Sameer’s Newsletter

Truman meets Kim K meets Amazon — only in this newsletter

On this day in 1948, the Chicago Daily Tribune famously printed the wrong presidential results due to the logistical challenges of printing, as seen in…

Nov 4 • 

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October 2025

OpenAI Says “Adults Are Adults” — While Meta Listens In

OpenAI Plans to Allow Erotica and Change Mental Health Restrictions for Adult Users Read here.

Oct 16 • 

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The Importance of Showing Up

Let me start with a disclaimer.

Oct 6 • 

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September 2025

Who Controls the Future? AI Platforms, Parental Oversight, and Talent Flows

Grokipedia as Wikipedia Alternative?

Sep 30 • 

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Bans sparked protests and AI companies faced new scrutiny.

Gen Z protests in Nepal have led to the country’s first female Prime Minister.

Sep 13 • 

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OpenAI Just Saved Google

In a previous post, I mentioned Google’s antitrust case and the unusual proposal that Perplexity might buy Chrome.

Sep 7 • 

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August 2025

Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married... but your AI teacher is worried

Pop-culture may be in its daylight era, but the AI world feels a bit more all too well after a string of tough realizations in recent days.

Aug 26 • 

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You don't need this newsletter anymore...

...but we all need better journalism.

Aug 8 • 

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Relying on AI? Here’s What You Might Be Missing

Do you count on AI tools to fact-check information?

Aug 4 • 

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July 2025

Coldplay? No. AI Agents? Yes.

My regular readers might have noticed there was no newsletter last week.

Jul 20 • 

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Can Elon Musk’s AI Chatbot Be Trusted to Fact-Check Misinformation on X?

This week’s theme touches on a core part of my research: the role of algorithms and the crowd in identifying and contextualizing misinformation.

Jul 7 • 

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June 2025

Looks like Meta isn’t done poaching talent from OpenAI

Wishing all the readers a joyful and empowering Pride Month as we celebrate the ongoing journey toward equality.

Jun 30 • 

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