm ever devised. Paid subscribers can listen to our hourlong conversation today sign up at TheRipCurrent.com #tiktok #china #podcast #influencers #blogger #socialmediatips #socialmediahelp #socialmediaforbusiness #socialmediamanager #socialmedia #interview #spotify #youtube #podcasting #podcastlife #podcaster #podcastinglife #itunes #newepisode #podcasts #hongkong #hk #trending #reels #explorepage #memes #meme #linkinbio" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7551076713942289719) 2025-09-17T15:15Z 122.3K followers, [----] engagements "The TikTok algorithm didn't magically occur it was built and according to Forbes reporter Emily Baker-White it was built by some pretty messy people. Listen to our hourlong conversation on my latest paid episode at TheRipCurrent.com #tiktok #china #podcast #influencers #blogger #socialmediatips #socialmediahelp #socialmediaforbusiness #socialmediamanager #socialmedia #interview #spotify #youtube #podcasting #podcastlife #podcaster #podcastinglife #itunes #newepisode #podcasts #hongkong #hk #trending #reels #explorepage #memes #meme #linkinbio #video #fyp" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7551799784693140791) 2025-09-19T14:00Z 124.8K followers, [----] engagements "FLUSH THE SYSTEM The havoc created by Gorbachevs [----] visit to New York City. #nyc #timessquare #russia #tourist #traffic When Gorbachev Decided to Walk the Streets of NYC When Gorbachev Decided to Walk the Streets of NYC" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7555690682824903949) 2025-09-30T01:39Z 126K followers, [----] engagements "The driver drama is also a lot lower. #racing #formula1 #robots #robot #racecar #indycar #ces #lasvegas #drivetosurvive 200mph Robot Racecars 200mph Robot Racecars" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7184550643552570666) 2023-01-03T22:05Z 134.1K followers, 2.1M engagements "Ive had enormous advantages in Iife but a sunny disposition is not one of them. So believe me when I say: life is long and has so many wonderful surprises. Keep going. #depression #mentalhealth #keepgoing #health Life is long. Stick with it. Life is long. Stick with it" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7190090249551236394) 2023-01-18T20:22Z 134.1K followers, 817.6K engagements "Its easier to make money off who you are at your worst than it is to make money off who you are at your best. PS Grab a copy of The Loop when you get a moment #AI #capitalism #theloop #Tech #techtok #robot #artificialintelligence #chatgpt #midjourney #dalle #BookTok Heres what scares me about where AI is headed. Heres what scares me about where AI is headed" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7192827089203072298) 2023-01-26T05:22Z 138.7K followers, 73.3K engagements "Not to mention we only seem to be concerned with training these models on the languages of Western developed economies. #ai #artificialintelligence #theloop #tech #technology #chatgpt #google #bing #openai What happens when we run out of data Bad things. What happens when we run out of data Bad things" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7207605866126937390) 2023-03-07T01:12Z 130.9K followers, 108.8K engagements "PSA for students #turnitin #homework #plagiarism #chatgpt #ai #artificialintelligence #technology #techtok #openai Hey students: Turnitin now detects ChatGPT. Hey students: Turnitin now detects ChatGPT" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7208284613553229099) 2023-03-08T21:05Z 134.2K followers, 593.5K engagements "The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank was a set of 22nd-century circumstances that led to a 20th-century bank run. #svb #siliconvalleybank #siliconvalleybankcollapse #bankrun #signaturebank #tech #techtok #technology Silicon Valley Bank: Fallout from its viral collapse Silicon Valley Bank: Fallout from its viral collapse" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7210110254627999019) 2023-03-13T19:10Z 132.1K followers, [----] engagements "Even the most mundane early forms of AI are already transforming society and today AI experts - even those who make money on it like Elon Musk - are calling for a six-month moratorium on further development. #technology #techtok #news #artificialintelligence #ai #tech #theloop #openai #msft AI leaders call for six-month moratorium in new petition AI leaders call for six-month moratorium in new petition" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7216094923462888746) 2023-03-29T22:13Z 134.2K followers, 61.3K engagements "Please before you make any more society-changing tech you gotta read a few things. First up: Social Choice and Legitimacy by John Patty and Elizabeth Penn. TL;DR Political consensus is an illusion. The best we can hope for is a belief in the legitimacy of our governmental systems. Screw that up and things go bad quick. #tech #techtok #technology #ai #artificialintelligence #economics #politicstiktok #booktok Books I wish AI makers would read before going any further Part [--] Social Choice and Legitimacy by John Patty and Elizabeth Penn Books I wish AI makers would read before going any further" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7222876413869804843) 2023-04-17T04:49Z [--] followers, [----] engagements "Its a technology problem sure. But its also a humans problem. #ai #artificialintelligence #chatbot #dating *Work Mate Marry Love People are Beginning to Date AI *Work Mate Marry Love People are Beginning to Date AI" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7240498997948058926) 2023-06-03T16:34Z 117.6K followers, 68.1K engagements "Wanna freak out an #ai engineer right now Just say the words model collapse. #artificialintelligence #tech #news When You Feed AI Wrong Things Go Very Wrong When You Feed AI Wrong Things Go Very Wrong" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7244372384491343150) 2023-06-14T03:04Z 128.4K followers, 67.3K engagements "Elon Musks 23-year-old fixation with X a fixation that got him tossed out of PayPal still seems to have him in its grip. #elonmusk #twitter #x Elons X Fixation Explained Elons X Fixation Explained" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7259980371226430766) 2023-07-26T04:31Z 134.1K followers, 23.9K engagements "AI FTX Tesla Starlink Twitter the Facebook leak TikTok Ukraine OMG #Tech #techtok How would you explain eight years of tech all at once How would you explain eight years of tech all at once" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7280583175129042218) 2023-09-19T17:01Z 123.6K followers, [----] engagements "Bankman-Frieds lawyers say theyll appeal. The prosecution outside the courthouse told other would-be scammers weve got enough handcuffs for everyone. #sbf #ftx #sambankmanfried #tech #technology #crypto #cryptocurrency Lessons of the SBF Crypto Trial Lessons of the SBF Crypto Trial" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7297275323262029098) 2023-11-03T16:35Z 128.2K followers, [----] engagements "Musk got what he wanted and Netanyahu got what he wanted. #techtok #elonmusk #starlink #israel #gaza Why Elon Musk went to Israel and why Bibi welcomed him Why Elon Musk went to Israel and why Bibi welcomed him" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7306250617658330410) 2023-11-27T21:04Z 131.4K followers, 764.1K engagements "RIP Popular Science. May the archives live forever because they show us what we were hoping for in the future for more than a century and a half. #popularscience #sciencetok #science RIP Popular Science (1872-2023) RIP Popular Science (1872-2023)" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7306312674386660650) 2023-11-28T01:05Z 131.4K followers, 422.2K engagements "A bike tour of the abandoned Sonoma State Hospital near Glen Ellen California once the national capital of eugenics and sterilization now slated to become housing. #sonoma #california #mentalhealth #history #historytok #traveltiktok Eugenics warehousing and our ugly California history Sonoma State Hospital Eugenics warehousing and our ugly California history Sonoma State Hospital" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7320718202625969454) 2024-01-05T20:46Z 132.7K followers, 16.8K engagements "RIP Daniel Kahneman. Thinking: Fast and Slow is his most accessible work and check out our PBS series Hacking Your Mind about the revolution he helped set in motion. #mentalhealth #psychology #economics #RIP RIP Daniel Kahneman The Psychologist Who Changed My Life RIP Daniel Kahneman The Psychologist Who Changed My Life" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7351447524890266922) 2024-03-28T16:11Z [--] followers, 54.8K engagements "After [--] years in prison #SBF will presumably emerge into a world where his skills are useless. #tech #techtok #crypto #cryptocurrency The Special Cruelty of Sam Bankman-Frieds Prison Sentence The Special Cruelty of Sam Bankman-Frieds Prison Sentence" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7351874988456119594) 2024-03-29T19:50Z 130.5K followers, 20.9K engagements "Went surfing watched starship. #spacex #nasa #stars #launch #space" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7353156097483623726) 2024-04-02T06:42Z 127.2K followers, [----] engagements "Tech companies are about to try to renegotiate their bargain with you over privacy and data because the business pressure of AI is forcing them to. ##apple##tech##techtok##ai##privacy##data##business AppleAIandtheRenegotiationofPrivacy AppleAIandtheRenegotiationofPrivacy" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7379391855231814954) 2024-06-11T23:29Z 128K followers, 13.9K engagements "When Zuckerberg says hes done apologizing its a sign that the billionaires no longer feel responsible for our problems no matter what role theyve played in making those problems worse. #tech #techtok #technology #zuckerberg #meta #billionaire The Scary New Era of Billionaires The Scary New Era of Billionaires" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7415807780747005215) 2024-09-18T02:41Z 128.3K followers, 92.9K engagements "The situation in South Korea this week is shocking but its especially traumatic for those who survived more than a decade of military dictatorship there. Millions of people around the world know what total repression is like. Read about their lessons for us at TheRipCurrent.com. #southkorea #korea Those Who Remember Dictatorship Saved South Korea this Week Read more at TheRipCurrent.com Those Who Remember Dictatorship Saved South Korea this Week Read more at TheRipCurrent.com" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7444675906943290670) 2024-12-04T21:44Z 128.2K followers, [----] engagements "Theres not going to be a goodbye party where we bump phones people. January 19th the TikTok ban goes into effect. Follow your top five creators on some other platform before then For me TheRipCurrent.com is the easiest way to keep getting more of what I do ##tiktokban##techtok##creator What to Do Before TikTok Gets Banned TheRipCurrent.com What to Do Before TikTok Gets Banned TheRipCurrent.com" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7447211015336430894) 2024-12-11T17:42Z 132.2K followers, [----] engagements "Because theyre rewarded for power not principle. Why Billionaires Obey in Advance is my latest essay at TheRipCurrent.com its free to read #techtok #billionaires #money #power #influence Why Billionaires Obey in Advance Read more at TheRipCurrent.com Why Billionaires Obey in Advance Read more at TheRipCurrent.com" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7447976631680896302) 2024-12-13T19:13Z 134.1K followers, 19.6K engagements "Replying to @Lipstick4Lunch The dream of a fireproof home is a noble one but so complicated #fire #losangeles" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7458088356883336490) 2025-01-10T01:11Z 128.4K followers, 17.8K engagements "Science fiction is awesome I love science fiction and its even more awesome when you take time to understand what its trying to tell you. Read more at The Rip Current link in bio. #sciencefiction #scifi #syfy #stargate #stargateSG1 #scifiart Science Fiction AI and Stargate Science Fiction AI and Stargate" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7463516035455421739) 2025-01-24T16:15Z 133.6K followers, 52.7K engagements "The AI stock crash is being covered as if it's a national emergency. It's not. What's going on at the NIH very much is. Here's what's going on with both and why you should and shouldn't care. #techtok #technology #tech #artificialintelligence #ai #openai #chatgpt #china #stocks #wallstreet #market #investing #investingforbeginners" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7464764916583484714) 2025-01-28T01:00Z 128.3K followers, 584.9K engagements "The crash of American Eagle [----] is a horrific reminder that while efficiency in government can be wonderful - and I give examples at TheRipCurrent.com - this is not that moment. #americanairlines #air #travel #traveltiktok #airline #ai #trump #techtok #technology #disaster This Airline Crash is the Wrong Kind of Efficiency This Airline Crash is the Wrong Kind of Efficiency" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7465960265775877419) 2025-01-31T14:30Z 96.4K followers, 17.1K engagements "It's racism. Call it that. The long racist habit of assuming white people are the nation's main characters has now been weaponized as a "DEI" purge. Here's why this form of racism works and why you shouldn't let anyone push it on you. Read more at TheRipCurrent.com. Link in bio. #racism #dei #diversity #trump #equality #democracy #market #investing #wallstreet #stocks #politics" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7468145650434215214) 2025-02-06T03:39Z 132.7K followers, 10K engagements "Tuesday 3/11 at 6pm PT / 9pm ET Ill be interviewing Catherine Bracy of @TechEquity live here on TikTok. Well be talking about how venture capital took over the world and what we need to know about the VCs currently in charge. Please tune in with your questions #tiktoklive #tech #techtok #technology #interview Going LIVE Tuesday 3/11 6pm PT 9pm ET With Catherine Bracy How Venture Capital Ate the World Tune in Going LIVE Tuesday 3/11 6pm PT 9pm ET With Catherine Bracy How Venture Capital Ate the World Tune in" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7480323746801208619) 2025-03-10T23:16Z 134.2K followers, [----] engagements "On the latest episode of The Rip Current Harvard Law Professor Lawrence Lessig describes how AI has fundamentally transformed his early ideas about the need to live in a world free of traditional notions of authorship and copyright. Download wherever you get your podcasts #fyp #techtok #tech #technology #ai #artificialintelligence #podcast #podcasts #creatorsearchinsights Episode [--] of The Rip Current Podcast: Lawrence Lessig Episode [--] of The Rip Current Podcast: Lawrence Lessig" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7493969031217581354) 2025-04-16T17:47Z 131.5K followers, [----] engagements "If you care about keeping America creative this one is for you. Why did The White House fire the head of the copyright office Maybe because she seemed to be preparing to keep A.I. companies from stealing your copyrighted ideas. Read or watch the whole piece at TheRipCurrent.com. #content #contentcreator #copyright #copyrightinfringement #influencers #creator #creators A.I. Wants to Steal Your Ideas. The White House Seems to Be Fine With It. A.I. Wants to Steal Your Ideas. The White House Seems to Be Fine With It" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7503978813123251502) 2025-05-13T17:11Z 134.1K followers, [----] engagements "Rio is a front-row seat to the tightening relationship between Brazil and China not just in trade.but in certain values especially when it comes to the privacy/safety tradeoff around surveillance. And the US doesn't really have much of an answer for any of it. #brazil #china #technology #travel #travelblog #tech #cameras #rio #sol #innovation #gadgets #future #travels #exploremore #beachlife#techtok" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7510251128622206254) 2025-05-30T22:05Z 131.4K followers, [----] engagements "Trying not to be paranoid here but the WH wants a ton of data about us all. It's describing its Palantir project as an effort to do away with waste and fraud by eliminating silos. But as other nations have learned the silos are what make the difference between an efficient digital government and chilling oppressive surveillance. Read and listen to the latest at TheRipCurrent.com. #privacy #technology #technologynews #tech" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7511420457917156651) 2025-06-02T18:28Z 132.6K followers, 10.5K engagements "It looks like President Trump and his team think that tariffs can really sway other countries. But China and the rest of the BRICS countries (Brazil Russia India China South Africa) may have what they need when it comes to things the U.S. has sold them in the past. My recent trip to Brazil taught me that China's go-to source for corn and soy won't be us in the future. #russia #india #brazil #china #southafrica #riodejaneiro" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7525105021445278990) 2025-07-09T15:31Z 132K followers, 71.1K engagements "Brazil is another world: one where coups are punished former presidents wear ankle monitors and Trump's efforts to interfere seem to have no effect. #bolsonaro #brazil #rio #riodejaneiro #trump #lula" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7528476897731267853) 2025-07-18T17:36Z 130.5K followers, 274K engagements "When the market gets its way the wheels can come right off as this good reporting from Reuters' Jeff Horwitz shows. That's especially true in a world where what you like and dont like is totally private and never tested against your ideas about who you want to be in public. Thats just one of the many cool takeaways from AI. #ai #artificialintelligence #meta #facebook" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7546010341667278093) 2025-09-03T23:34Z 134.2K followers, [----] engagements "Larry Ellison sits at the nexus of TikTok Israel Trump OpenAI and two major news networks. He's the billionaire to watch. Also check out the fine folks at hardreset.substack.com who did a great job pointing Ellison out this week #openai #oracle #trump #tiktok #fyp #china" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7550828259227815223) 2025-09-16T23:10Z 133.7K followers, 43.2K engagements "The employment hunt is tough right now and the conventional wisdom is that its tariffs uncertainty immigration and inflation thats to blame with a little AI thrown in. But heres another big reason you may be having trouble finding a job. The podcast will be out this week at TheRipCurrent.com #employment #unemployment #jobs #careers #work Why We Cant Find a Job Why We Cant Find a Job" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7553510285869452557) 2025-09-24T04:38Z 129.4K followers, 50.2K engagements "SB [--] has the AI makers undoubtedly throwing their mushroom coffee across the room this afternoon. #ai #artificialintelligence #openai #claude #chatgpt A new law in California probably has Big Tech SCREAMING right now A new law in California probably has Big Tech SCREAMING right now" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7555628154992266551) 2025-09-29T21:36Z 134.2K followers, 299.2K engagements "AI bias is a big problem already but I had NO IDEA about caste bias in the models in India which is a [----] billion-person problem with global ramifications. Great reporting from MIT Tech Review entitled "OpenAI is huge in India. Its models are steeped in caste bias." #india #ai #openai #chatgpt #bias #llm" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7556663757972213006) 2025-10-02T16:35Z 128.8K followers, [----] engagements "What problem are we solving exactly #sora #openai #chatgpt #ai What is Sora for What is Sora for" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7557874533445717261) 2025-10-05T22:53Z 126.1K followers, 94.7K engagements "For a guy who didnt mean to be a sex symbol - or at least regretted it later - DAngelo had it going ON. #rip #dangelo #music RIP DAngelo RIP DAngelo" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7561239683460566285) 2025-10-15T00:31Z 126.1K followers, [----] engagements "The WH says the ballroom will seat [---] guests. At even [--] sq feet per person thats only [-----] square feet. Thats before you even look at the budget so uh. #whitehouse #washingtondc The WH Ballroom Plans Make No Sense The WH Ballroom Plans Make No Sense" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7565316765035662606) 2025-10-26T00:13Z 134K followers, 470.9K engagements "Read the whole piece at TheRipCurrent.com #ai #medicine #battlefield Death on the battlefield and the future of ai Death on the battlefield and the future of ai" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7566412822624685325) 2025-10-28T23:06Z 128.3K followers, 40.8K engagements "The company says its work with [---] mental health experts has brought the incidence down by 65% but this is still millions of people. What responsibility do the makers of ChatGPT have to head this off #chatgpt #openai #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealth AI Psychosis on ChatGPT AI Psychosis on ChatGPT" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7567089931860921655) 2025-10-30T18:53Z 128.4K followers, [----] engagements "Gorgeous day here has me reflecting on positive possibilities. #investing #investment #money Why the Right Incentives Could Change the World Why the Right Incentives Could Change the World" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7568989910506441998) 2025-11-05T16:12Z 129.4K followers, [----] engagements "Shutdown air travel tips Dont fly if you dont have to fly on a Wednesday or Saturday and snack up HARD before you get on board. #airport #travel #shutdown #airplane Shutdown Travel Advice Shutdown Travel Advice" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7570485633831963959) 2025-11-08T22:31Z 131.4K followers, 881.5K engagements "Theres an art and strategy to holding out effectively and unfortunately doing it wrong and giving up early erases the value youve created up to that point. Thats what the Dems seem to have done here. #democrats #politics Did the Democrats Give Up too Early Heres the Science. Did the Democrats Give Up too Early Heres the Science" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7571189030121999630) 2025-11-10T20:00Z 129.4K followers, [----] engagements "The cultural allergy to AIs effect on the brain - and the lawsuits that will follow - are the first steps in pushing back effectively. #ai #llm #chatgpt #claude #technology AI Psychosis and How Well Fight Back AI Psychosis and How Well Fight Back" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7571344175325596983) 2025-11-11T06:02Z [--] followers, [----] engagements "Do we want a world where secret relationships between sources and journalists yield occasional revelations Or a world where the relationships are openly adversarial and as a result we know less #journalism #epstein Michael Wolff and Jeffrey Epstein Michael Wolff and Jeffrey Epstein" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7572667760652635406) 2025-11-14T19:38Z 132.7K followers, 318K engagements "Trumps leaked AI order would BAN all state AI laws the only real protections we have. California Colorado Illinois gone. And 80% of Americans actually want regulation. This isnt about innovation its about removing the last democratic guardrails we have. Full breakdown in todays episode on YT and SS. And subscribe to Hard Reset on SS where Im now contributing a column each week. The first one is about this #AI #AIlaw #TechNews #Politics #Trump #California #AIRegulation #SocialImpact #TechPolicy #TheRipCurrent #JacobWard Your Only AI Rights Are State Rights and Trump Wants Them Gone Your Only" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7574978089487207694) 2025-11-21T16:00Z 131.8K followers, [----] engagements "Three major insurers just asked regulators to let them exclude A.I.-related losses entirely. They say the risks are unpriceable. When the risk people want no part of you thats trouble. #AI #TechUpdate #AIBubble #InsuranceCrisis #TechPolicy #ArtificialIntelligence #JacobWard #TheRipCurrent Tech Headlines Why Insurers Want Out of A.I. Liability Tech Headlines Why Insurers Want Out of A.I. Liability" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7576496206524812558) 2025-11-25T03:15Z [--] followers, [----] engagements "#stitch with @Natalie Sheu Sorry this happened to you and its not just weirdits illegal under California law This is why journalists identify themselves ahead of time and should always ask if youd like to be on camera - to make clear the conversation is public. #dating #privacy #privacymatters #datingadvice Stitch Incoming: The Two-Party Privacy Rule Stitch Incoming: The Two-Party Privacy Rule" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7583829137408789815) 2025-12-14T21:30Z 133.8K followers, 17.3K engagements "Americans dont hate AI for no reason. The benefits are vague. The job losses are not. And the safeguards keep failing. [----] is when the backlash gets real. #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #TechNews #AIRegulation #Grok #ElonMusk #FutureOfWork #TechPsychology #TheRipCurrent #JakeWard #aibacklash Why Do Americans Hate AI Why Do Americans Hate AI" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7590856862464052535) 2026-01-02T20:01Z 134.1K followers, [----] engagements "Its a preview of whats to come folks. What happened at the Kolkata stadium wasnt really about soccer. It was about expectation exclusion and betrayal. People paid real money to be promised proximity to something global elite and Western and then watched it vanish behind velvet ropes. India has spent decades becoming the back office of the global economy: customer service coding moderation creative labor. And Western AI companies are quietly building tools designed to erase exactly those jobs. If that kind of anger can explode over a botched stadium appearance imagine what it looks like when" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7590931820510858510) 2026-01-03T00:52Z 134.1K followers, 12.4K engagements "We just arent mature enough as a society to make these choices even as we give ourselves the technology to make them. Thats what Im learning. #tech #technology #ai #genetics #medicine Not Everything is Negotiable Not Everything is Negotiable" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7594712336456355085) 2026-01-13T05:23Z 134.2K followers, [----] engagements "Lets feed 2B more people on 50% less land as half of American farmers age out of the industry. #tech #robots #robot #farmers #farming #agriculture #crops #climatechange Robot-run farms are coming Robot-run farms are coming" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7184972109188238635) 2023-01-05T01:21Z 134.9K followers, 33.8K engagements "For people overworked and disconnected AI romance apps are becoming a tool for finding the affection and positivity we all need to function. But long-term are we going to lose something important #romance #ai #artificialintelligence Romantic AI Romantic AI" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7241205834636643627) 2023-06-05T14:17Z 134.3K followers, 22.9K engagements "Laser-mounted killer robotsthat deliver organic baby kale. #ai #robot #farming *Just weeds. Killer robot with an AI brain *Just weeds. Killer robot with an AI brain" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7242081946359270702) 2023-06-07T22:56Z 134.9K followers, 2.1M engagements "A robot taxi seems to have blocked first reponders path to the mass shooting in SF this weekend; we covered SFFD complaints about these taxis just two weeks ago. #robots #tech #techtok (@paulvaldezsf on Twitter) Robot Car Blocks Police Response to Mass Shooting (@paulvaldezsf on Twitter) Robot Car Blocks Police Response to Mass Shooting" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7243286134736817450) 2023-06-11T04:49Z 135.2K followers, 251K engagements "New radio show on @siriusxm Tune into The Acceleration Hour Fridays at 1pm ET. Tech perspective and some very excellent guests. (Its the tin can voice moment that really got me.) #techtok #tech Listen to The Acceleration Hour on SiriusXM Fridays at 1pm Listen to The Acceleration Hour on SiriusXM Fridays at 1pm ET Listen to The Acceleration Hour on SiriusXM Fridays at 1pm Listen to The Acceleration Hour on SiriusXM Fridays at 1pm ET" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7252867111134039342) 2023-07-07T00:28Z 134.9K followers, [----] engagements "Today is my last at NBC. Im not emotional youre emotional. Thank you to everyone there for an incredible run. Eager to partner up on new projects - dont be shy - and to share whats next when I can. #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealth #journalism #news What its like to leave NBC News What its like to leave NBC News" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7345543696844098862) 2024-03-12T18:21Z 135.2K followers, 27.3K engagements "What do we think Different licensing/legal responsibilities for social media companies depending on what they optimize for Are we with that #addiction #socialmedia #law" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7366059574475951403) 2024-05-07T01:13Z 135.2K followers, [----] engagements "Silicon Valley is in trouble. Maybe not existential trouble but the days of having no oversight are over because smart tech-savvy mission-driven folks are being recruited by the agencies charged with keeping big tech in check. #techtok #tech #technology #ai #artificialintelligence" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7428705074953604394) 2024-10-22T20:49Z 135.2K followers, 17.8K engagements "In a #Trump presidency Ill be working on A) not letting myself be caught unprepared for whats coming B) finding ways to support a culture in which men uplift women and C) focusing on what I can control from working in my community to staying mentally and physically healthy. What are your preparations Three Ways Ill Be Handling a Trump Presidency Three Ways Ill Be Handling a Trump Presidency" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7434233042958601518) 2024-11-06T18:21Z 137.9K followers, 178.9K engagements "A group of tech CEOs is literally placing bets on the arrival of a one-person billion-dollar company according to Sam Altman. But holy geez what will the economic fallout of that be like in terms of income inequality Read what the IMF and well American history has to say about it at TheRipCurrent.com or see the full video on YT. Link in bio #artificialintelligence #techtok #tech #innovation #metaverse #developer #technology #techie #automation #software #cybersecurity #gadgets #blockchain #programming #web3 #cryptonews Does a One-Person Company Mean a Million Layoffs Does a One-Person Company" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7478477620359843118) 2025-03-05T23:53Z 134.3K followers, [----] engagements "They dont tell you in the paper that it was a side-to-side earthquake which is far more horrifying than the up-and-down kind. #earthquake #california #oakland What Its Like in an Earthquake What Its Like in an Earthquake" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7553000614939151629) 2025-09-22T19:40Z 135K followers, 294.9K engagements "Robots that can improvise lift and replace human labor are headed to U.S. factories by [----] and nobody voted on it. #Robots #AI #FutureOfWork #Automation #CES #TechPolitics #Labor #HumanoidRobots #TheRipCurrent Humanoid Robots are Ready. Democracy Isnt. Humanoid Robots are Ready. Democracy Isnt" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7593122110038428941) 2026-01-08T22:31Z 134.4K followers, [----] engagements "At Davos AI isnt winning debates its winning cocktail hours. When Big Tech throws the best parties global policy starts following the guest list. This is how power actually moves now. #Davos #WorldEconomicForum #AI #BigTech #ripcurrent Davos Is Just a High School Reunion And AI Companies are the Cool Kids Davos Is Just a High School Reunion And AI Companies are the Cool Kids" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7598294652101365005) 2026-01-22T21:04Z 134.3K followers, [----] engagements "#ad Most tech companies dont ask. But DuckDuckGo did. So I partnered up with them to answer a big question. Yes AI or no AI I chose no: less automation more control. You can let them know your opinion at VoteYesOrNoAI.com. #DuckDuckGoPartner #Ad #Sponsored #AIChoice #PrivacyMatters AI and Choice #DuckDuckGo #ad AI and Choice #DuckDuckGo #ad" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7598698971552369934) 2026-01-23T23:13Z 135.1K followers, [----] engagements "Meta's internal goal: "total teen time spent." Google called it "solving kids is a massive opportunity." Instagram knew teens were weaponizing features to torment each other. They knew. They always knew. And now the documents are public. Full breakdown at TheRipCurrent.com #BigTech #Lawsuit #RipCurrent #Teens #SocialMedia Big Tech's Internal Documents Just Leaked And They're Damning (Pt 1) Big Tech's Internal Documents Just Leaked And They're Damning (Pt 1)" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7600216267110370590) 2026-01-28T01:20Z 134.4K followers, 10.9K engagements "We've always cared about two kinds of harm: financial (theft) and physical (injury/death). But behavioral harm We blame the addict not the machine. These lawsuits could change that. Just like we did with Big Tobacco we're learning some technologies are more powerful than our ability to resist them. If courts recognize that social media companies engineered addiction while knowing the damage we enter a new era. Not just for kids. For all of us. More at TheRipCurrent.com. #BehavioralHarm #BigTech #RipCurrent #BigTobacco #Addiction Big Tech's Internal Documents Just Leaked And They're Damning" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7600216864194596127) 2026-01-28T01:23Z 134.4K followers, 11.8K engagements "This isnt personal. Its structural. Wall Street rewards cost-cutting faster than innovation. Executives get paid to shrink payroll. AI hype makes it easier to justify. Harvard Business Review opening the lid on this dynamic. #Career #Layoff #ripcurrent #Work #TechNews Companies Are Firing Humans Before AI is Ready to do the Job Companies Are Firing Humans Before AI is Ready to do the Job" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7600966361547853069) 2026-01-30T01:51Z 138.7K followers, 65.9K engagements "They spent $75 billion building a surveillance machine that doesn't just track immigrantsit tracks everyone. Here's what they bought with your tax dollars: 🔹 Iris scanners with 5M+ records 🔹 Facial recognition (Clearview AI) 🔹 "Stingray" fake cell towers that grab your phone's ID 🔹 Your location data bought from commercial brokers (no warrant needed) 🔹 Palantir platform that pulls Medicaid + IRS records 🔹 Phone hacking tech that accesses devices remotely Body cam footage shows agents using ChatGPT to write reports. DHS now runs 200+ AI systems with basically zero oversight. This isn't" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7602413009163586829) 2026-02-02T23:25Z 138.7K followers, [----] engagements "AI is being blamed for massive layoffs at companies like Amazon and Dow but a new study shows something more unsettling is happening. Companies arent cutting jobs because AI can already do the work. Theyre cutting jobs because they believe it will someday. That belief is reshaping hiring career paths and which skills actually keep people employed. In this episode of The Rip Current I break down: Why profitable companies lay people off What a new Harvard Business Review study reveals about AI-driven cuts The human skills that still matter most in an AI-saturated workplace What job-seekers" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7602523920347974943) 2026-02-03T06:36Z 138.7K followers, [----] engagements "In [----] Nikolai Kardashev thought he'd discovered alien life. What he actually found changed how we think about humanity's place in the universe and makes clear that we're wasting our one shot at existence. The closest potentially habitable planet is [------] years away. We're already living on the generation ship. This is all we get. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - A dark moment calls for cosmic perspective 2:00 - The alien signal that wasn't 3:15 - The Kardashev Scale: We're barely a [---] 4:45 - Where is everybody The Fermi Paradox 6:30 - The match flare solution: We're alone in time 8:00 - Proxima" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7602524478962273566) 2026-02-03T06:38Z 138.7K followers, [----] engagements "🚨 Watch to uncover how ICE is revolutionizing surveillance in the U.S. From iris scanners to AI-powered mobile tools this isn't just about bordersit's about our everyday lives. From tech shopping sprees funded by $75B to using Clearview AI and stingray tech this is the evolution of undercover operations. 📱🤖💰 Discover how tools like Cellebrite Palantir and even ChatGPT shape enforcementand impact everyone. #SurveillanceNation #TechTakedown #ICE #PrivacyMatters #TechInvasion #ClearviewAI #Palantir #Cellebrite #StingrayTech #BorderBeyondBorders #AIRevolution 🔍👁🗨💡 #ripcurrent" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7602687347393678605) 2026-02-03T17:10Z 138.7K followers, [----] engagements "Well need much more than nets to solve the global mental health crisis were in but these nets and the frank discussions that inspired them are a sign that were looking at these problems more clearly than ever. If you or someone you know is in crisis text or call [---]. See our full report on @nbcnews. #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #california #goldengatebridge The Surprising Power of the Suicide Nets at Golden Gate Bridge The Surprising Power of the Suicide Nets at Golden Gate Bridge" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7325856602295192874) 2024-01-19T17:05Z 138.5K followers, 1.5M engagements "When a tech company like OpenAI doesnt get the dark message at the heart of science fiction (in this case starting Scarlett Johannson) they often wind up copying it and bringing it to life. #openai #chatgpt #her #Tech #techtok #technology ScarlettJohannsonOpenAIand BigTechsLackofImagination ScarlettJohannsonOpenAIand BigTechsLackofImagination" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7371477076014058798) 2024-05-21T15:36Z 138.7K followers, 46.3K engagements "1 billion people unemployed. The death of romance. Mutated minds. In this episode of The Rip Current Social Dilemma cocreator Aza Raskin pushes past the obvious risks of A.I. and reveals some big scary ones. BUT he also has some great ideas for how to turn things around in the time we have including naming a bunch of new human rights for the A.I. age. The Rip Current with Jacob Ward is available wherever you get your podcasts. #AI #artificialintelligence #socialdilemma #technology #tech #podcast" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7530276870454070542) 2025-07-23T14:00Z 138.5K followers, [----] engagements "I could spend hours at these booths. #ces #ces2023 #Tech #robot #robots #3dprinting #ai #future #futuretech #china The most interesting thing at CES The most interesting thing at CES" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7185691939583413547) 2023-01-06T23:54Z 138.7K followers, 799.1K engagements "Explosive internal documents from Meta Google YouTube and TikTok are being made public as part of major lawsuits. What they reveal is damning: these companies knew exactly how much harm their platforms were causing kids and they prioritized "total teen time spent" anyway. I break down the most shocking findings and why this could mark a turning point in how we think about behavioral harm in America. 0:00 - Why this week matters for tech accountability 1:45 - The lawsuits that are forcing these documents into the open 3:30 - Theme #1: The business value of kids 5:15 - "Solving kids is a" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7602524293766843678) 2026-02-03T06:37Z 138.7K followers, [----] engagements "Superyachts Melania and Bezos vs $99k/year journalists. #ripcurrent #journalism #headlines #business #billionaires The Price of Laying Off Journalists The Price of Laying Off Journalists" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7603169692785659150) 2026-02-05T00:21Z 138.7K followers, 87.8K engagements "Opening arguments started TODAY in what could be social medias Big Tobacco moment. But this isnt about bad contentits about who designed these apps to be addictive in the first place. 🚨 Whats happening right now: Meta & YouTube on trial in LA Superior Court 19-year-old plaintiff says addictive features caused anxiety body dysmorphia suicidal thoughts starting at age [--] Simultaneously: New Mexico suing Meta for failing to protect kids from predators Meta warned damages could hit tens of billions 🎯 Heres the key difference: These lawsuits SIDESTEP Section [---] (the law that usually protects" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7605012195126070542) 2026-02-09T23:31Z 138.7K followers, 65.4K engagements "The January jobs report looked decent until you realize healthcare is doing ALL the hiring. Meanwhile 109K people got laid offmany for AI tools that don't even work yet. This is what "AI-washing" looks like and our job statistics can't see it. Read the whole thing at HardResetMedia.com. #AI #jobs #economy #labor #ripcurrent An AI-Shaped Hole in the Economy An AI-Shaped Hole in the Economy" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7605793880029531406) 2026-02-12T02:05Z 138.7K followers, 17.7K engagements "Declaring that a rigged game is now fair is just another form of cheating. Read more at TheRipCurrent.com (link in bio). #diversity #racism #History #historytok #ally #truth Arguing about DEI is Stupid But Heres How to Do It Arguing about DEI is Stupid But Heres How to Do It" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7475581348300737838) 2025-02-26T04:34Z 138.7K followers, 119.3K engagements "Its easier to make money off who you are at your worst than it is to make money off who you are at your best. PS Grab a copy of The Loop when you get a moment #AI #capitalism #theloop #Tech #techtok #robot #artificialintelligence #chatgpt #midjourney #dalle #BookTok Heres what scares me about where AI is headed. Heres what scares me about where AI is headed" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7192827089203072298) 2023-01-26T05:22Z 138.7K followers, 73.3K engagements "Why I wrote The Loop: How Technology is Creating a World without Choices and How to Fight Back and why we have to fight to protect the best parts of who we are. #ethics #Tech #LearnOnTikTok #TikTokTaughtMe #ai #artificialintelligence #BookTok #booktiktok #crypto #advice #tips #graphicdesign #psychology #behavior #economics #behavioraleconomics #democracy #knowthyself #revolution #creator #howto #theloop #author #authortiktok #vision #Science #biology #perception #reality #television #production" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7149674519882517803) 2022-10-01T22:28Z 138.7K followers, 54.6K engagements "Check out Dr Jennifer Freyd and her Center for Institutional Courage to learn how to defend yourself and all of us against DARVO #bondi #psychology #ripcurrent #epstein Pam Bondi and the DARVO Strategy Pam Bondi and the DARVO Strategy" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7606856541609676045) 2026-02-14T22:48Z 138.7K followers, 47.2K engagements "None of us will have jobs but it turns out the VCs might get canned first. So thats something. #AI #jobs #economy #investing #ripcurrent The AI Job Apocalypse Has a Silver Lining The AI Job Apocalypse Has a Silver Lining" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7606491825309814029) 2026-02-13T23:13Z 138.7K followers, 49.8K engagements "The January jobs report looked decent until you realize healthcare is doing ALL the hiring. Meanwhile 109K people got laid offmany for AI tools that don't even work yet. This is what "AI-washing" looks like and our job statistics can't see it. Read the whole thing at HardResetMedia.com. #AI #jobs #economy #labor #ripcurrent An AI-Shaped Hole in the Economy An AI-Shaped Hole in the Economy" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7605793880029531406) 2026-02-12T02:05Z 138.7K followers, 17.7K engagements "This is what it looks like when theres real political accountability in a Western democracy. #Epstein #Trump #RipCurrent #Accountability #Politics The Epstein Files are Poised to Bring Down the Government. Just Not Our Government. The Epstein Files are Poised to Bring Down the Government. Just Not Our Government" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7605746523133037838) 2026-02-11T23:01Z 138.7K followers, 359.6K engagements "This is what you get when you get rid of the creative people. #ripcurrent #SuperBowl #creativity #hollywood Why the Super Bowl Ads SUCKED Why the Super Bowl Ads SUCKED" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7605408943531117837) 2026-02-11T01:11Z 138.7K followers, [----] engagements "TLDR: Be down or be quiet. What Bad Bunny Reveals About 🍊 What Bad Bunny Reveals About 🍊" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7605021415103810829) 2026-02-10T00:07Z 138.7K followers, [----] engagements "Opening arguments started TODAY in what could be social medias Big Tobacco moment. But this isnt about bad contentits about who designed these apps to be addictive in the first place. 🚨 Whats happening right now: Meta & YouTube on trial in LA Superior Court 19-year-old plaintiff says addictive features caused anxiety body dysmorphia suicidal thoughts starting at age [--] Simultaneously: New Mexico suing Meta for failing to protect kids from predators Meta warned damages could hit tens of billions 🎯 Heres the key difference: These lawsuits SIDESTEP Section [---] (the law that usually protects" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7605012195126070542) 2026-02-09T23:31Z 138.7K followers, 65.4K engagements "#stitch with @thewrightmuseum This is of course funny and sad at the same time but it also illustrates an amazing psychological piece of circuitry. We transmit emotions without having to speak or talk it over. #ripcurrent #psychology #MentalHealth Humans Catch Panic Humans Catch Panic" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7603847799842589966) 2026-02-06T20:13Z 138.7K followers, [----] engagements "Try something new every day Chinese State Television Chinese State Television" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7603170216062782734) 2026-02-05T00:23Z 138.7K followers, [----] engagements "Superyachts Melania and Bezos vs $99k/year journalists. #ripcurrent #journalism #headlines #business #billionaires The Price of Laying Off Journalists The Price of Laying Off Journalists" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7603169692785659150) 2026-02-05T00:21Z 138.7K followers, 87.8K engagements "🚨 Watch to uncover how ICE is revolutionizing surveillance in the U.S. From iris scanners to AI-powered mobile tools this isn't just about bordersit's about our everyday lives. From tech shopping sprees funded by $75B to using Clearview AI and stingray tech this is the evolution of undercover operations. 📱🤖💰 Discover how tools like Cellebrite Palantir and even ChatGPT shape enforcementand impact everyone. #SurveillanceNation #TechTakedown #ICE #PrivacyMatters #TechInvasion #ClearviewAI #Palantir #Cellebrite #StingrayTech #BorderBeyondBorders #AIRevolution 🔍👁🗨💡 #ripcurrent" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7602687347393678605) 2026-02-03T17:10Z 138.7K followers, [----] engagements "In [----] Nikolai Kardashev thought he'd discovered alien life. What he actually found changed how we think about humanity's place in the universe and makes clear that we're wasting our one shot at existence. The closest potentially habitable planet is [------] years away. We're already living on the generation ship. This is all we get. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - A dark moment calls for cosmic perspective 2:00 - The alien signal that wasn't 3:15 - The Kardashev Scale: We're barely a [---] 4:45 - Where is everybody The Fermi Paradox 6:30 - The match flare solution: We're alone in time 8:00 - Proxima" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7602524478962273566) 2026-02-03T06:38Z 138.7K followers, [----] engagements "Explosive internal documents from Meta Google YouTube and TikTok are being made public as part of major lawsuits. What they reveal is damning: these companies knew exactly how much harm their platforms were causing kids and they prioritized "total teen time spent" anyway. I break down the most shocking findings and why this could mark a turning point in how we think about behavioral harm in America. 0:00 - Why this week matters for tech accountability 1:45 - The lawsuits that are forcing these documents into the open 3:30 - Theme #1: The business value of kids 5:15 - "Solving kids is a" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7602524293766843678) 2026-02-03T06:37Z 138.7K followers, [----] engagements "AI is being blamed for massive layoffs at companies like Amazon and Dow but a new study shows something more unsettling is happening. Companies arent cutting jobs because AI can already do the work. Theyre cutting jobs because they believe it will someday. That belief is reshaping hiring career paths and which skills actually keep people employed. In this episode of The Rip Current I break down: Why profitable companies lay people off What a new Harvard Business Review study reveals about AI-driven cuts The human skills that still matter most in an AI-saturated workplace What job-seekers" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7602523920347974943) 2026-02-03T06:36Z 138.7K followers, [----] engagements "They spent $75 billion building a surveillance machine that doesn't just track immigrantsit tracks everyone. Here's what they bought with your tax dollars: 🔹 Iris scanners with 5M+ records 🔹 Facial recognition (Clearview AI) 🔹 "Stingray" fake cell towers that grab your phone's ID 🔹 Your location data bought from commercial brokers (no warrant needed) 🔹 Palantir platform that pulls Medicaid + IRS records 🔹 Phone hacking tech that accesses devices remotely Body cam footage shows agents using ChatGPT to write reports. DHS now runs 200+ AI systems with basically zero oversight. This isn't" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7602413009163586829) 2026-02-02T23:25Z 138.7K followers, [----] engagements "New court documents reveal what big tech wanted from kids all these years. Catch the whole thing on This Week in Tech. And big thanks to @twittok as ever for having me What Big Tech Knew About Teens What Big Tech Knew About Teens" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7600978222603357454) 2026-01-30T02:37Z 138.7K followers, [----] engagements "This isnt personal. Its structural. Wall Street rewards cost-cutting faster than innovation. Executives get paid to shrink payroll. AI hype makes it easier to justify. Harvard Business Review opening the lid on this dynamic. #Career #Layoff #ripcurrent #Work #TechNews Companies Are Firing Humans Before AI is Ready to do the Job Companies Are Firing Humans Before AI is Ready to do the Job" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@byjacobward/video/7600966361547853069) 2026-01-30T01:51Z 138.7K followers, 65.9K engagements Limited data mode. Full metrics available with subscription: lunarcrush.com/pricing
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Social Influence
Social category influence technology brands finance countries social networks stocks celebrities automotive brands events cryptocurrencies travel destinations
Social topic influence ai, open ai, #ai, in the, this is, china, money, meta, tiktok, tech
Top assets mentioned Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL) Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)
Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours
"I wrote The Loop: How Technology is Creating a World without Choices and How to Fight Back and Ill be sharing excerpts of it here until I more or less do the whole thing. If you dig it please follow You can also hear me read the whole book all at once or you can even read it yourself at the link in my bio.#ethics #tech #learnontiktok #tiktoktaughtme #ai #artificialintelligence #booktok #booktiktok #crypto #advice #tips #graphicdesign #psychology #behavior #economics #behavioraleconomics"
TikTok Link 2022-09-09T20:48Z 124.1K followers, [---] engagements
"By the time hes out his skills will be useless. #chatgpt #sbf #crypto #midjourney #ai #theloop #automation What Sam Bankman-Fried and ChatGPT tell us about this moment. What Sam Bankman-Fried and ChatGPT tell us about this moment"
TikTok Link 2022-12-14T17:22Z 122.1K followers, [----] engagements
"Honestly Its exhausting. #twitter #musk #tesla Big Ball of Twitter Chaos Big Ball of Twitter Chaos"
TikTok Link 2022-12-15T21:33Z 121.9K followers, 116.9K engagements
"It doesnt make me feel better. #chatgpt #openai #theloop #ai #automation #midjourney #tech ChatGPT is everything I worried about. ChatGPT is everything I worried about"
TikTok Link 2022-12-15T23:39Z 120.1K followers, 102.7K engagements
"Chinese attendance has fallen off a cliff at #CES and the organizers here are actively encouraging American companies to look beyond China. #CES #ces2023 #ev #electricvehicle #tesla #teslatok #vietnam #tech #techtok #technology #climatechange #green A Vietnamese luxury EV for $59000 Guess where this car was made A Vietnamese luxury EV for $59000 Guess where this car was made"
TikTok Link 2023-01-05T19:45Z 123.5K followers, 495.4K engagements
"Replying to @semiprecious01 I dig the theory and I want it to be true but I dont think thats how these companies are going to make their money back. #ai #artificialintelligence #Tech #techtok #technology #psychology"
TikTok Link 2023-02-17T23:42Z 124.1K followers, [----] engagements
"Mind-reading artificial intelligence. No really. That was a lot for a Monday. The full report comes out on @nbcnightlynews. #technology #techtok #tech #ai #artificialintelligence #neuroscience #brains #mindblown #chatgpt #stablediffusion"
TikTok Link 2023-03-22T16:45Z 125.4K followers, 464.4K engagements
"A pre-Earth Day trip to see how far hydrogen has come. It cant yet power a [---] but man are we close. #renewableenergy #green #fuel #hydrogen #electric #evs #electricvehicles #solarpower #windpower #tech #techtok #technology #earthday Hydrogen is almost there Hydrogen is almost there"
TikTok Link 2023-04-06T23:13Z 123.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Addiction by Design by Natasha Dow Schull TLDR Tech addiction is like an opiate addiction and its well-understood and weaponized by the gambling industry. #tech #techtok #technology #ai #artificialintelligence #economics #booktok #psychology #mentalhealth #addiction #addictionrecovery #gambling #sportsbook Books I wish AI makers would read before releasing more of it Pt. [--] Addiction by Design by Natasha Dow Schull Books I wish AI makers would read before releasing more of it Pt. [--] Addiction by Design by Natasha Dow Schull"
TikTok Link 2023-04-17T22:21Z 125K followers, [----] engagements
"Exit Voice and Loyalty by Albert O. Hirschman TLDR A healthy society gives people at least three ways of "voting" on whether something should be part of it. Unhealthy societies do not. #tech #techtok #technology #ai #artificialintelligence #economics #politicstiktok #psychology #BookTok #books #theloop Books I wish AI makers would read before releasing anything else Pt. [--] Exit Voice and Loyalty by Albert O. Hirschman Books I wish AI makers would read before releasing anything else Pt. [--] Exit Voice and Loyalty by Albert O. Hirschman"
TikTok Link 2023-04-18T11:47Z 87.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Can we convert office buildings to residences Only if they meet certain architectural standards but its a start #doomloop #sanfrancisco #sf #downtown #urbanplanning #citylife Saving downtowns from the doom loop Saving downtowns from the doom loop"
TikTok Link 2023-04-29T03:41Z 84.4K followers, 91.7K engagements
"The horrific death of Bob Lee reveals more about our assumptions about crime in SF than it does the reality of crime in SF. The problems here are enormous but violent crime isnt the big one. See our interviews with the mayor the DA and the public defender this week @MSNBC #sanfrancisco #crime #california #city #doomloop #msnbc Fact Check on Crime in San Francisco Fact Check on Crime in San Francisco"
TikTok Link 2023-05-03T14:34Z 84.4K followers, 94K engagements
"Maybe Im just sleep deprived and I did hits from 7am to 4pm sure but its embarrassing how normal it is for me to barely survive a single day working out of an NBC bureau. #msnbc #nbc #washington #grwm NBCs Washington Bureau wore me OUT. NBCs Washington Bureau wore me OUT"
TikTok Link 2023-05-08T01:18Z 126K followers, [----] engagements
"Honestly when I woke up this morning I did not think wed be able to get this done. TV news is a team sport and Im lucky to have the team I do. #bts #tv #news #google #googleio #ai #artificialintelligence #tech #techtok BTS: News is a team sport and a very fast one Made it BTS: News is a team sport and a very fast one Made it"
TikTok Link 2023-05-11T02:50Z 87.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Missile silos Maybe Trade imbalance Maybe Privacy Hm #montana #fyp #ban Grounds for Banning TT Grounds for Banning TT"
TikTok Link 2023-05-19T21:04Z 117.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Even people who signed this extinction-risk AI statement tell me we shouldnt be distracted from the short-term threats the technologies (and our profit motives) pose. #ai #artificialintelligence Behind the AI Extinction Warning Behind the AI Extinction Warning"
TikTok Link 2023-05-31T12:23Z 125.4K followers, 20.9K engagements
"Smoky air A box fan a furnace filter and some twine is all you need. Love California #fire #smoke #airquality #wildfire #DIY Cheap easy air filtration for your smoky air Cheap easy air filtration for your smoky air"
TikTok Link 2023-06-08T02:38Z 88.5K followers, 673.7K engagements
""Life and death decisions are being made by automated systems" University of Baltimore Law Professor Michele Gilman explained to me. Watch the full doc by searching "meet the press reports jacob ward artificial intelligence." Thanks #artificialintelligence #ai #socialjustice #techtok"
TikTok Link 2023-07-13T21:38Z 76.7K followers, [----] engagements
"We interviewed a couple thats been swatted [--] times since [----]. Why isnt it a federal crime yet #harassmentawareness #trolls #police The Horror of Swatting The Horror of Swatting"
TikTok Link 2023-06-29T23:18Z 120K followers, 61.7K engagements
"Tonight Id like a buddy comedy with Julia Roberts kinda dark oh and throw in Tom Hanks. #tech #techtok #labor #strike #sagaftra #ai"
TikTok Link 2023-07-22T11:22Z 76.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Brian Merchant joins me on The Acceleration Hour to talk about the original revolution against the original tech bros: the Luddites His book Blood in the Machine is out for preorder now. The Acceleration Hour airs Fridays 1pm ET on @siriusxm @TODAY Show radio. #bigtech #techtok #revolution #capitalism Learn about the original rebels against Big Tech on The Acceleration Hour on SiriusXM Who were the original Luddites Learn about the original rebels against Big Tech on The Acceleration Hour on SiriusXM Who were the original Luddites"
TikTok Link 2023-07-28T17:05Z 122.1K followers, 27.5K engagements
"Trying to stay impartial but nm lets GO. #lk99 #superconductor #climate #climatechange Hard to be objective about this one Hard to be objective about this one"
TikTok Link 2023-08-07T14:57Z 126K followers, 14K engagements
"Is this the beginning of a better city or worse #doomloop #sanfrancisco #bayarea"
TikTok Link 2023-08-17T02:41Z 76.7K followers, 48.7K engagements
"Give up on rent for [--] years commercial landlords are being told so art and food and all the creativity of city life can return. #doomloop #sanfrancisco #bayarea"
TikTok Link 2023-08-17T04:39Z 76.7K followers, 24K engagements
"Elon Musk has a talent for being dystopian but IMO hes just going first when it comes to replacing your password with your biometric data. #scifimovie #elonmusk #privacy"
TikTok Link 2023-09-01T00:27Z 76.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Replying to @TurnLeftAt1L Great question Here are the two systems TSA is piloting worth knowing about #privacy #surveillance #travel"
TikTok Link 2023-09-01T17:47Z 125.9K followers, [----] engagements
"Once you begin to notice all the places theyve paid to be its overwheming. But people also tend to choose Google when given a choice the company says. #google #antitrust #court #tech Why the Google antitrust case matters Why the Google antitrust case matters"
TikTok Link 2023-09-12T15:59Z 96.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Behind Amazon the one-stop-shop for everything lies a web of illegal practices the FTC said this morning. #tech #techtok #amazonsellers FTC files suit calls Amazon a monopoly FTC files suit calls Amazon a monopoly"
TikTok Link 2023-09-26T18:10Z 124.8K followers, [----] engagements
"I write about ELIZA and the danger of treating AI as a therapist in The Loop: How AI is Creating a World without Choices and How to Fight Back. #tech #techtok ELIZA ELIZA"
TikTok Link 2023-09-26T21:59Z 119.1K followers, [----] engagements
"If the message were giving our kids is that education is a transactionof course theyll use ChatGPT to cheat. #techtok #tech #backtoschool #chatgpt #ai"
TikTok Link 2023-09-29T16:46Z [--] followers, [---] engagements
"Social media is both a valuable tool and a dangerous weapon during this conflict and schools and parents face an impossible choice. #tech #techtok #technology #israel #gaza"
TikTok Link 2023-10-11T21:01Z 76.7K followers, 12.8K engagements
"Shoutout @Ellison Barber Josh Lederman Keir Simmons Matt Bradley and everyone else up all night in dangerous places for us. Proud and grateful to have you out there on our behalf. #nbcnews #israel #gaza"
TikTok Link 2023-10-20T02:19Z 76.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Sam Altman now works at Microsoft and Satya Nadella is having the best Monday ever. #openai #techtok #ai #chatgpt #microsoft #artificialintelligence The latest on the Sam Altman saga The latest on the Sam Altman saga"
TikTok Link 2023-11-20T17:21Z 122.1K followers, 64.7K engagements
"It is the most important unanswered question in this drama. If you serve humanity explain it to humanity please. #openai #techtok #ai #chatgpt #microsoft #artificialintelligence Please explain your reasons for firing Sam Altman OpenAI board. Please explain your reasons for firing Sam Altman OpenAI board"
TikTok Link 2023-11-21T23:20Z 84.4K followers, 17.1K engagements
"We now have some insight into what led to Sam Altmans Friday firing. And we know that he returns to an OpenAI thats very different than the one he cofounded. #openai #techtok #ai #chatgpt #microsoft #artificialintelligence OpenAI has its CEO back but has lost something important. OpenAI has its CEO back but has lost something important"
TikTok Link 2023-11-22T22:25Z 120.2K followers, 141.9K engagements
"Trying to go ALL THE WAY with ChatGPT and the stereotypes it has learned. Hilarious and dangerous. #openai #chatgpt #ai #aiart Trying to break ChatGPT Trying to break ChatGPT"
TikTok Link 2023-12-05T22:35Z 76.7K followers, 249K engagements
"The facial recognition ban at Rite Aid is according to the people Ive spoken with a big lesson for tech and the beginning of the FTCs fight to end live experimentation on us all. #labor #tech #technology #techtok #ai #riteaid Facial recognition banned at Rite-Aid (Watch to the end to see why this is such a big deal.) Facial recognition banned at Rite-Aid (Watch to the end to see why this is such a big deal.)"
TikTok Link 2023-12-20T20:53Z 120.2K followers, 15.8K engagements
"Assume AI can replace any job function any form of human creativity any cherished social normand THEN decide what rules you want applied to it. #ai #artificialintelligence #sora #tech #techtok New AI Challenge New AI Challenge"
TikTok Link 2024-03-05T19:36Z 125.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Please comment with the questions youd want to ask the candidates #sanfrancisco #sf #politics #progressive #mayor #harmreduction #crime SF Mayors Race: What Should I ask Daniel Lurie SF Mayors Race: What Should I ask Daniel Lurie"
TikTok Link 2024-03-27T23:43Z 123.6K followers, [----] engagements
"When a tech company says its disbanding its standalone safety/ethics/alignment group and absorbing its work as #OpenAI just did you know the product people have won. #ai #chatgpt #tech #techtok OpenAIstopsafetypeopleareleavingandthatsbad. OpenAIstopsafetypeopleareleavingandthatsbad"
TikTok Link 2024-05-19T04:51Z 96.4K followers, 87.2K engagements
"Imagine a world in which social media CEOs were responsible for the content they published. That world is called France. #PavelDurov #Telegram #techtok #tech #technology #France"
TikTok Link 2024-08-29T22:49Z 84.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Can we agree the [--] largest social media platforms are in the same business The FTC wants to treat them that way calling them a surveillance industry and a threat to privacy. #tech #techtok #technology #zuckerberg The FTC is sharpening its sword for social media The FTC is sharpening its sword for social media"
TikTok Link 2024-09-20T01:51Z 122K followers, 108.8K engagements
"$3.7B in revenue and $5B in costs = $157B valuation The statement from the CFO cites 250M users but no clear use for the product Other companies raising hundreds of millions on the back of an already unclear business model What the what My book The Loop is about the mania that AI sets off in the human mind and we are DEEP IN IT. #openai #chatgpt #ai #artificialintelligence #tech #techtok #technology"
TikTok Link 2024-10-02T20:59Z 84.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Seriously I barely slept. Visit TheRipCurrent.com to subscribe and if you're really REALLY into my dark flavor of tech/money/politics/beauty coverage consider a paid subscription The community here has been my primary inspiration for launching this thing and I'm so grateful for the years of thoughtful conversation we've had here. (No really) I'll still be posting but The Rip will be a more complete version of what I do here. Please subscribe #substack #newsletter #journalism #trump #politics #techtok #tech"
TikTok Link 2024-12-03T00:29Z 88.5K followers, [----] engagements
"We need to reinvent marriage because for lots and lots of women it is NOT working and we as men can do something about it. I grew up with a stay-at-home dad and even I fall into the trap of doing less than my wife does. Read more at my Substack at TheRipCurrent.com #marriage #relationships #equality #housetour #choresinthishouse Read more on my Substack Lets Reinvent Marriage Read more on my Substack Lets Reinvent Marriage"
TikTok Link 2024-12-21T00:47Z 88.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Billionaires never do anything for just one reason. Meta disbanding its fact-checking teams the week Trump is certified as president is not just an academic policy move. Its much more than that. #meta #zuckerberg #freespeech #conservative #fyp #misinformation Meta Ends Fact-Checking Meta Ends Fact-Checking"
TikTok Link 2025-01-07T20:26Z 88.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Lessons from a decade working wildfires. #wildfires #fire #pacificpalisades #losangeles #la Lessons from a career working wildfires Lessons from a career working wildfires"
TikTok Link 2025-01-09T23:32Z 89.7K followers, 148.2K engagements
"Heres what the arguments were at the Supreme Court today. You can read my analysis of TikToks chances - theyre not great - at Slate.com and my Substack TheRipCurrent.com #tiktokban #scotus #supremecourt #ban The SCOTUS Arguments on the TikTok Ban The SCOTUS Arguments on the TikTok Ban"
TikTok Link 2025-01-10T18:13Z 88.6K followers, 10.9K engagements
"Replying to @rickaroundtheclock For more on this I highly recommend Harvey Coxs [----] Atlantic article The Market as God #investing #investingforbeginners #wallstreet #stocks #stockstobuy #stockstowatch #investment"
TikTok Link 2025-01-28T23:33Z 126K followers, [----] engagements
"The worlds richest man held forth - and the president sat quietly - for [--] minutes today and it was the first time reporters got to ask him any questions. This is not normal. #technology #Science #investing #techtok #Tech #elonmusk #tesla The Worlds Richest Man in The Oval Office The Worlds Richest Man in The Oval Office"
TikTok Link 2025-02-12T01:52Z 124.1K followers, 773.6K engagements
"Literally the CFPB's only job was to keep you from getting screwed. Here are the scams likely to come your way now that its best people are being fired and a look at the ridiculousness of accusing them of being wasteful much less criminal. Read more and subscribe at TheRipCurrent.com. #market #investing #wallstreet #stocks #investingforbeginners #business #scams #hacks"
TikTok Link 2025-02-20T07:36Z 119.1K followers, 25.4K engagements
"Let me tell you the story of a fateful court decision [--] years ago that could have protected creativity against artificial intelligence.but wound up handing it over instead. Read "The Moment We Gave it All to A.I." and subscribe at TheRipCurrent.com #artificialintelligence #ai #techtok #tech #innovation #developer #technology #techie #automation #software #cybersecurity #gadgets #programming #cryptonews #web3 #blockchain The Moment We Gave It All to A.I. The Moment We Gave It All to A.I"
TikTok Link 2025-03-18T20:29Z 119.3K followers, [----] engagements
"I think Kafka wouldve found this one pretty hilarious. #ai #artificialintelligence #llama #meta #business #techtok #techtoktips My book about AI got stolen by AI My book about AI got stolen by AI"
TikTok Link 2025-03-21T03:21Z 122K followers, [----] engagements
"If you could trust them to tell the truth perhaps wed see more clearly their total inability to see beyond the tariff hand grenade we just armed fumbled and then lost under the seats. #tariffs #geopolitics #worldtok #economics #money #stocks #stockstobuy #finance Tariffs and The Global Picture Tariffs and The Global Picture"
TikTok Link 2025-04-04T03:01Z 119.8K followers, 13K engagements
"A company is just a plan. (H/T Robert Armstrong at @FinancialTimes) So with every exception and rollback and flip-flop they get from the Trump Administration the result is only going to be further ruining of plans. There will be little bandwidth for innovation under that kind of uncertainty. Its instead the recipe for American Paralysis. #money #finance #tariffs #geopolitics #worldtok #economics #investing American Paralysis American Paralysis"
TikTok Link 2025-04-13T16:32Z 120.3K followers, [----] engagements
"ChatGPT will now shop for you and Grok [--] will now blackmail people for you. Is this why were boiling the oceans #ai #artificialintelligence #llm #grok #chatgpt #openai #shopping #internet #chatbot Two Scary AI Developments Two Scary AI Developments"
TikTok Link 2025-04-29T20:55Z [--] followers, [----] engagements
"Friendship is the key to happiness. Dont let billionaires who dont seem to enjoy people all that much replace your friendships with their products please. #chatbots #ai #artificialintelligence #llama #meta #technology #techtok #MentalHealth #friendship Zuckerberg Wants to Replace Your Friends with Chatbots Zuckerberg Wants to Replace Your Friends with Chatbots"
TikTok Link 2025-05-02T18:10Z 119.9K followers, [----] engagements
"I dont want you giving that site any more traffic but Grok has gone crazy and wont shut up about white South Africans. AI is going to get better at this but today is a good lesson in not trusting what it tells you. #ai #artificialintelligence #chatgpt #elonmusk Grok AI has gone crazy and wont shut up about white South Africans Grok AI has gone crazy and wont shut up about white South Africans"
TikTok Link 2025-05-14T22:42Z 125.9K followers, 51.1K engagements
"Crypto moguls are buying access to the president by purchasing millions in $TRUMP memecoins a clear violation of federal law. The White House is trying to keep their names a secret. And yet some like Justin Sun are only too happy to boast about the arrangement on social media. Read more at TheRipCurrent.com. #market #investing #wallstreet #crypto #cryptok"
TikTok Link 2025-05-27T16:58Z 122.1K followers, [----] engagements
"Been away this summer sorry for the radio silence. Heres what OpenAI says GPT-5 represents and what I think it actually represents. Lets break down what we learned today. #ai #gpt5 #openai #chatgpt #claude #anthropic #artificialintelligence #tech #techtok #technology What GPT-5 Really Represents What GPT-5 Really Represents"
TikTok Link 2025-08-08T03:45Z [--] followers, 18K engagements
"The 15% wont slow China down and it sets a tariff-off-the-top precedent AND it makes China less likely to buy our stuff. #ai #artificialintelligence #tech #techtok Gangsterism and Nvidia/AMDs Deal with Trump Gangsterism and Nvidia/AMDs Deal with Trump"
TikTok Link 2025-08-13T04:05Z 122.1K followers, [----] engagements
"Once you bake AI in its really hard to unbake. Thats why. #ai #artificialintelligence #anthropic #claude #tech #techtok $1 AI to Get the Government Hooked $1 AI to Get the Government Hooked"
TikTok Link 2025-08-13T15:28Z 124.9K followers, [----] engagements
"Let it set a schedule for your workouts. But dont let it tell you what to do with your life. #ai #artificialintelligence #chatgpt #gpt #openai GPT-5 and Codependency GPT-5 and Codependency"
TikTok Link 2025-08-14T06:04Z 122.1K followers, [----] engagements
"Is it loneliness Is it spirituality Is it that the box is blank so you dont know what youre getting Explain Labubu to me someone h/t @David Dabah who turned me on to this subject six months ago and is deeply connected to the players. Explain Labubu to me please. Explain Labubu to me please"
TikTok Link 2025-08-26T20:12Z 122.1K followers, [----] engagements
"You don't get to have any interest rate you want and you don't get to do anything you want with A.I. That's because following our instincts around monetary or technology policy feels good but can be hugely destructive. So we've been lucky in this country to have some people who have to be able to impose a bit of pain on us in service of larger societal goals. We can argue about those goals and whether that pain is worth it but without an independent body like the Fed we're back to banks doing whatever they want inflation that could crush us all and you and me gambling with our money every"
TikTok Link 2025-09-05T00:16Z 122K followers, [---] engagements
"I joined @mikahsargent on @twittok for my first time guest-hosting Tech News Weekly and I immediately got into the total bummer that is AI's environmental costs. The good news: the hardware is being used more efficiently as the models get better. The bad new: lots and lots more people are trying to make sexy dragons and big-butt school buses using the energy-intensive method known as "diffusion" and the companies who make the models aren't sharing their environmental data. We can do better and I feel confident we soon will. Tune in on YouTube or Twit.tv for the whole episode #ai #climate"
TikTok Link 2025-09-12T15:45Z 122K followers, [---] engagements
"What happens when we're only talking to AI rather than typing Mikah Sargent and I go deep on this during This Week in Tech on @twittok (I'm now an occasional guest host) and we wind up building the perfect pitch deck for a thing we don't want. Oh well. Sorry team. #ai #openai #voice #psychosis #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters"
TikTok Link 2025-09-13T15:30Z 122K followers, [---] engagements
"Knowing what A.I. is and what it ISN'T is the first step to using it responsibly and avoiding the mania that has so many people in its grip at the moment. My guest Morten Rand-Hendricksen (@mor10web) has made a second career explaining how A.I. truly works and why it's so easy to believe that the technology is a true thought partner a friend even a lover. The Rise of AI Psychosis the latest episode of The Rip Current is out now for free for everyone. Tune in at TheRipCurrent.com. #mentalhealth #psychologist #mentalhealthawareness #wellness #consciousness #selfcare #psychology #instatech #tech"
TikTok Link 2025-09-17T12:30Z 123.6K followers, [----] engagements
"The War Over TikTok a new book from Forbes reporter Emily Baker-White details the messy people and global stakes involved in the most effective attention-grabbing algorithm ever devised. Paid subscribers can listen to our hourlong conversation today sign up at TheRipCurrent.com #tiktok #china #podcast #influencers #blogger #socialmediatips #socialmediahelp #socialmediaforbusiness #socialmediamanager #socialmedia #interview #spotify #youtube #podcasting #podcastlife #podcaster #podcastinglife #itunes #newepisode #podcasts #hongkong #hk #trending #reels #explorepage #memes #meme #linkinbio"
TikTok Link 2025-09-17T15:15Z 122.3K followers, [----] engagements
"The TikTok algorithm didn't magically occur it was built and according to Forbes reporter Emily Baker-White it was built by some pretty messy people. Listen to our hourlong conversation on my latest paid episode at TheRipCurrent.com #tiktok #china #podcast #influencers #blogger #socialmediatips #socialmediahelp #socialmediaforbusiness #socialmediamanager #socialmedia #interview #spotify #youtube #podcasting #podcastlife #podcaster #podcastinglife #itunes #newepisode #podcasts #hongkong #hk #trending #reels #explorepage #memes #meme #linkinbio #video #fyp"
TikTok Link 2025-09-19T14:00Z 124.8K followers, [----] engagements
"FLUSH THE SYSTEM The havoc created by Gorbachevs [----] visit to New York City. #nyc #timessquare #russia #tourist #traffic When Gorbachev Decided to Walk the Streets of NYC When Gorbachev Decided to Walk the Streets of NYC"
TikTok Link 2025-09-30T01:39Z 126K followers, [----] engagements
"The driver drama is also a lot lower. #racing #formula1 #robots #robot #racecar #indycar #ces #lasvegas #drivetosurvive 200mph Robot Racecars 200mph Robot Racecars"
TikTok Link 2023-01-03T22:05Z 134.1K followers, 2.1M engagements
"Ive had enormous advantages in Iife but a sunny disposition is not one of them. So believe me when I say: life is long and has so many wonderful surprises. Keep going. #depression #mentalhealth #keepgoing #health Life is long. Stick with it. Life is long. Stick with it"
TikTok Link 2023-01-18T20:22Z 134.1K followers, 817.6K engagements
"Its easier to make money off who you are at your worst than it is to make money off who you are at your best. PS Grab a copy of The Loop when you get a moment #AI #capitalism #theloop #Tech #techtok #robot #artificialintelligence #chatgpt #midjourney #dalle #BookTok Heres what scares me about where AI is headed. Heres what scares me about where AI is headed"
TikTok Link 2023-01-26T05:22Z 138.7K followers, 73.3K engagements
"Not to mention we only seem to be concerned with training these models on the languages of Western developed economies. #ai #artificialintelligence #theloop #tech #technology #chatgpt #google #bing #openai What happens when we run out of data Bad things. What happens when we run out of data Bad things"
TikTok Link 2023-03-07T01:12Z 130.9K followers, 108.8K engagements
"PSA for students #turnitin #homework #plagiarism #chatgpt #ai #artificialintelligence #technology #techtok #openai Hey students: Turnitin now detects ChatGPT. Hey students: Turnitin now detects ChatGPT"
TikTok Link 2023-03-08T21:05Z 134.2K followers, 593.5K engagements
"The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank was a set of 22nd-century circumstances that led to a 20th-century bank run. #svb #siliconvalleybank #siliconvalleybankcollapse #bankrun #signaturebank #tech #techtok #technology Silicon Valley Bank: Fallout from its viral collapse Silicon Valley Bank: Fallout from its viral collapse"
TikTok Link 2023-03-13T19:10Z 132.1K followers, [----] engagements
"Even the most mundane early forms of AI are already transforming society and today AI experts - even those who make money on it like Elon Musk - are calling for a six-month moratorium on further development. #technology #techtok #news #artificialintelligence #ai #tech #theloop #openai #msft AI leaders call for six-month moratorium in new petition AI leaders call for six-month moratorium in new petition"
TikTok Link 2023-03-29T22:13Z 134.2K followers, 61.3K engagements
"Please before you make any more society-changing tech you gotta read a few things. First up: Social Choice and Legitimacy by John Patty and Elizabeth Penn. TL;DR Political consensus is an illusion. The best we can hope for is a belief in the legitimacy of our governmental systems. Screw that up and things go bad quick. #tech #techtok #technology #ai #artificialintelligence #economics #politicstiktok #booktok Books I wish AI makers would read before going any further Part [--] Social Choice and Legitimacy by John Patty and Elizabeth Penn Books I wish AI makers would read before going any further"
TikTok Link 2023-04-17T04:49Z [--] followers, [----] engagements
"Its a technology problem sure. But its also a humans problem. #ai #artificialintelligence #chatbot #dating *Work Mate Marry Love People are Beginning to Date AI *Work Mate Marry Love People are Beginning to Date AI"
TikTok Link 2023-06-03T16:34Z 117.6K followers, 68.1K engagements
"Wanna freak out an #ai engineer right now Just say the words model collapse. #artificialintelligence #tech #news When You Feed AI Wrong Things Go Very Wrong When You Feed AI Wrong Things Go Very Wrong"
TikTok Link 2023-06-14T03:04Z 128.4K followers, 67.3K engagements
"Elon Musks 23-year-old fixation with X a fixation that got him tossed out of PayPal still seems to have him in its grip. #elonmusk #twitter #x Elons X Fixation Explained Elons X Fixation Explained"
TikTok Link 2023-07-26T04:31Z 134.1K followers, 23.9K engagements
"AI FTX Tesla Starlink Twitter the Facebook leak TikTok Ukraine OMG #Tech #techtok How would you explain eight years of tech all at once How would you explain eight years of tech all at once"
TikTok Link 2023-09-19T17:01Z 123.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Bankman-Frieds lawyers say theyll appeal. The prosecution outside the courthouse told other would-be scammers weve got enough handcuffs for everyone. #sbf #ftx #sambankmanfried #tech #technology #crypto #cryptocurrency Lessons of the SBF Crypto Trial Lessons of the SBF Crypto Trial"
TikTok Link 2023-11-03T16:35Z 128.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Musk got what he wanted and Netanyahu got what he wanted. #techtok #elonmusk #starlink #israel #gaza Why Elon Musk went to Israel and why Bibi welcomed him Why Elon Musk went to Israel and why Bibi welcomed him"
TikTok Link 2023-11-27T21:04Z 131.4K followers, 764.1K engagements
"RIP Popular Science. May the archives live forever because they show us what we were hoping for in the future for more than a century and a half. #popularscience #sciencetok #science RIP Popular Science (1872-2023) RIP Popular Science (1872-2023)"
TikTok Link 2023-11-28T01:05Z 131.4K followers, 422.2K engagements
"A bike tour of the abandoned Sonoma State Hospital near Glen Ellen California once the national capital of eugenics and sterilization now slated to become housing. #sonoma #california #mentalhealth #history #historytok #traveltiktok Eugenics warehousing and our ugly California history Sonoma State Hospital Eugenics warehousing and our ugly California history Sonoma State Hospital"
TikTok Link 2024-01-05T20:46Z 132.7K followers, 16.8K engagements
"RIP Daniel Kahneman. Thinking: Fast and Slow is his most accessible work and check out our PBS series Hacking Your Mind about the revolution he helped set in motion. #mentalhealth #psychology #economics #RIP RIP Daniel Kahneman The Psychologist Who Changed My Life RIP Daniel Kahneman The Psychologist Who Changed My Life"
TikTok Link 2024-03-28T16:11Z [--] followers, 54.8K engagements
"After [--] years in prison #SBF will presumably emerge into a world where his skills are useless. #tech #techtok #crypto #cryptocurrency The Special Cruelty of Sam Bankman-Frieds Prison Sentence The Special Cruelty of Sam Bankman-Frieds Prison Sentence"
TikTok Link 2024-03-29T19:50Z 130.5K followers, 20.9K engagements
"Went surfing watched starship. #spacex #nasa #stars #launch #space"
TikTok Link 2024-04-02T06:42Z 127.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Tech companies are about to try to renegotiate their bargain with you over privacy and data because the business pressure of AI is forcing them to. ##apple##tech##techtok##ai##privacy##data##business AppleAIandtheRenegotiationofPrivacy AppleAIandtheRenegotiationofPrivacy"
TikTok Link 2024-06-11T23:29Z 128K followers, 13.9K engagements
"When Zuckerberg says hes done apologizing its a sign that the billionaires no longer feel responsible for our problems no matter what role theyve played in making those problems worse. #tech #techtok #technology #zuckerberg #meta #billionaire The Scary New Era of Billionaires The Scary New Era of Billionaires"
TikTok Link 2024-09-18T02:41Z 128.3K followers, 92.9K engagements
"The situation in South Korea this week is shocking but its especially traumatic for those who survived more than a decade of military dictatorship there. Millions of people around the world know what total repression is like. Read about their lessons for us at TheRipCurrent.com. #southkorea #korea Those Who Remember Dictatorship Saved South Korea this Week Read more at TheRipCurrent.com Those Who Remember Dictatorship Saved South Korea this Week Read more at TheRipCurrent.com"
TikTok Link 2024-12-04T21:44Z 128.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Theres not going to be a goodbye party where we bump phones people. January 19th the TikTok ban goes into effect. Follow your top five creators on some other platform before then For me TheRipCurrent.com is the easiest way to keep getting more of what I do ##tiktokban##techtok##creator What to Do Before TikTok Gets Banned TheRipCurrent.com What to Do Before TikTok Gets Banned TheRipCurrent.com"
TikTok Link 2024-12-11T17:42Z 132.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Because theyre rewarded for power not principle. Why Billionaires Obey in Advance is my latest essay at TheRipCurrent.com its free to read #techtok #billionaires #money #power #influence Why Billionaires Obey in Advance Read more at TheRipCurrent.com Why Billionaires Obey in Advance Read more at TheRipCurrent.com"
TikTok Link 2024-12-13T19:13Z 134.1K followers, 19.6K engagements
"Replying to @Lipstick4Lunch The dream of a fireproof home is a noble one but so complicated #fire #losangeles"
TikTok Link 2025-01-10T01:11Z 128.4K followers, 17.8K engagements
"Science fiction is awesome I love science fiction and its even more awesome when you take time to understand what its trying to tell you. Read more at The Rip Current link in bio. #sciencefiction #scifi #syfy #stargate #stargateSG1 #scifiart Science Fiction AI and Stargate Science Fiction AI and Stargate"
TikTok Link 2025-01-24T16:15Z 133.6K followers, 52.7K engagements
"The AI stock crash is being covered as if it's a national emergency. It's not. What's going on at the NIH very much is. Here's what's going on with both and why you should and shouldn't care. #techtok #technology #tech #artificialintelligence #ai #openai #chatgpt #china #stocks #wallstreet #market #investing #investingforbeginners"
TikTok Link 2025-01-28T01:00Z 128.3K followers, 584.9K engagements
"The crash of American Eagle [----] is a horrific reminder that while efficiency in government can be wonderful - and I give examples at TheRipCurrent.com - this is not that moment. #americanairlines #air #travel #traveltiktok #airline #ai #trump #techtok #technology #disaster This Airline Crash is the Wrong Kind of Efficiency This Airline Crash is the Wrong Kind of Efficiency"
TikTok Link 2025-01-31T14:30Z 96.4K followers, 17.1K engagements
"It's racism. Call it that. The long racist habit of assuming white people are the nation's main characters has now been weaponized as a "DEI" purge. Here's why this form of racism works and why you shouldn't let anyone push it on you. Read more at TheRipCurrent.com. Link in bio. #racism #dei #diversity #trump #equality #democracy #market #investing #wallstreet #stocks #politics"
TikTok Link 2025-02-06T03:39Z 132.7K followers, 10K engagements
"Tuesday 3/11 at 6pm PT / 9pm ET Ill be interviewing Catherine Bracy of @TechEquity live here on TikTok. Well be talking about how venture capital took over the world and what we need to know about the VCs currently in charge. Please tune in with your questions #tiktoklive #tech #techtok #technology #interview Going LIVE Tuesday 3/11 6pm PT 9pm ET With Catherine Bracy How Venture Capital Ate the World Tune in Going LIVE Tuesday 3/11 6pm PT 9pm ET With Catherine Bracy How Venture Capital Ate the World Tune in"
TikTok Link 2025-03-10T23:16Z 134.2K followers, [----] engagements
"On the latest episode of The Rip Current Harvard Law Professor Lawrence Lessig describes how AI has fundamentally transformed his early ideas about the need to live in a world free of traditional notions of authorship and copyright. Download wherever you get your podcasts #fyp #techtok #tech #technology #ai #artificialintelligence #podcast #podcasts #creatorsearchinsights Episode [--] of The Rip Current Podcast: Lawrence Lessig Episode [--] of The Rip Current Podcast: Lawrence Lessig"
TikTok Link 2025-04-16T17:47Z 131.5K followers, [----] engagements
"If you care about keeping America creative this one is for you. Why did The White House fire the head of the copyright office Maybe because she seemed to be preparing to keep A.I. companies from stealing your copyrighted ideas. Read or watch the whole piece at TheRipCurrent.com. #content #contentcreator #copyright #copyrightinfringement #influencers #creator #creators A.I. Wants to Steal Your Ideas. The White House Seems to Be Fine With It. A.I. Wants to Steal Your Ideas. The White House Seems to Be Fine With It"
TikTok Link 2025-05-13T17:11Z 134.1K followers, [----] engagements
"Rio is a front-row seat to the tightening relationship between Brazil and China not just in trade.but in certain values especially when it comes to the privacy/safety tradeoff around surveillance. And the US doesn't really have much of an answer for any of it. #brazil #china #technology #travel #travelblog #tech #cameras #rio #sol #innovation #gadgets #future #travels #exploremore #beachlife#techtok"
TikTok Link 2025-05-30T22:05Z 131.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Trying not to be paranoid here but the WH wants a ton of data about us all. It's describing its Palantir project as an effort to do away with waste and fraud by eliminating silos. But as other nations have learned the silos are what make the difference between an efficient digital government and chilling oppressive surveillance. Read and listen to the latest at TheRipCurrent.com. #privacy #technology #technologynews #tech"
TikTok Link 2025-06-02T18:28Z 132.6K followers, 10.5K engagements
"It looks like President Trump and his team think that tariffs can really sway other countries. But China and the rest of the BRICS countries (Brazil Russia India China South Africa) may have what they need when it comes to things the U.S. has sold them in the past. My recent trip to Brazil taught me that China's go-to source for corn and soy won't be us in the future. #russia #india #brazil #china #southafrica #riodejaneiro"
TikTok Link 2025-07-09T15:31Z 132K followers, 71.1K engagements
"Brazil is another world: one where coups are punished former presidents wear ankle monitors and Trump's efforts to interfere seem to have no effect. #bolsonaro #brazil #rio #riodejaneiro #trump #lula"
TikTok Link 2025-07-18T17:36Z 130.5K followers, 274K engagements
"When the market gets its way the wheels can come right off as this good reporting from Reuters' Jeff Horwitz shows. That's especially true in a world where what you like and dont like is totally private and never tested against your ideas about who you want to be in public. Thats just one of the many cool takeaways from AI. #ai #artificialintelligence #meta #facebook"
TikTok Link 2025-09-03T23:34Z 134.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Larry Ellison sits at the nexus of TikTok Israel Trump OpenAI and two major news networks. He's the billionaire to watch. Also check out the fine folks at hardreset.substack.com who did a great job pointing Ellison out this week #openai #oracle #trump #tiktok #fyp #china"
TikTok Link 2025-09-16T23:10Z 133.7K followers, 43.2K engagements
"The employment hunt is tough right now and the conventional wisdom is that its tariffs uncertainty immigration and inflation thats to blame with a little AI thrown in. But heres another big reason you may be having trouble finding a job. The podcast will be out this week at TheRipCurrent.com #employment #unemployment #jobs #careers #work Why We Cant Find a Job Why We Cant Find a Job"
TikTok Link 2025-09-24T04:38Z 129.4K followers, 50.2K engagements
"SB [--] has the AI makers undoubtedly throwing their mushroom coffee across the room this afternoon. #ai #artificialintelligence #openai #claude #chatgpt A new law in California probably has Big Tech SCREAMING right now A new law in California probably has Big Tech SCREAMING right now"
TikTok Link 2025-09-29T21:36Z 134.2K followers, 299.2K engagements
"AI bias is a big problem already but I had NO IDEA about caste bias in the models in India which is a [----] billion-person problem with global ramifications. Great reporting from MIT Tech Review entitled "OpenAI is huge in India. Its models are steeped in caste bias." #india #ai #openai #chatgpt #bias #llm"
TikTok Link 2025-10-02T16:35Z 128.8K followers, [----] engagements
"What problem are we solving exactly #sora #openai #chatgpt #ai What is Sora for What is Sora for"
TikTok Link 2025-10-05T22:53Z 126.1K followers, 94.7K engagements
"For a guy who didnt mean to be a sex symbol - or at least regretted it later - DAngelo had it going ON. #rip #dangelo #music RIP DAngelo RIP DAngelo"
TikTok Link 2025-10-15T00:31Z 126.1K followers, [----] engagements
"The WH says the ballroom will seat [---] guests. At even [--] sq feet per person thats only [-----] square feet. Thats before you even look at the budget so uh. #whitehouse #washingtondc The WH Ballroom Plans Make No Sense The WH Ballroom Plans Make No Sense"
TikTok Link 2025-10-26T00:13Z 134K followers, 470.9K engagements
"Read the whole piece at TheRipCurrent.com #ai #medicine #battlefield Death on the battlefield and the future of ai Death on the battlefield and the future of ai"
TikTok Link 2025-10-28T23:06Z 128.3K followers, 40.8K engagements
"The company says its work with [---] mental health experts has brought the incidence down by 65% but this is still millions of people. What responsibility do the makers of ChatGPT have to head this off #chatgpt #openai #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealth AI Psychosis on ChatGPT AI Psychosis on ChatGPT"
TikTok Link 2025-10-30T18:53Z 128.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Gorgeous day here has me reflecting on positive possibilities. #investing #investment #money Why the Right Incentives Could Change the World Why the Right Incentives Could Change the World"
TikTok Link 2025-11-05T16:12Z 129.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Shutdown air travel tips Dont fly if you dont have to fly on a Wednesday or Saturday and snack up HARD before you get on board. #airport #travel #shutdown #airplane Shutdown Travel Advice Shutdown Travel Advice"
TikTok Link 2025-11-08T22:31Z 131.4K followers, 881.5K engagements
"Theres an art and strategy to holding out effectively and unfortunately doing it wrong and giving up early erases the value youve created up to that point. Thats what the Dems seem to have done here. #democrats #politics Did the Democrats Give Up too Early Heres the Science. Did the Democrats Give Up too Early Heres the Science"
TikTok Link 2025-11-10T20:00Z 129.4K followers, [----] engagements
"The cultural allergy to AIs effect on the brain - and the lawsuits that will follow - are the first steps in pushing back effectively. #ai #llm #chatgpt #claude #technology AI Psychosis and How Well Fight Back AI Psychosis and How Well Fight Back"
TikTok Link 2025-11-11T06:02Z [--] followers, [----] engagements
"Do we want a world where secret relationships between sources and journalists yield occasional revelations Or a world where the relationships are openly adversarial and as a result we know less #journalism #epstein Michael Wolff and Jeffrey Epstein Michael Wolff and Jeffrey Epstein"
TikTok Link 2025-11-14T19:38Z 132.7K followers, 318K engagements
"Trumps leaked AI order would BAN all state AI laws the only real protections we have. California Colorado Illinois gone. And 80% of Americans actually want regulation. This isnt about innovation its about removing the last democratic guardrails we have. Full breakdown in todays episode on YT and SS. And subscribe to Hard Reset on SS where Im now contributing a column each week. The first one is about this #AI #AIlaw #TechNews #Politics #Trump #California #AIRegulation #SocialImpact #TechPolicy #TheRipCurrent #JacobWard Your Only AI Rights Are State Rights and Trump Wants Them Gone Your Only"
TikTok Link 2025-11-21T16:00Z 131.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Three major insurers just asked regulators to let them exclude A.I.-related losses entirely. They say the risks are unpriceable. When the risk people want no part of you thats trouble. #AI #TechUpdate #AIBubble #InsuranceCrisis #TechPolicy #ArtificialIntelligence #JacobWard #TheRipCurrent Tech Headlines Why Insurers Want Out of A.I. Liability Tech Headlines Why Insurers Want Out of A.I. Liability"
TikTok Link 2025-11-25T03:15Z [--] followers, [----] engagements
"#stitch with @Natalie Sheu Sorry this happened to you and its not just weirdits illegal under California law This is why journalists identify themselves ahead of time and should always ask if youd like to be on camera - to make clear the conversation is public. #dating #privacy #privacymatters #datingadvice Stitch Incoming: The Two-Party Privacy Rule Stitch Incoming: The Two-Party Privacy Rule"
TikTok Link 2025-12-14T21:30Z 133.8K followers, 17.3K engagements
"Americans dont hate AI for no reason. The benefits are vague. The job losses are not. And the safeguards keep failing. [----] is when the backlash gets real. #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #TechNews #AIRegulation #Grok #ElonMusk #FutureOfWork #TechPsychology #TheRipCurrent #JakeWard #aibacklash Why Do Americans Hate AI Why Do Americans Hate AI"
TikTok Link 2026-01-02T20:01Z 134.1K followers, [----] engagements
"Its a preview of whats to come folks. What happened at the Kolkata stadium wasnt really about soccer. It was about expectation exclusion and betrayal. People paid real money to be promised proximity to something global elite and Western and then watched it vanish behind velvet ropes. India has spent decades becoming the back office of the global economy: customer service coding moderation creative labor. And Western AI companies are quietly building tools designed to erase exactly those jobs. If that kind of anger can explode over a botched stadium appearance imagine what it looks like when"
TikTok Link 2026-01-03T00:52Z 134.1K followers, 12.4K engagements
"We just arent mature enough as a society to make these choices even as we give ourselves the technology to make them. Thats what Im learning. #tech #technology #ai #genetics #medicine Not Everything is Negotiable Not Everything is Negotiable"
TikTok Link 2026-01-13T05:23Z 134.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Lets feed 2B more people on 50% less land as half of American farmers age out of the industry. #tech #robots #robot #farmers #farming #agriculture #crops #climatechange Robot-run farms are coming Robot-run farms are coming"
TikTok Link 2023-01-05T01:21Z 134.9K followers, 33.8K engagements
"For people overworked and disconnected AI romance apps are becoming a tool for finding the affection and positivity we all need to function. But long-term are we going to lose something important #romance #ai #artificialintelligence Romantic AI Romantic AI"
TikTok Link 2023-06-05T14:17Z 134.3K followers, 22.9K engagements
"Laser-mounted killer robotsthat deliver organic baby kale. #ai #robot #farming *Just weeds. Killer robot with an AI brain *Just weeds. Killer robot with an AI brain"
TikTok Link 2023-06-07T22:56Z 134.9K followers, 2.1M engagements
"A robot taxi seems to have blocked first reponders path to the mass shooting in SF this weekend; we covered SFFD complaints about these taxis just two weeks ago. #robots #tech #techtok (@paulvaldezsf on Twitter) Robot Car Blocks Police Response to Mass Shooting (@paulvaldezsf on Twitter) Robot Car Blocks Police Response to Mass Shooting"
TikTok Link 2023-06-11T04:49Z 135.2K followers, 251K engagements
"New radio show on @siriusxm Tune into The Acceleration Hour Fridays at 1pm ET. Tech perspective and some very excellent guests. (Its the tin can voice moment that really got me.) #techtok #tech Listen to The Acceleration Hour on SiriusXM Fridays at 1pm Listen to The Acceleration Hour on SiriusXM Fridays at 1pm ET Listen to The Acceleration Hour on SiriusXM Fridays at 1pm Listen to The Acceleration Hour on SiriusXM Fridays at 1pm ET"
TikTok Link 2023-07-07T00:28Z 134.9K followers, [----] engagements
"Today is my last at NBC. Im not emotional youre emotional. Thank you to everyone there for an incredible run. Eager to partner up on new projects - dont be shy - and to share whats next when I can. #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealth #journalism #news What its like to leave NBC News What its like to leave NBC News"
TikTok Link 2024-03-12T18:21Z 135.2K followers, 27.3K engagements
"What do we think Different licensing/legal responsibilities for social media companies depending on what they optimize for Are we with that #addiction #socialmedia #law"
TikTok Link 2024-05-07T01:13Z 135.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Silicon Valley is in trouble. Maybe not existential trouble but the days of having no oversight are over because smart tech-savvy mission-driven folks are being recruited by the agencies charged with keeping big tech in check. #techtok #tech #technology #ai #artificialintelligence"
TikTok Link 2024-10-22T20:49Z 135.2K followers, 17.8K engagements
"In a #Trump presidency Ill be working on A) not letting myself be caught unprepared for whats coming B) finding ways to support a culture in which men uplift women and C) focusing on what I can control from working in my community to staying mentally and physically healthy. What are your preparations Three Ways Ill Be Handling a Trump Presidency Three Ways Ill Be Handling a Trump Presidency"
TikTok Link 2024-11-06T18:21Z 137.9K followers, 178.9K engagements
"A group of tech CEOs is literally placing bets on the arrival of a one-person billion-dollar company according to Sam Altman. But holy geez what will the economic fallout of that be like in terms of income inequality Read what the IMF and well American history has to say about it at TheRipCurrent.com or see the full video on YT. Link in bio #artificialintelligence #techtok #tech #innovation #metaverse #developer #technology #techie #automation #software #cybersecurity #gadgets #blockchain #programming #web3 #cryptonews Does a One-Person Company Mean a Million Layoffs Does a One-Person Company"
TikTok Link 2025-03-05T23:53Z 134.3K followers, [----] engagements
"They dont tell you in the paper that it was a side-to-side earthquake which is far more horrifying than the up-and-down kind. #earthquake #california #oakland What Its Like in an Earthquake What Its Like in an Earthquake"
TikTok Link 2025-09-22T19:40Z 135K followers, 294.9K engagements
"Robots that can improvise lift and replace human labor are headed to U.S. factories by [----] and nobody voted on it. #Robots #AI #FutureOfWork #Automation #CES #TechPolitics #Labor #HumanoidRobots #TheRipCurrent Humanoid Robots are Ready. Democracy Isnt. Humanoid Robots are Ready. Democracy Isnt"
TikTok Link 2026-01-08T22:31Z 134.4K followers, [----] engagements
"At Davos AI isnt winning debates its winning cocktail hours. When Big Tech throws the best parties global policy starts following the guest list. This is how power actually moves now. #Davos #WorldEconomicForum #AI #BigTech #ripcurrent Davos Is Just a High School Reunion And AI Companies are the Cool Kids Davos Is Just a High School Reunion And AI Companies are the Cool Kids"
TikTok Link 2026-01-22T21:04Z 134.3K followers, [----] engagements
"#ad Most tech companies dont ask. But DuckDuckGo did. So I partnered up with them to answer a big question. Yes AI or no AI I chose no: less automation more control. You can let them know your opinion at VoteYesOrNoAI.com. #DuckDuckGoPartner #Ad #Sponsored #AIChoice #PrivacyMatters AI and Choice #DuckDuckGo #ad AI and Choice #DuckDuckGo #ad"
TikTok Link 2026-01-23T23:13Z 135.1K followers, [----] engagements
"Meta's internal goal: "total teen time spent." Google called it "solving kids is a massive opportunity." Instagram knew teens were weaponizing features to torment each other. They knew. They always knew. And now the documents are public. Full breakdown at TheRipCurrent.com #BigTech #Lawsuit #RipCurrent #Teens #SocialMedia Big Tech's Internal Documents Just Leaked And They're Damning (Pt 1) Big Tech's Internal Documents Just Leaked And They're Damning (Pt 1)"
TikTok Link 2026-01-28T01:20Z 134.4K followers, 10.9K engagements
"We've always cared about two kinds of harm: financial (theft) and physical (injury/death). But behavioral harm We blame the addict not the machine. These lawsuits could change that. Just like we did with Big Tobacco we're learning some technologies are more powerful than our ability to resist them. If courts recognize that social media companies engineered addiction while knowing the damage we enter a new era. Not just for kids. For all of us. More at TheRipCurrent.com. #BehavioralHarm #BigTech #RipCurrent #BigTobacco #Addiction Big Tech's Internal Documents Just Leaked And They're Damning"
TikTok Link 2026-01-28T01:23Z 134.4K followers, 11.8K engagements
"This isnt personal. Its structural. Wall Street rewards cost-cutting faster than innovation. Executives get paid to shrink payroll. AI hype makes it easier to justify. Harvard Business Review opening the lid on this dynamic. #Career #Layoff #ripcurrent #Work #TechNews Companies Are Firing Humans Before AI is Ready to do the Job Companies Are Firing Humans Before AI is Ready to do the Job"
TikTok Link 2026-01-30T01:51Z 138.7K followers, 65.9K engagements
"They spent $75 billion building a surveillance machine that doesn't just track immigrantsit tracks everyone. Here's what they bought with your tax dollars: 🔹 Iris scanners with 5M+ records 🔹 Facial recognition (Clearview AI) 🔹 "Stingray" fake cell towers that grab your phone's ID 🔹 Your location data bought from commercial brokers (no warrant needed) 🔹 Palantir platform that pulls Medicaid + IRS records 🔹 Phone hacking tech that accesses devices remotely Body cam footage shows agents using ChatGPT to write reports. DHS now runs 200+ AI systems with basically zero oversight. This isn't"
TikTok Link 2026-02-02T23:25Z 138.7K followers, [----] engagements
"AI is being blamed for massive layoffs at companies like Amazon and Dow but a new study shows something more unsettling is happening. Companies arent cutting jobs because AI can already do the work. Theyre cutting jobs because they believe it will someday. That belief is reshaping hiring career paths and which skills actually keep people employed. In this episode of The Rip Current I break down: Why profitable companies lay people off What a new Harvard Business Review study reveals about AI-driven cuts The human skills that still matter most in an AI-saturated workplace What job-seekers"
TikTok Link 2026-02-03T06:36Z 138.7K followers, [----] engagements
"In [----] Nikolai Kardashev thought he'd discovered alien life. What he actually found changed how we think about humanity's place in the universe and makes clear that we're wasting our one shot at existence. The closest potentially habitable planet is [------] years away. We're already living on the generation ship. This is all we get. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - A dark moment calls for cosmic perspective 2:00 - The alien signal that wasn't 3:15 - The Kardashev Scale: We're barely a [---] 4:45 - Where is everybody The Fermi Paradox 6:30 - The match flare solution: We're alone in time 8:00 - Proxima"
TikTok Link 2026-02-03T06:38Z 138.7K followers, [----] engagements
"🚨 Watch to uncover how ICE is revolutionizing surveillance in the U.S. From iris scanners to AI-powered mobile tools this isn't just about bordersit's about our everyday lives. From tech shopping sprees funded by $75B to using Clearview AI and stingray tech this is the evolution of undercover operations. 📱🤖💰 Discover how tools like Cellebrite Palantir and even ChatGPT shape enforcementand impact everyone. #SurveillanceNation #TechTakedown #ICE #PrivacyMatters #TechInvasion #ClearviewAI #Palantir #Cellebrite #StingrayTech #BorderBeyondBorders #AIRevolution 🔍👁🗨💡 #ripcurrent"
TikTok Link 2026-02-03T17:10Z 138.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Well need much more than nets to solve the global mental health crisis were in but these nets and the frank discussions that inspired them are a sign that were looking at these problems more clearly than ever. If you or someone you know is in crisis text or call [---]. See our full report on @nbcnews. #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #california #goldengatebridge The Surprising Power of the Suicide Nets at Golden Gate Bridge The Surprising Power of the Suicide Nets at Golden Gate Bridge"
TikTok Link 2024-01-19T17:05Z 138.5K followers, 1.5M engagements
"When a tech company like OpenAI doesnt get the dark message at the heart of science fiction (in this case starting Scarlett Johannson) they often wind up copying it and bringing it to life. #openai #chatgpt #her #Tech #techtok #technology ScarlettJohannsonOpenAIand BigTechsLackofImagination ScarlettJohannsonOpenAIand BigTechsLackofImagination"
TikTok Link 2024-05-21T15:36Z 138.7K followers, 46.3K engagements
"1 billion people unemployed. The death of romance. Mutated minds. In this episode of The Rip Current Social Dilemma cocreator Aza Raskin pushes past the obvious risks of A.I. and reveals some big scary ones. BUT he also has some great ideas for how to turn things around in the time we have including naming a bunch of new human rights for the A.I. age. The Rip Current with Jacob Ward is available wherever you get your podcasts. #AI #artificialintelligence #socialdilemma #technology #tech #podcast"
TikTok Link 2025-07-23T14:00Z 138.5K followers, [----] engagements
"I could spend hours at these booths. #ces #ces2023 #Tech #robot #robots #3dprinting #ai #future #futuretech #china The most interesting thing at CES The most interesting thing at CES"
TikTok Link 2023-01-06T23:54Z 138.7K followers, 799.1K engagements
"Explosive internal documents from Meta Google YouTube and TikTok are being made public as part of major lawsuits. What they reveal is damning: these companies knew exactly how much harm their platforms were causing kids and they prioritized "total teen time spent" anyway. I break down the most shocking findings and why this could mark a turning point in how we think about behavioral harm in America. 0:00 - Why this week matters for tech accountability 1:45 - The lawsuits that are forcing these documents into the open 3:30 - Theme #1: The business value of kids 5:15 - "Solving kids is a"
TikTok Link 2026-02-03T06:37Z 138.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Superyachts Melania and Bezos vs $99k/year journalists. #ripcurrent #journalism #headlines #business #billionaires The Price of Laying Off Journalists The Price of Laying Off Journalists"
TikTok Link 2026-02-05T00:21Z 138.7K followers, 87.8K engagements
"Opening arguments started TODAY in what could be social medias Big Tobacco moment. But this isnt about bad contentits about who designed these apps to be addictive in the first place. 🚨 Whats happening right now: Meta & YouTube on trial in LA Superior Court 19-year-old plaintiff says addictive features caused anxiety body dysmorphia suicidal thoughts starting at age [--] Simultaneously: New Mexico suing Meta for failing to protect kids from predators Meta warned damages could hit tens of billions 🎯 Heres the key difference: These lawsuits SIDESTEP Section [---] (the law that usually protects"
TikTok Link 2026-02-09T23:31Z 138.7K followers, 65.4K engagements
"The January jobs report looked decent until you realize healthcare is doing ALL the hiring. Meanwhile 109K people got laid offmany for AI tools that don't even work yet. This is what "AI-washing" looks like and our job statistics can't see it. Read the whole thing at HardResetMedia.com. #AI #jobs #economy #labor #ripcurrent An AI-Shaped Hole in the Economy An AI-Shaped Hole in the Economy"
TikTok Link 2026-02-12T02:05Z 138.7K followers, 17.7K engagements
"Declaring that a rigged game is now fair is just another form of cheating. Read more at TheRipCurrent.com (link in bio). #diversity #racism #History #historytok #ally #truth Arguing about DEI is Stupid But Heres How to Do It Arguing about DEI is Stupid But Heres How to Do It"
TikTok Link 2025-02-26T04:34Z 138.7K followers, 119.3K engagements
"Its easier to make money off who you are at your worst than it is to make money off who you are at your best. PS Grab a copy of The Loop when you get a moment #AI #capitalism #theloop #Tech #techtok #robot #artificialintelligence #chatgpt #midjourney #dalle #BookTok Heres what scares me about where AI is headed. Heres what scares me about where AI is headed"
TikTok Link 2023-01-26T05:22Z 138.7K followers, 73.3K engagements
"Why I wrote The Loop: How Technology is Creating a World without Choices and How to Fight Back and why we have to fight to protect the best parts of who we are. #ethics #Tech #LearnOnTikTok #TikTokTaughtMe #ai #artificialintelligence #BookTok #booktiktok #crypto #advice #tips #graphicdesign #psychology #behavior #economics #behavioraleconomics #democracy #knowthyself #revolution #creator #howto #theloop #author #authortiktok #vision #Science #biology #perception #reality #television #production"
TikTok Link 2022-10-01T22:28Z 138.7K followers, 54.6K engagements
"Check out Dr Jennifer Freyd and her Center for Institutional Courage to learn how to defend yourself and all of us against DARVO #bondi #psychology #ripcurrent #epstein Pam Bondi and the DARVO Strategy Pam Bondi and the DARVO Strategy"
TikTok Link 2026-02-14T22:48Z 138.7K followers, 47.2K engagements
"None of us will have jobs but it turns out the VCs might get canned first. So thats something. #AI #jobs #economy #investing #ripcurrent The AI Job Apocalypse Has a Silver Lining The AI Job Apocalypse Has a Silver Lining"
TikTok Link 2026-02-13T23:13Z 138.7K followers, 49.8K engagements
"The January jobs report looked decent until you realize healthcare is doing ALL the hiring. Meanwhile 109K people got laid offmany for AI tools that don't even work yet. This is what "AI-washing" looks like and our job statistics can't see it. Read the whole thing at HardResetMedia.com. #AI #jobs #economy #labor #ripcurrent An AI-Shaped Hole in the Economy An AI-Shaped Hole in the Economy"
TikTok Link 2026-02-12T02:05Z 138.7K followers, 17.7K engagements
"This is what it looks like when theres real political accountability in a Western democracy. #Epstein #Trump #RipCurrent #Accountability #Politics The Epstein Files are Poised to Bring Down the Government. Just Not Our Government. The Epstein Files are Poised to Bring Down the Government. Just Not Our Government"
TikTok Link 2026-02-11T23:01Z 138.7K followers, 359.6K engagements
"This is what you get when you get rid of the creative people. #ripcurrent #SuperBowl #creativity #hollywood Why the Super Bowl Ads SUCKED Why the Super Bowl Ads SUCKED"
TikTok Link 2026-02-11T01:11Z 138.7K followers, [----] engagements
"TLDR: Be down or be quiet. What Bad Bunny Reveals About 🍊 What Bad Bunny Reveals About 🍊"
TikTok Link 2026-02-10T00:07Z 138.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Opening arguments started TODAY in what could be social medias Big Tobacco moment. But this isnt about bad contentits about who designed these apps to be addictive in the first place. 🚨 Whats happening right now: Meta & YouTube on trial in LA Superior Court 19-year-old plaintiff says addictive features caused anxiety body dysmorphia suicidal thoughts starting at age [--] Simultaneously: New Mexico suing Meta for failing to protect kids from predators Meta warned damages could hit tens of billions 🎯 Heres the key difference: These lawsuits SIDESTEP Section [---] (the law that usually protects"
TikTok Link 2026-02-09T23:31Z 138.7K followers, 65.4K engagements
"#stitch with @thewrightmuseum This is of course funny and sad at the same time but it also illustrates an amazing psychological piece of circuitry. We transmit emotions without having to speak or talk it over. #ripcurrent #psychology #MentalHealth Humans Catch Panic Humans Catch Panic"
TikTok Link 2026-02-06T20:13Z 138.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Try something new every day Chinese State Television Chinese State Television"
TikTok Link 2026-02-05T00:23Z 138.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Superyachts Melania and Bezos vs $99k/year journalists. #ripcurrent #journalism #headlines #business #billionaires The Price of Laying Off Journalists The Price of Laying Off Journalists"
TikTok Link 2026-02-05T00:21Z 138.7K followers, 87.8K engagements
"🚨 Watch to uncover how ICE is revolutionizing surveillance in the U.S. From iris scanners to AI-powered mobile tools this isn't just about bordersit's about our everyday lives. From tech shopping sprees funded by $75B to using Clearview AI and stingray tech this is the evolution of undercover operations. 📱🤖💰 Discover how tools like Cellebrite Palantir and even ChatGPT shape enforcementand impact everyone. #SurveillanceNation #TechTakedown #ICE #PrivacyMatters #TechInvasion #ClearviewAI #Palantir #Cellebrite #StingrayTech #BorderBeyondBorders #AIRevolution 🔍👁🗨💡 #ripcurrent"
TikTok Link 2026-02-03T17:10Z 138.7K followers, [----] engagements
"In [----] Nikolai Kardashev thought he'd discovered alien life. What he actually found changed how we think about humanity's place in the universe and makes clear that we're wasting our one shot at existence. The closest potentially habitable planet is [------] years away. We're already living on the generation ship. This is all we get. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - A dark moment calls for cosmic perspective 2:00 - The alien signal that wasn't 3:15 - The Kardashev Scale: We're barely a [---] 4:45 - Where is everybody The Fermi Paradox 6:30 - The match flare solution: We're alone in time 8:00 - Proxima"
TikTok Link 2026-02-03T06:38Z 138.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Explosive internal documents from Meta Google YouTube and TikTok are being made public as part of major lawsuits. What they reveal is damning: these companies knew exactly how much harm their platforms were causing kids and they prioritized "total teen time spent" anyway. I break down the most shocking findings and why this could mark a turning point in how we think about behavioral harm in America. 0:00 - Why this week matters for tech accountability 1:45 - The lawsuits that are forcing these documents into the open 3:30 - Theme #1: The business value of kids 5:15 - "Solving kids is a"
TikTok Link 2026-02-03T06:37Z 138.7K followers, [----] engagements
"AI is being blamed for massive layoffs at companies like Amazon and Dow but a new study shows something more unsettling is happening. Companies arent cutting jobs because AI can already do the work. Theyre cutting jobs because they believe it will someday. That belief is reshaping hiring career paths and which skills actually keep people employed. In this episode of The Rip Current I break down: Why profitable companies lay people off What a new Harvard Business Review study reveals about AI-driven cuts The human skills that still matter most in an AI-saturated workplace What job-seekers"
TikTok Link 2026-02-03T06:36Z 138.7K followers, [----] engagements
"They spent $75 billion building a surveillance machine that doesn't just track immigrantsit tracks everyone. Here's what they bought with your tax dollars: 🔹 Iris scanners with 5M+ records 🔹 Facial recognition (Clearview AI) 🔹 "Stingray" fake cell towers that grab your phone's ID 🔹 Your location data bought from commercial brokers (no warrant needed) 🔹 Palantir platform that pulls Medicaid + IRS records 🔹 Phone hacking tech that accesses devices remotely Body cam footage shows agents using ChatGPT to write reports. DHS now runs 200+ AI systems with basically zero oversight. This isn't"
TikTok Link 2026-02-02T23:25Z 138.7K followers, [----] engagements
"New court documents reveal what big tech wanted from kids all these years. Catch the whole thing on This Week in Tech. And big thanks to @twittok as ever for having me What Big Tech Knew About Teens What Big Tech Knew About Teens"
TikTok Link 2026-01-30T02:37Z 138.7K followers, [----] engagements
"This isnt personal. Its structural. Wall Street rewards cost-cutting faster than innovation. Executives get paid to shrink payroll. AI hype makes it easier to justify. Harvard Business Review opening the lid on this dynamic. #Career #Layoff #ripcurrent #Work #TechNews Companies Are Firing Humans Before AI is Ready to do the Job Companies Are Firing Humans Before AI is Ready to do the Job"
TikTok Link 2026-01-30T01:51Z 138.7K followers, 65.9K engagements
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