3000+ Followers — Thank You!

I’m humbled to announce that The Weathered Publication on Medium has surpassed 3,000 followers and keeps increasing. From the bottom of my heart, Thank You! This honor does not belong to me but to you. It goes to show us that in times of turmoil, our community comes together.

Weathered on Medium (and off Medium) have been very busy, so let’s get right to it.

First, an important story about consent in AI from editor YL. Wolfe.

When Are We Going to Talk About Consent in A.I.?

AI is destroying so many livelihoods, from writers to marketers to artists. It begs the question that YL Wolfe writes:

But did the rest of us consent to this? Did anyone even ask us if we, as a collective, wanted to go forward with this?

Next up is a new writer Miki Toyota and her article about the Minamata Bay poisoning and the corporate coverup.

The Poison That Lingers: What Minamata Bay Taught Us About Justice

While I won’t give away the culprit, the residents of the area realized something was drastically wrong when the local stray cats danced and…