Jordan Pearson

Executive Editor, Tech

jordan.pearson@vice.com
Tech news

AI-Generated Propaganda Is Just as Persuasive as the Real Thing, Worrying Study Finds

Propaganda from popular AI tools “could blend into online information environments on par with…existing foreign covert propaganda campaigns."
Jordan Pearson
2.21.24
Opinion

How Starship Troopers’ Psychic Subplot Explains Its Divisive Message

The internet is warring over Paul Verhoeven’s subversive 1997 sci-fi blockbuster, and one puzzling element explains its message: psychic powers.
Jordan Pearson
2.20.24
Tech news

X Suspends, Then Reinstates, Alexei Navalny’s Widow After Pledge to Continue Anti-Putin Politician’s Work

Yulia Navalnaya pledged to continue her late husband’s work to unseat Vladimir Putin in videos shared across social media. X promptly suspended her.
Jordan Pearson
2.20.24
tech-science

Study Featuring AI-Generated Giant Rat Penis Retracted, Journal Apologizes

A peer-reviewed study featured nonsensical AI images including a giant rat penis in the latest example of how generative AI has seeped into academia.
Jordan Pearson
2.16.24
Tech news

Scientific Journal Publishes AI-Generated Rat with Gigantic Penis In Worrying Incident

AI-generated images in a new academic paper included a rat with a gigantic penis; a peer reviewer who spoke to Motherboard said it wasn't their concern.
Jordan Pearson
2.15.24
Tech news

Man Shot at by Cops Who Got Scared by an Acorn ‘Damaged for Life’

Marquis Jackson was handcuffed in the back of a police car when officers began firing into the car after being startled by an acorn.
Jordan Pearson
2.14.24
Tech news

A Crowd Attacked a Self-Driving Car and Set It on Fire. It's Unlikely to Be the Last Time.

The incident in San Francisco is the latest in a years-long trend of people lashing out at driverless vehicles as controversies pile up.
Jordan Pearson
2.12.24
Tech news

How Tech Firms Made a Crypto-Boosting Book an NYT Best Seller by Gaming the System

Motherboard found that firms linked to a16z and general partner Chris Dixon bought numerous copies of his new book promoting cryptocurrencies, which became an NYT Best Seller.
Jordan Pearson
2.8.24
Tech news

Even the Kremlin Is Fact-Checking Tucker Carlson Ahead of Putin Interview

Carlson's claim that no other Western journalist has tried to interview Putin was instantly debunked by reporters and now, the Kremlin itself.
Jordan Pearson
2.7.24
tech-science

There Are ‘Lost Civilizations’ Under the Sea. Scientists Want to Find Them Before It’s Too Late.

“We know almost nothing” about ancient peoples whose lands were submerged by rising seas, scientists say, and we must investigate before it's impossible.
Jordan Pearson
2.6.24
Tech news

Apple Vision Pro Turned the Real World Into a ‘Black Mirror’ Episode Overnight

You, too, can live in a new tech dystopia—for the low, low cost of $3,499 plus $199 for an extra battery pack.
Jordan Pearson
2.5.24
Tech news

Zuckerberg Boasts He Will Be AI God King Because We Already Gave Him All Our Data

Meta's plan to overtake the competition in AI hinges on billions of images, posts, and videos that were willingly given.
Jordan Pearson
2.2.24
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