#mediaproducers present us with information about #ourworld. An #objectiveview is an #ideal only. #Objectivity exists as an #aspiration. #Facts themselves might be objectively true, their #presentation never is. #context matters. It would be nice to have a tool that presents all this #content in a manner that helps us categorise & consume less nudgingly. Only #FOSS can deliver here. Be prepared for #manipulative #agents, as #AI is a #tool of #opression primarily. #ads is #legal #humanhacking
#CanadianWriters appear ready to strike as they hold contract talks with the country’s indie #film & #television producers.
#WritersGuildOfCanada revealed 96.5% of eligible members voted to authorize a strike if a new deal with the #Canadian #MediaProducers Assn cannot be reached. “This strike authorization vote, a first in the guild’s 33-year history, represents a pivotal moment for #Canadian #screenwriters,” Wgc exec director Victoria Shen said in a statement on Thurs