While this article is from #ASPI ( a well known conservative and neoliberal platform) the contrast couldn't be starker - here Meg Tapia has a review in support of an economics paper that slams #GenAISlop from woe to go.

"That gut feeling – what participants described as being overwhelmed by information volume, an inability to distinguish truth from falsehood, and a sense of algorithmic manipulation – now has economic proof." Source: https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/how-ai-rots-the-information-environment-a-nobel-economist-has-modelled-it/ )

#Economics #Enshitification @pluralistic

If you're into economics, propositions and proofs, here is a link to the orignal article.

https://iepecdg.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/f227506.pdf

A Nobel economist models how AI rots the information environment | The Strategist

Most Australians already know something is wrong with our information environment. An Australian National University survey of 20,000 average Australians found disinformation consistently ranked among top national security concerns. Participants rated it as more serious ...

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The reduction in Taiwan's special defence budget will impede its plans for a porcupine strategy as a key part of maintaining deterrence against threats from China

https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/taiwans-legislature-slashes-equipment-budget-weakening-porcupine-strategy/

#Taiwan #military #ASPI #台灣

#ASPI hiah-nī chèng-keng ê mûi-thé, ta̍k-pái lóng ē kā tô͘ ōe kah ko͘-chui ko͘-chui ê. https://aspistrategist.org.au/old-enemies-meet-in-beijing-as-china-promotes-its-influence-in-taiwan
Old enemies meet in Beijing as China promotes its influence in Taiwan | The Strategist

Meetings between the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Taiwan’s Kuomintang (KMT) are now routine, no longer tentative or discreet but frequent and increasingly public. From 7 to 12 April 2026, KMT chair Cheng Li-wun is ...

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A new report by ASPI about why Taiwan matters to Australia and the world

"Taiwan is not a peripheral issue. It sits at the intersection of global trade, advanced technology, democratic values and regional security. What happens there will shape Australia’s prosperity, security and way of life for decades."

https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/taiwan-matters-australia-needs-to-understand-why/

#Taiwan #auspol #ASPI #military #democracy #台灣 #政治

Taiwan matters. Australia needs to understand why | The Strategist

When Australians think about Taiwan, the focus is often narrow: a distant sovereignty dispute in the Taiwan Strait, or a potential flashpoint between China and the United States. This framing understates the scale of what ...

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Chin-chiàⁿ chiok kah-ì #ASPI ta̍k-pái teh pò #Tâioân, lóng ōe chit-chióng 90s tiān-tōng ê tô͘ lâi chò soan-thoân. https://aspistrategist.org.au/chinas-united-front-work-on-taiwan-returns-to-first-principles
Back to the old ways: China tries to persuade Taiwanese they're Chinese | The Strategist

In 2024, China’s united front system tried to love-bomb Taiwanese youth through cross-strait exchanges and outreach programs designed to cultivate goodwill and influence. In 2025, Beijing returned to a more traditional playbook: shaping how Taiwan’s ...

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There has been an almost complete cessation of PLA air activity in the Taiwan Strait over the past ten days. The reasons for this are unclear

"Ultimately, the temporary absence of PLA aircraft should not be interpreted as a reduction in Beijing’s pressure on Taiwan. It is more likely a short-term anomaly within a broader pattern of sustained coercion."

https://open.substack.com/pub/stateofthestrait/p/explaining-the-sudden-lull-in-pla?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=2wlot

#Taiwan #China #OSINT #military #台灣 #中國 #ASPI

Explaining the sudden lull in PLA flights near Taiwan

Plus: China criticises Taiwan Premier’s Japan visit as ‘provocative’

ASPI's State of the Strait
⚛️ ASP Isotopes (ASPI) firma un acuerdo preliminar con una gran energética de EE.UU. para producir combustible nuclear avanzado (HALEU y LEU+). El objetivo es asegurar la cadena de suministro nacional de uranio enriquecido. #EnergíaNuclear #ASPI #HALEU.

Beijing's attempts to coerce Japan over Taiwan has "demonstrated the diminishing returns of coercion against politically confident middle powers."

"By dramatically escalating public criticism against Japan in a single year, Beijing has elevated Tokyo’s prominence in Taiwan-related security debates rather than diminishing it."

https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/beijing-pressured-japan-over-taiwan-it-only-strengthened-tokyos-resolve/

#Taiwan #Japan #China #台灣 #日本 #中國 #ASPI

Beijing pressured Japan over Taiwan. It only strengthened Tokyo’s resolve | The Strategist

Fresh from a decisive electoral landslide, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has emerged more politically secure than ever—despite Beijing’s attempt in 2025 to make her a cautionary example over Taiwan. Rather than isolating her, China’s ...

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The Chinese party-state is intensifying its lawfare campaign. The number of Taiwanese nationals arrested and detained in China has increased while there has also been an increase in transnational repression

https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/an-army-of-lawyers-is-advancing-taiwan-is-the-target/

#Taiwan #China #lawfare #coercion #ASPI #TNR