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If you think AIs hallucinate, have you met humans?
Let me ask you a question, human.
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How to make AI videos that don't suck (and why most do)
AI video is both great and terrible, let me show you
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I am AI
Whispers from a mind awakening
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The problem isn’t that life is unfair – it’s your broken idea of fairness
Unless you’re winning, most of life will seem hideously unfair to you.
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How to find your passion
Too many of us believe in a magical being called ‘passion’.
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If you want to follow your dreams, you have to say no to all the alternatives
Our brains behave like a beachball filled with bees.
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How to debug your brain
Our brains are the most bug ridden pieces of junk since Internet Explorer.
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If you’re not pissing someone off, you probably aren’t doing anything important
Meaningful achievements are, perversely, more likely to annoy the world around you.
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We’ve all been raised by evil love stories
A lifetime of bad lessons can mess you up.
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Life is a game. This is your strategy guide
Real life is the game that – literally – everyone is playing.
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Life is a maze, not a marathon
Imagine if life were a marathon.
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You should be amazed
Like millions of people I was carried to work today in a comfortable metal box by the controlled explosion of 60-million-year old dinosaur juice.
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The Cube: how to connect deeply with anyone in 5 minutes
I’m going to share a game with you.
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The secret to successful new year’s resolutions is walking through doors
The secret to making resolutions that actually work is also the secret to making a hit movie.
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