"When a tech company saturates its market, it has to come up with a way to convince investors that it can still grow, otherwise they will revalue the "growth company" as a "mature company" and lop a massive chunk off its valuation, depriving it of the highly desirable stock that might allow it to resume its growth."

Growth for the sake of growth - the ideology of the cancer cell.

@pluralistic has a new pre-order out. 🧵
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doctorow/the-reverse-centaurs-guide-to-life-after-ai #tech #ai #reverseCentaur

I asked my #slopPilot this:
Connect the dots for these memes: agentic ai, culture of good enough, Peter principle, you are holding it wrong and reverse centaur.

I got this visual.

#agenticai, #goodenough, #Peterprinciple, #youareholdingitwrong #reversecentaur

“I have to admit I felt a little weird as I prepared to toss this flaming incendiary device through [Altman’s] front window, but the recipe explicitly stated that this was an essential step to get that creamy, velvety risotto texture. I guess I didn’t know any better. I mean, I’ve never made risotto before.” The suspect went on to tell reporters that he still had “a whole fridge full” of Molotov cocktails at home, having attempted to prep enough risotto to last the week.”

https://theonion.com/man-who-threw-molotov-cocktail-at-sam-altmans-home-claims-he-was-following-chatgpt-recipe-for-risotto/

#SamAltman #OpenAI #AI #ReverseCentaur

I hadn't heard about this kind of #ReverseCentaur before:

"The only winner that emerges are the platforms in the global north [that] capture all the enduring value."

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/21/ai-trainers-identity-cost

People should use machines, not the other way around. But the #AI industry is fundamentally anti-human.

It's high time more people realize this.