100% Media 0% Nonsense: The cultural moment for microblogging has passed and Twitter’s model was doubtful before Elon Musk came along. Threads, the Meta copycat, needs to innovate as well leverage Instagram’s scale, writes the editor.
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Lawmakers and international bodies move to regulate AI, Google delays Bard launch in EU and Meta and LinkedIn reveal new generative AI tools, all this week in MED-AI.