Fighting Fascism pod welcomes Sarah Myers West, "who lays out why #AI, as it's currently structured, is all about the consolidation of power among a handful of #oligarchs, but also how that's not how it needs to be."
(v. her co-authored piece, "The Great AI Grift": https://www.thenation.com/article/economy/ai-crony-capitalism-grift/)
#tech #artificialIntelligence #BigTech #techFutures #techCriticism #techOligarchs
Grimes calls AI "more influential than Jesus" — and also "the most dangerous thing coming."
She warns about military AI, names OpenAI and Grok as particularly risky, and criticizes Silicon Valley's pursuit of a "digital god."
Her new album Psy Opera is mostly human-made — except one track, "DeepSeek," with lyrics by open-source DeepSeek.
She backs decentralized AI, not lab control.
"We have come to this cultural agreement that convenience is so important that it trumps everything else, forgetting that anything that matters in life is inconvenient [...] I think we should re-value difficulty, overcoming difficulty, and take pleasure in gaining mastery, because it is a form of empowerment"
#SpeakingOutOfPlace welcomes #CarissaVéliz, author of #Prophecy
#AI #tech #artificialIntelligence #techCriticism #techFutures #BigTech #books @bookstodon
Today I have the immense pleasure of talking with Carissa Véliz, an associate professor at the University of Oxford, about her new book, Prophecy: Prediction, Power, and the Fight for the Future—from Ancient Oracles to AI. Linking this work ...
📊 Pembaruan data analitik telah tersedia.
"Breathe Easy & Save: Unlocking AirDoctor Coupon Codes for 40% Off & The Hidden Costs of Modern Tech"
🔗 Akses repositori/dokumentasi: https://www.rebios.net/architectural-gaslighting-the-hidden-tax-of-serverless-dreams/
Make macOS consistently bad (unironically)
#HackerNews #Make #macOS #consistently #bad #unironically #techcriticism #macOS #discussion #softwareengineering #HackerNews
Online authenticity isn’t accidental—it’s designed.
A conversation with Alice E. Marwick on how digital platforms incentivize curated “realness,” reward controversy, and reshape communication. We also explore why meaningful, civil discourse is increasingly difficult online.
Listen now → https://youtu.be/6n1fQqdu5Gw
#TheInternetIsCrack #Authenticity #SurveillanceCapitalism #DigitalCulture #TechCriticism #Podcast
This week: Who benefits from your data? (Hint: not you.)
Listen now → https://youtu.be/6n1fQqdu5Gw
#TheInternetIsCrack #DataEthics #SurveillanceCapitalism #Privacy #TechCriticism #AliceMarwick #Podcast
'As the higher brain functions of society fade, what remains gradually starts to look like an economic creature moving on instinct—a zombie, mostly brain-dead, reacting only to immediate stimuli and driven by an insatiable hunger. [...] Not the “new industrial revolution” promised by #AI leadership, but weak productivity, low-value workslop, and a massive bubble of unprofitability.'
https://brooklynrail.org/2026/02/field-notes/social-debraining/
#tech #techCriticism #labour #artificialIntelligence #SiliconValley
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