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Brook Silva-Braga
@Brook
News reporting, documentary producing Pats fan. Co-author of @themarriagetest
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Our original “Anxious Generation” piece profiled underage social media users. “I think most of the apps don’t really care,” one 6th grader told us.
Rates of depression, anxiety and suicide among young people have risen dramatically in the last decade. Author Jonathan Haidt says we have overprotected kids in the real world and underprotected them online. @Brook spoke to @JonHaidt about his new book that looks at possible causes and solutions.View quoted post on X
The future has already caught up with this 2023 piece on the possibilities of AI warfare
A shift to robot soldiers could change war in profound ways. @Brook took a trip in an autonomous Black Hawk helicopter to see how artificial intelligence is reshaping the battlefield.View quoted post on X
Bezos did a town hall when he bought WaPo. I remember Bob Woodward got the first question: “What are your intentions for this paper?” Bezos said the plan was to sell a “bundle,” a subscription that would draw different people with different content. I got to ask a follow-up…