I think I’ve finally pinpointed why it is that I have an allergic reaction when I’m confronted with a text that has me as the intended recipient, but that has been run through an LLM to change or “clean up” the wording - especially if it’s internal communication or even direct communication. Well, at the very least, I think I’ve found the vocabulary to express the idea: When you run your message through an LLM, it will inevitably obscure what you actually wanted to say; we choose words for a reason after all - even if they’re sometimes not the right words.
A programming note: I initially wanted to cover Microsoft’s earnings today, but I am changing the schedule a bit as I felt more inspired to write today’s piece. Almost two decades ago, Hewlett-Packard (HP) was the first tech company to exceed $100 Billion annual revenue threshold in 2007.
I immensely enjoyed doing the editorial review of this series of thinkpieces for IT For Change.
This piece by Gabriella Razanno advances the concept of "beneficial visibility" using the digitalisation of social grants in South Africa as a critical case study. It sheds light on the racist and patriarchal architecture of digital public infrastructure.
https://itforchange.net/beneficial-visibility-agency-and-inclusion-digital-public
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Full Video: https://youtu.be/s-RBp7MWcGE
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