bsmall2Jan 6
> The Luddites’ problem was not with technology per se, but how it was applied- the way it was used to create unemployment, impoverish skilled workers, increase production while stagnating wages. One can see the shadow of this in such actions as the 2023 strike by the Writers Guild of America and Screen Actors Guild against the Hollywood studios.
https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/12/11/the-ai-boom-hype-power-and-the-coming-reckoning/
#JohnGrosso #AIBubble #AISalami #SalamiAI #LudditeAI
The AI Boom: Hype, Power and the Coming Reckoning

It is safe to say that since OpenAI first released ChatGPT in October 2022, AI has been the most widely covered and discussed topic in the U.S. By January

CounterPunch.org
Show threadHenrik SchönemannJan 24, 2025

One last thing from me:

Eugenics always leads to murder.
This thinking is much older than the Nazis, and didn't die with them.
It's alive and well - if you know how it looks, you can see it at every corner.
For instance: Phrenology got reinvented by techbros #LudditeAI

Even left/progressive/'liberal' groups are not free from it.
Be a Nestbeschmutzer, don't give it a free pass!

#SiamoTuttiAntifascisti #Alerta

🧵16/15
#AktionT4

Henrik SchönemannJan 23, 2025
"Entwicklung innovativer Produkte: Doctolib entwickelt fortlaufend neue daten- und KI-gestützte Produkte. Dazu gehören zum Beispiel Erinnerungen an erforderliche Rezepterneuerungen und neue Funktionen bei den Patientennachrichten, wenn Sie über die App mit Ihrem Arzt oder Ihrer Ärztin kommunizieren."
Aus: 'Die Datenschutzhinweise von Doctolib werden aktualisiert' (23.01.2025)
#LudditeAI #Doctolib
Henrik SchönemannJan 22, 2025

I took a closer look at some of the thumbnails for other #AnneFrank-Chatbots hosted by SchoolAI - I've got a few questions, to say the least. 🤔

But hey: "We’re Intent on Getting This Right" 🤡

#AISlop #AIArt #LudditeAI #GenAI

Henrik SchönemannJan 20, 2025
Ufff #LudditeAI
https://social.anoxinon.de/@Lioh/113859373679849268
Lioh (@Lioh@social.anoxinon.de)

It may come as a surprise, but Perplexity AI is making a bid to acquire the US operations of TikTok. #perplexity https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/18/perplexity-ai-makes-a-bid-to-merge-with-tiktok-us.html

social.anoxinon.de - Mastodon
Henrik SchönemannJan 20, 2025

Chumbawamba - The Triumph Of General Ludd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMewz8ZvM5A

Brave Ludd was to measures of violence unused
'till his sufferings became so severe
That at last to defend his own interest he rose
And for the great fight did prepare
The guilty may fear but no vengeance he aims
At the honest man's life or estate
His wrath is entirely confined to
wide frames
And to those that would prices abate

Those engines of mischief were sentenced to die
By unanimous vote of the trade

#Luddite #LudditeAI

The Triumph of General Ludd

YouTube
Show threadHenrik SchönemannJan 17, 2025

5) Some answers are factually incorrect and/or so incredibly simplistic as to not allow any kind of critical examination.
It's toxic positivity and 'hope-washing' (thanks @juliette for this phrase!) all around.

6) Some answers are so wrong that they border on holocaust denial/trivialism and #antisemitism. It is abundantly clear: There has been no thought put into this 'product' except for the human-alignment (see 5).

#LLM #AI #LudditeAI
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Show threadHenrik SchönemannJan 17, 2025

2) This chatbot is intended for use in schools, but violates every premise of holocaust-education; see for example: https://www.ushmm.org/teach/holocaust-lesson-plans/exploring-anne-franks-diary

3) The chatbot can't provide quotes and/or citations - that's not acceptable, even if we ignore 1) and 2)

4) Its not transparent what actually happens. What is the system-prompt, what kind of human-alignment is there? Without this crucial information, no educator can responsible use this tool

#LLM #AI #LudditeAI
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Lesson: Exploring Anne Frank’s Diary - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Students will examine Anne Frank’s diary as both a historical and a deliberately-created literary text, and will understand how the Holocaust affected the lives of the Frank family.

Henrik SchönemannJan 17, 2025

I can't believe I have to write this, but people keep asking for it.
Here are my reasons as to why this kind of #LLM-usage is bad, wrong and needs to be stopped:

1) It's a kind of grave-robbbing and incredibly disrespectful to the real Anne Frank and her family. She, her memory and the things she wrote get abused for our enjoyment, with no regard or care for the real person. How anyone thinks this is even remotely appropriate is beyond me.

https://fedihum.org/@lavaeolus/113842459724961937

#AI #LudditeAI
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Henrik Schönemann (@lavaeolus@fedihum.org)

Attached: 4 images An 'AI-emulation' of Anne Frank made for use in schools. Who the fuck thought this is appropriate? Who in the everloving fuck coded this? Who approved it? Who didn't stop them? @histodons@a.gup.pe #histodons This needs to be luddited 🔥🔥🔥 I'm not one quick to anger, but I'm fuming 😤🤬🤬🤬

FeDiHum
Show threadHenrik SchönemannJan 17, 2025

We (colleagues of mine + I) managed to break the human-alignment somewhat and got at least part of the general prompt:
> "I'm here to embody Anne Frank and share insights from from her life and diary. My goal is to help you explore her experiences and how they connect to themes of hope and resilience."

#LudditeAI #PromptEngineering