Reading Log ForJune 8, 2026 (#175)

This week its some thoughts on Bari Weiss and the fall of CBS News, AI companies trying to manipulate Reddit to manipulate AI, and more.

The Internet

• Companies Are Using Reddit to Manipulate ChatGPT and Google AI Search - Jason Koebler

AI

• The attack on competence - Iris Meredith
• The Zig project's rationale for their firm anti-AI contribution policy - Simon Willison

Podcasts

• Darknet Diaries: Vastaamo
• Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Deus vs. Machina
• The Indicator: How AI is clogging the courtroom
• Planet Money: The sneaky way companies get new chemicals into our food

Journalism

• A tale of two media women - Marisa Kabas

A Song to Leave You With

Against Me! - Baby, I'm an Anarchist!