Samantha Cole

Samantha Cole

Sam Cole is writing from the far reaches of the internet, about sexuality, the adult industry, online culture, and AI. She's the author of How Sex Changed the Internet and the Internet Changed Sex.
305 posts
Behind the Blog: Launch Week and Instagram's Illegal Ads Problem
Behind The Blog

Behind the Blog: Launch Week and Instagram's Illegal Ads Problem

We discuss launch week, stress, making a website, and Instagram’s big illegal ads problem.
Samantha Cole Samantha Cole
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‘Life or Death:’ AI-Generated Mushroom Foraging Books Are All Over Amazon
News

‘Life or Death:’ AI-Generated Mushroom Foraging Books Are All Over Amazon

Experts are worried that books produced by ChatGPT for sale on Amazon, which target beginner foragers, could end up killing someone.
Samantha Cole Samantha Cole
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The Community Pushing AI-Generated Porn to ‘the Edge of Knowledge’
Features

The Community Pushing AI-Generated Porn to ‘the Edge of Knowledge’

A small group of AI porn hobbyists are generating grotesque images that defy physical reality, and baffle academics.
Samantha Cole Samantha Cole
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Welcome to 404 Media
Announcements

Welcome to 404 Media

At 404 Media, we aspire to create a sustainable, responsible, reader-supported technology media business.
Jason Koebler Jason Koebler ,
Samantha Cole Samantha Cole ,
Emanuel Maiberg Emanuel Maiberg ,
Joseph Cox Joseph Cox
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Why Are Sex Toy Vibration Patterns So Terrible?
Features

Why Are Sex Toy Vibration Patterns So Terrible?

The quest for answers about how vibrator modes are tested and designed.
Samantha Cole Samantha Cole
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