In the mega-consumption era of parenthood, the internet tells new moms that products can solve the hardest parts of having a newborn. All they have to do is add to cart.
How Target Figured Out A Teen Girl Was Pregnant Before Her Father Did
Target has perfected the technique of analyzing consumers' shopping habits to figure out who's pregnant. How can they send customers congratulatory coupons without freaking them out?
Horrific AI-Generated Breastfeeding Images Bypass Facebook’s Moderation
A page called Mom Daily is using AI-generated images of mothers and babies to bypass Facebook’s rules on nudity, with some really terrifying results.
Provision of Onsite Prenatal Care Services at U.S. Federally Qualified Health Centers
Efficacy of infant simulator programmes to prevent teenage pregnancy: a school-based cluster randomised controlled trial in Western Australia
The infant simulator-based VIP programme did not achieve its aim of reducing teenage pregnancy. Girls in the intervention group were more likely to experience a birth or an induced abortion than those in the control group before they reached 20 years of age.
What I Can't Show You
Most Community Health Centers Provide Prenatal Care, But One-Third Still Lack Services | HPHCI: Department of Population Medicine
Boston, MA—A new national study provides the first comprehensive look at prenatal care services offered by federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), revealing that while these safety-net providers play a critical role in caring for low-income and racially diverse pregnant populations, significant gaps in access remain.
Moving Car-Free as a Parent
Observations & reflections on moving around with an infant–photo diaries included.
Preparing Physicians for the Clinical Algorithm Era
The U.S. government recently took steps to ensure that clinical decision support algorithms are safe for clinical use. The next and larger step will be teaching physicians how to use the algorithms ...
Preparing Physicians for the Clinical Algorithm Era
The U.S. government recently took steps to ensure that clinical decision support algorithms are safe for clinical use. The next and larger step will be teaching physicians how to use the algorithms ...
Can you imagine raising a kid without ChatGPT? Sam Altman can’t | Arwa Mahdawi
The OpenAI CEO gushed about the bot’s parental-assistance abilities. Is it really his best child-rearing hack?
Crying Newborn Has No Idea How Much Worse It Gets
MEDFORD, OR—Saying the infant really ought to save her tears for the real shit that’s headed her way, sources familiar with crying newborn Sophia Whitfield confirmed Monday that she had no idea how much worse it was going to get. Observers told reporters the shrieking baby was clearly oblivious to the fact that any distress she experienced […]
My AI Adoption Journey
My experience adopting any meaningful tool is that I've necessarily gone through three phases: (1) a period of inefficiency (2) a period of adequacy, then finally (3) a period of workflow and life-altering discovery.
Can A.I. Keep a Parent Alive?
You can now make a virtual replica of a loved one. The question is what it can give you in return.
Does AI stop children from learning?
New data show the peril and promise of the technology
Do You Like These AI Images of Dying, Mutilated Children? Facebook Algorithm Wonders
Facebook's recommendation engine, which is core to the company's business model, is injecting grotesque images of AI-generated child gore into people's feeds.
Many are appropriately outraged by Altman’s comments here implying that raising a human child is akin to “training” an AI model. This is part of a broader pattern where AI industry leaders use language that collapses the boundary between human and machine. 🧵/
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SAM ALTMAN: “People talk about how much energy it takes to train an AI model … But it also takes a lot of energy to train a human. It takes like 20 years of life and all of the food you eat during that time before you get smart.”
