The-144d ago
‘Just looping you in’: why letting AI write our emails might actually create more work
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Workplace #EmailCulture #Productivity #BigTech #FutureOfWork #DigitalLife #Email #Work #Automation #TechCriticism
#Communication #Offices
https://the-14.com/just-looping-you-in-why-letting-ai-write-our-emails-might-actually-create-more-work/
‘Just looping you in’: why letting AI write our emails might actually create more work | The-14

AI email tools promise efficiency but may increase workload. As automation grows, workplace communication could become more performative and overwhelming.

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海草Apr 28

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.

#Grimes #AI #DeepSeek #OpenAI #TechCriticism

Paria sans portefeuilleApr 24

"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

https://speakingoutofplace.buzzsprout.com/2084729/episodes/18709720-bullshit-and-infinity-why-ai-cannot-predict-anything-a-conversation-with-carissa-veliz

#AI #tech #artificialIntelligence #techCriticism #techFutures #BigTech #books @bookstodon

Bullshit and Infinity: Why AI Cannot Predict Anything: A Conversation with Carissa Véliz - Speaking Out of Place

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 ...

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PalaceLivingApr 7

📊 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/

#airpurifier #serverless #techcriticism

Hacker NewsMar 27

Make macOS consistently bad (unironically)

https://lr0.org/blog/p/macos/

#HackerNews #Make #macOS #consistently #bad #unironically #techcriticism #macOS #discussion #softwareengineering #HackerNews

Make macOS 26 consistently bad (unironically) | La Vita Nouva

The Internet is CrackMar 23

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

The Internet is CrackMar 23

This week: Who benefits from your data? (Hint: not you.)

Listen now → https://youtu.be/6n1fQqdu5Gw

#TheInternetIsCrack #DataEthics #SurveillanceCapitalism #Privacy #TechCriticism #AliceMarwick #Podcast

Brennan Kenneth BrownMar 18

Software Harm Reduction | 🔗 https://brennan.day/software-harm-reduction/

#TechCriticism #DigitalCulture #OpenSource #AIEthics #SoftwareEthics #DigitalSovereignty #Community

Software Harm Reduction

genAI code is now in Python, curl, and systemd. We face an ethical crisis. Slopware means we have two possible responses: absolutism or harm reduction. This moment demands the same principled stand that free software absolutists have taken for decades.

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Paria sans portefeuilleFeb 20

'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

Social Debraining | The Brooklyn Rail

If America had a brain, we could say it’s losing cortical tissue. The neocortex—the part of our brain that helps us plan, learn, and think beyond the moment—balances long-term planning against short-term reflex.

glitchmentalMXFeb 12
Crítica al alarmismo tecnológico: Análisis del discurso sobre el apocalipsis de la IA y su uso como herramienta de distracción frente a problemas estructurales de 2026. 🧠👾 🔗 https://www.glitchmental.com/2026/02/apocalipsis-ia-verdad-incomoda.html #AIEthics #TechCriticism #DigitalTrends #GlitchMentalMX