E.R. “Eric” Burgess
Writer, CEO of Credtent.org and CPO of psyML.co, game and gamification designer, marketing/branding, former podcaster of Boardgame Babylon. PAY CREATORS FOR AI TRAINING OR LET THEM OPT-OUT
- Wow anyone else finding #applenews unusable due to an aggro @intuit-turbotax.bsky.social ad? Thinking it’s time to cancel both of them.
- Need to #chillout? This is a new album of #relaxing tracks from my daughter's side-project, Natural Rest Studio. music.apple.com/us/album/qui...
- Your #creative #content is valuable. You should be paid when it shows up in #AIoverviews since 92% of them don't give you a click. @credtent.bsky.social now empowers #publishers #media companies to earn from #AI use of your work. The Quality Content Revolution open.substack.com/pub/burgessi...
- My #weekendread is quite the tome. It's a defense of Enlightenment ideals that's deep and approachable. Pinker supports his arguments with statistical evidence and insights from great philosophers, tackling our tendency toward unwarranted pessimism. Highly recommended. amzn.to/4jwwIXk
- My #weekendread was an intro about #AI. For detractors, Between You and AI is useful. It provides a practical explanation of not just artificial intelligence, but it encourages exploration and learning that is vital for people and businesses to embrace. It's quite rosy, though. amzn.to/49s1X12
- Important reporting from @vtanger.bsky.social about #copyright and #AI. @credtent.bsky.social is here to help resolve these issues. More creatives, publishers, and data providers join the fight each day. futurism.com/artificial-i...
- #netflixandvibecoding - I guess that's pretty 2026.
- My #weekendread was this entertaining #book on the subject. While the style is breezy, the message is sound - we do need more social interaction to get the best from our brains. A solid, approachable read. amzn.to/3YpdmJW
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- Happy New Year! A restful time meant I just went through this #weekendread all the way. Good quotes, a fair number of incorrect stories (research!), and lots of useful ideas. Stoicism is handy in the modern world, but let's never forget the value of heart.
- On holiday, and I'm working on some fiction so my #weekendread is about writing. While most of the sensible suggestions in the book are things I learned in college, a reminder never hurts. amzn.to/4optghK
- Dear @pizzahut.bsky.social - please hire a #UX designer to tell you to let people login using their email address and not just their phone. If they already have signed in with their email address, your workflow does not allow access to their account. You lost a sale and probably a customer.
- My #weekendread was Abundance, a passable book that compiles a lot of ideas that the authors talked about elsewhere. The criticism of the extremes of both sides is solid, but there's not a lot of coherence throughout. amzn.to/48Q0hzl
- Get your #kids better #boardgames for #Christmas and #Hanukkah this year. #giftguide medium.com/boardgame-ba...
- Getting lighter this far into December, so my #weekendread was this memoir from Cameron Crowe. While the #book is a good read for fans of rock music and his exceptional career, it's more a high level biography and not terribly thoughtful. amzn.to/4ooMsw8
- The #Disney #AI deal is more than just Sora with Mickey. It validates the future of licensing for LLMs. open.substack.com/pub/burgessi...
- Jane McGonigal is one of my favorite thinkers, as a fellow #gamedesigner and #futurist. My #weekendread is ideal for teaching the development of an open mind to change. Essential for broadening your mindset, like her seminal book Reality Is Broken. amzn.to/3M1dwUX
- Thinking of playing with #Lovable? Here's a code for some free use: lovable.dev/invite/P3R6FCS Full disclosure, I get some credits if you do.
- My #weekendread was another #AI #book in the doomer category, but it's a useful one from thoughtful people. The warnings are important and there are solutions. Worthwhile #read. amzn.to/4p9dkRY
- Come on @pandasaurusgames.com - hire a proofreader to avoid this kind of embarrassing typo. Editors like me are worth the hire. #typoteasing
- The significant impact of #reading electronically versus physical #books is the subject of my #weekendread. The data gathered by this excellent author is alarming and also not surprising. amzn.to/4hBYZKWehd
- A small piece of #fiction for my paid subs. Thanks for those who support. open.substack.com/pub/burgessi...
- My #weekendread was this inessential retelling of the drama of OpenAI's early days. The insight into Altman and his motivations is limited. The #book feels like reading the news at the time, which many of us did. Thus, the book adds nothing new to the story. amzn.to/3Jn6gS9
- Insta-buy. @kennethhite.bsky.social is one of the best writers in the space.
- Yes, I keep focusing on the mission of protecting #creative people even when some of them respond by pushing more than their heads into the sand. Folks, #AI isn't going anywhere. #GenerativeAI isn't going to 'die in a fire'. If we don't rally together, it'll simply eliminate creative jobs.
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- #Denmark is consistently getting this stuff right. #techregulation #AI #socialmedia www.engadget.com/social-media...?
- My #weekendread was Scott Galloway's new book. It's a compilation of so many smart things he's said in the past on his various podcasts and in his blog. Galloway's vision of masculinity matches my own: providing, protection, and perseverance are all key. amzn.to/3LpfY7r
- I think it’s because she called them “shorties” which is tired slang and also definitely insulting to billionaires but what do you think? apple.news/AlQIM8-cHQLy...
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- Grant's Hidden Potential has been on the #weekendread list to read for a while. It tells some intriguing data points that inspire us to broader our perspective on how we can achieve. amzn.to/4p9LcOv
- Clearly Temu knows how much I love my #blackcat, but I do not want this.
- If this is the future of corporate #media, audiences will abandon it as #cringe. apple.news/A1DIXsv66Tdq...
- Be careful with those #AIbrowsers, folks. burgessing.substack.com/p/ai-browser...
- If you don’t know @tomtomorrow.bsky.social, you are missing out on the best comic around: comic panels of mostly text, truth-telling penguins, chef’s kiss absurdism, and plenty of laughter - which is the only medicine anyone’s going to be able to afford soon so I suggest you support this project!
- It's all hands on deck. I am shamelessly asking, one more time, for reposts and signal boost as this bird glides toward a landing in a few hours. It's gonna be a beautiful book, and there aren't going to be very many available afterwards! www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...
- It only some pro-social billionaire had bought #bakerandtaylor instead of private equity firms, maybe #libraries would be okay. While they’re at it, buy @vromansbookstore.bsky.social too. H/T: @404media.co www.404media.co/libraries-sc...
- Oh dear. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
