TL;DR,
HOPE YOU ALL ENJOYED THE LONG WEEKEND AND PLAN TO ENJOY THE SHORT WEEK AHEAD. WELCOME TO ANOTHER ISSUE OF THE·BY·PRODUCT. A WEEKLY RECAP OF WHAT IS GOING DOWN & WHAT IS COMING UP. AS YOU NOW KNOW THE·BY·PRODUCT IS A PRODUCT OF PRODUCT INC.
CATEGORY: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
It’s alive! Or is it? Arguments over whether Google’s large language model has a soul distract from the real-world problems that plague artificial intelligence. / Via Wired
CATEGORY: THE ECONOMY
Astronomical gastronomy. Skyrocketing food prices in the U.S. are changing the way Americans eat and grocery shop — they're buying more store brands, and less costly meat and produce. Some are now just making do with less. Via / Axios
CATEGORY: HUMAN LIFE
Younger generations are expressing a need for deeper engagement and more authentic social interaction, but can they find it online? Via / Wunderman Thomson
CATEGORY: ROBOTICS
Are we about to the enter Hot Robot Summer? We're encountering lots more robots in our daily lives — delivering our food, pouring our drinks, mowing our lawns — but they're just a small glimpse of what's to come / Via Axios
CATEGORY: INTERNET
As if there was not already enough chatter about Web3. Get ready to completely bypass Web 4.0 and thanks to Jack we can hop right into the future as it lives in a Web5 world. / Via Google Slides
CATEGORY: STREETWEAR
They evolved out of a desire to keep up with the latest news and drops from the hottest streetwear and sneaker brands. Now, rival media brands Hypebeast and Highsnobiety are both pushing further into commerce. Will it work? / Via Vogue
CATEGORY: STREETWEAR
These teens and twenty-somethings just haven’t cornered the market on how to resell a pair of Jordans for a hefty profit — they’ve also created a whole school around it. Word. / Via Mel