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Ari

@alightman

Professor, Digital Media and Marketing. Trying to make sense of an increasingly digitized and complex future.....

 Mostly Pittsburgh
Joined January 2008
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Always good chatting with you Evan
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Pittsburgh tech leaders are eager for business under Trump, even as some quietly fret about policies post-gazette.com/business/te…

Pittsburgh tech leaders are eager for business under Trump, even as some quietly fret about policies

As a phalanx of the largest tech leaders in the world lined up behind President Donald Trump during his Monday inauguration, a quieter procession of technology...

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Rivers of Steel announces next president post-gazette.com/local/city/…

Rivers of Steel announces next president

The Rivers of Steel Heritage Corporation has announced Mary W. Murrin as the next president and chief executive officer, effective March 1. Ms. Murrin,...

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Pretty Disturbing, nice chatting with you @TBarrabi nypost.com/2024/08/22/busine… @HeinzCollege
Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot goes viral with mind-blowing deepfakes of Trump, Taylor Swift

Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot goes viral with mind-blowing deepfakes of Trump, Taylor Swift

Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot is flooding the web with "deepfake" images of everyone from Donald Trump and Kamala Harris to Taylor Swift and Musk himself – and the results range from totally wacky...

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Great Chatting with you @smelendez. Good story, thx for including me. One year of Threads: How is Meta’s X rival really doing? @HeinzCollege fastcompany.com/91150207/thr…
One year of Threads: How is Meta’s X rival really doing?

One year of Threads: How is Meta’s X rival really doing?

Meta’s app claims 175 million monthly active users, but it's still far from clear whether the app—or any other—will be the next X.

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Will be interesting to see the potential impact on bundling and streaming , nice chatting with you @joeready - There are 4.8 billion reasons why other leagues are watching the fallout from 'Sunday Ticket' case abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireSt…
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Thx for including me @TechJohnEdwards. Important considerations ….informationweek.com/cyber-re…
How to Protect Your Enterprise from Deepfake Damage

How to Protect Your Enterprise from Deepfake Damage

As fraudulent content proliferates, it's important to build a defense and response strategy. Here's how to get started.

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Thx for including me in the story @meeranavlakha Is the White House being hypocritical about TikTok? mashable.com/article/white-h…

Is the White House being hypocritical about TikTok?

By posting on TikTok and courting influencers, the government appears to be sending mixed messages while signing a ban into law.

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I really enjoyed this post from Kristof. We discuss protest culture and activism in my Measuring Social Class. I think mythologizing former protests to affect change underscores the toil/benefit... How Protesters Can Actually Help Palestinians nytimes.com/2024/05/01/opini…
Opinion | How Protesters Can Actually Help Palestinians (Published 2024)

Opinion | How Protesters Can Actually Help Palestinians (Published 2024)

I worry that the more aggressive demonstrators may be hurting the Gazans they’re trying to support.

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Great chatting with you @HeidiSMitchell How to Protect Your Child Against Identity Theft. wsj.com/tech/cybersecurity/c…

How to Protect Your Child Against Identity Theft

Scammers have all sorts of ways to get information about kids—information they can use to steal their identity. And it may be years before it’s discovered.

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Last time I heard something similar I think I was watching a movie about the mob - "pay for protection"..... apnews.com/article/trump-nat…
Trump says he once told a NATO ally to pay its share or he'd 'encourage' Russia to do what it wanted

Trump says he once told a NATO ally to pay its share or he'd 'encourage' Russia to do what it wanted

Republican front-runner Donald Trump says he warned NATO allies as president that he “would encourage” Russia “to do whatever the hell they want” to members who are “delinquent."

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Social media platform X added 10 million new users in December, CEO says | Social Media News | Al Jazeera - define “users” - synthetic or human? Active or Non? Employees or stakeholder directly ties to Musk? aljazeera.com/economy/2023/1…
Social media platform X added 10 million new users in December, CEO says

Social media platform X added 10 million new users in December, CEO says

Linda Yaccarino makes announcement amid exodus of advertisers from the platform.

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Nice chatting with you @CherylMunk Virtual credit cards are an underused tool that can help shoppers protect themselves. But how much do you really know about them? wsj.com/tech/cybersecurity/v… via @WSJ

Virtual Credit Cards: What Are They and Should You Use Them?

Some security experts say they can help shoppers protect themselves from online fraud.

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Great chattig with you @lanumnikolas - 'Reinventing history': Experts warn the end of physical media will give tech giants even greater control foxbusiness.com/media/reinve… #FoxBusiness

'Reinventing history': Experts warn the end of physical media will give tech giants even greater...

Experts warn that retailers moving away from physical media toward a digital future could give Big Tech more influence over history, culture and content.

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Nice chatting with you @rachelcericola Why We’re Pulling Our Recommendation of Wyze Security Cameras | Wirecutter nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/… via @wirecutter

Why We’re Pausing Our Recommendation of Wyze Smart Home Devices

Wyze doesn’t understand its responsibilities in dealing with customer security and privacy. We won’t review Wyze smart devices until it learns to do better.

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I'm having a hard time with the methodology and evaluation criteria but interesting study. - M.B.A. students were pitted against ChatGPT to see who has better ideas. There was a clear winner wsj.com/tech/ai/mba-students… via @WSJ

M.B.A. Students vs. AI: Who Comes Up With More Innovative Ideas?

We put humans and AI to the test. The results weren’t even close.

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Fascinating stuff, we discuss/debate in my Measuring Social class- Will AI Degrade Online Communities? techpolicy.press/will-ai-deg…
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Great article @MilesKlee Zoom Is Using You to Train AI. So Will Everyone Else rollingstone.com/culture/cul… via @RollingStone @HeinzCollege
Zoom Is Using You to Train AI. So Will Everyone Else

Zoom Is Using You to Train AI. So Will Everyone Else

Zoom is facing backlash for collecting user data to train AI products, but other Silicon Valley tech giants are sure to follow suit

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Thanks for including my thoughts@edwardsegalcom1 9 Leadership Lessons From What Elon Musk Has Done And Said About AI ⁦@HeinzCollege⁩ ⁦@HeinzExecEd⁩ forbes.com/sites/edwardsegal…
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This is not good on many levels.... npr.org/2023/07/28/119066343…
Did an honesty researcher fabricate data?

Did an honesty researcher fabricate data?

Duke professor and behavioral scientist Dan Ariely has been accused of using falsified data in research into ways to make people more honest. New info makes the case against him look stronger.

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Great speaking with you ⁦@karissabe⁩ Twitter’s rebrand to X could worsen its legal and financial problems engadget.com/twitters-rebran…
Twitter’s rebrand to X could worsen its legal and financial problems - Engadget

Twitter’s rebrand to X could worsen its legal and financial problems - Engadget

Twitter's rebrand to X could pose significant legal and financial challenges to the company, which has struggled financially since Elon Musk's takeover.

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