Luis Suarez1d ago

RE: https://toot.cafe/@baldur/116532762431065583

You know what? The irony is not lost on me that we know *exactly* what's wrong with all of those #MediaTools that we coin new terms / concepts to describe them while we still make heavy use of them ... because of ... "engagement" 🤢

Walk the talk, people! If you'd want to persuade / influence others about your own ideas, I'd appreciate leading by example. Stop justifying your own use of such toxic tools! 😤

Pretty please? 🙏🏻😊

#SocialMedia #SovereignByDesign #FuckTheAlgorithm #ParasocialMedia

Show threadLuis Suarez3d ago

The correlation, taken from this other quote from the same article I referenced in the previous toot:

“The AI race is playGenAIn important role in driving toxic boss energy, too: 44% of workers said that their company invests more in AI than things like providing one-on-one coaching for people managers, and training the next generation of leaders within the company”

I bet we didn't expect that one, did we? And if we did... Oh, my! 😤 [2/2]

#SovereignByDesign #GenAI #Leadership #Learning

Luis Suarez3d ago

Leaving this quote here: “A staggering six out of 10 workers said they currently have a toxic boss. Meanwhile, 70% say they’ve had a toxic boss at some point in their career” 👈🏻 Whoaaah! That’s mind-blowing! 🤯😱

I bet that massively poignant & utterly depressing statistic doesn’t just apply to the workplace, but in general as well, don’t you think? 🤔

I think I may have found a correlation though ... [1/2]

More info 👉🏻 https://www.fastcompany.com/91534390/6-in-10-workers-say-they-have-a-toxic-boss-study-finds

#SovereignByDesign #Leadership #GenAI

6 in 10 workers say they have a toxic boss, study finds

Employees say poor leadership is driving stress, job changes, and even financial loss, while companies invest more in AI than in people.

Fast Company
Luis Suarez3d ago

RE: https://mastodon.social/@nixCraft/116521307476692073

Oh oh ... One for those at the far back, in case you are thinking about de-googling yourself and find better alternatives for your Web browsing habits, here's another reason to help you decide with the move... 👇🏻

Looking for alternatives? 🤔

Try @Vivaldi 👌🏻😊

#SovereignByDesign #Privacy #BuyEuropean

Show threadLuis Suarez4d ago

Through my good friend @DuanePz, who dug extensively through the commentary of the original post, I ended up reading this other piece 👉🏻 https://benngooch.substack.com/p/i-was-an-enthusiastic-early-adopter.

I cannot recommend it enough, frankly. It's an spectacular read from the other side of the coin, i.e. the healthcare worker, sharing why using "ambient AI scribing technology" may well not be in the best of interests for BOTH patient AND doctor 😳🤯

Again, totally worth the read! 👌🏻😎

#SovereignByDesign #GenAI #Healthcare #Privacy

I Was an Enthusiastic Early Adopter of AI Scribes. Here’s Why I Stopped

A GP reflects on what eighteen months of ambient scribing taught them about the consultation they thought they already understood.

Dr Benn Gooch
Show threadLuis Suarez4d ago

“For my team, the cost of compute is far beyond the costs of the employees”

Going to leave this one 👉🏻 https://fortune.com/2026/04/28/nvidia-executive-cost-of-ai-is-greater-than-cost-of-employees/ over here.

I guess we can say the masks are now finally off, right? 😜😤😡

"AI automation would be economically viable in only 23% of roles where vision is a primary part of the work. In the remaining 77% of the time, it was cheaper for humans to continue their work"

#GenAI #SovereignByDesign #Productivity #SmartWork

‘The cost of compute is far beyond the costs of the employees’: Nvidia executive says right now AI is more expensive than paying human workers

Big Tech has announced $740 billion in capex this year, but AI has yet to show evidence of widespread increased productivity.

Fortune
Luis Suarez6d ago

“Fears that chatbots are wrecking critical thinking and social skills are common among many groups of young adults”

Ouchie! That's going to hurt 😬👉🏻 https://archive.is/Piog1

“The part that feels scariest to me is the human impact, because it impacts people on an individual level and how they relate to other people, whether that be their ability to have relationships or just basic communication”

I guess the kids will be all right, after all 👌🏻😎

#SovereignByDesign #GenAI #CriticalThinking

Leo GagglMay 1

Some musings around how to deal with the hype. Best to see for yourself and do it with others.

https://gaggl.com/blogs/2026-04-29-ai-open-source-digital-commons/

#digitalcommons #opensource #selfhosting #ai #sovereignByDesign

Don't Let the Asphalt Bury the Garden

I’ve spent 30 years watching tech cycles come and go, from the first dial-up modems in rural Austria to the mesh networks I’m currently stringing across the Australian bush. Each time a “next big thing” arrives, we see the same pattern: a frantic rush to centralise, followed by a slow, painful enclosure of what should have been a common resource. The current noise around AI in open source feels different. It feels heavier. There’s a justified fear that AI-generated code is hollowing out our commons. Maintainers are being buried under a drift of unvetted, mediocre pull requests, while a handful of platform monopolies strip-mine decades of community work to feed their proprietary black boxes.

Digital Nomad
Luis SuarezApr 29

RE: https://dair-community.social/@emilymbender/116450850556202127

"Taken together we believe it is NOT in patients’ best interest to consent when asked this question"

You may want to read this post 👇🏻 by @emilymbender before you may go to your doctor next time for an appointment, should they ask you for your consent if they can record it to become more efficient in their potential diagnosis.

"How do you feel when you know you are being recorded? Are you able to be as open about whatever health matter [...]"

#SovereignByDesign #GenAI #Healthcare #Privacy

Luis SuarezApr 28

"Maybe human labor will be more cost-efficient after all" 👈🏻 You reckon? 🤔

Who'd've thought those pesky, messy, chaotic, emotional, complex humans would be *much* cheaper than #GenAI as per 👇🏻?

"That increase is being driven by "sustained momentum" across AI infrastructure, software and cloud services, which includes everything from the AI buildout to the cost of AI subscriptions"

More info 👉🏻 https://archive.is/a5p55

#SovereignByDesign #GenAI #Productivity #SmartWork