Jaron Lanier:

#AI is at the point where communism was when Bolševism was turning into Stalinism.

However you build a network, there’s always going to be one node that’s more powerful, and people want find that node and build further power around that node, giving them a central point of control.

And people are bummed out. Nobody wants to live in a society where your role is to be like a good pet.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=TTppvBU2rU4&t=2991

#ai #meganets #networks #technology #siliconvalley #techbros #politics

Great conversation with @AuerbachKeller about #MEGANETs, AI, and whether big tech is out of control: https://pod.link/techmeme/episode/91f6e5b0fb06e0adce200f2dd5f79951

/thx @daniellenewnham

Interview with #DavidAuerbach, the author of "#Meganets" about large scale online networks, why they are a problem and how best to deal with them.

Spoiler: not the way government's are trying to deal with them.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/mar/12/software-engineer-david-auerbach-big-tech-is-in-denial-about-not-being-in-control

#SocialMedia #Regulation

One of my favourite interviews to date with David Auerbach, the author of Meganets - How digital forces beyond our control commandeer our daily lives and inner realities. An amazing discussion on Hashtag Trending - the Weekend Edition

https://www.itworldcanada.com/article/david-auerbach-author-of-meganets-how-digital-forces-beyond-our-control-commandeer-our-daily-lives-and-inner-realities-hashtag-trending-weekend-edition-march-4-2023/530926

#Auerbach #Meganets #HashtagTrending #AI