tanteApr 19, 2023

I wrote this essay on "AI" being not a technological but a religious narrative 5 years ago and it's basically still true.

"AI" is a secular religion.

https://boundary2.org/2018/08/tante/

tante — Artificial Saviors

tante Content Warning: The following text references algorithmic systems acting in racist ways towards people of color. Artificial intelligence and thinking machines have been key components in the way Western cultures, in particular, think about the future. From naïve positivist perspectives, as illustrated by the Rosie the Robot maid from 1962’s TV show The Jetsons,...

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Show threadfelix stalder
@tante almost all (over)complex technology is. But in AI, it's particularly strong.
Apr 19, 2023 at 2:42pmWeb
Show threadtanteApr 19, 2023
@[email protected] Sure. There's the whole "Religion of Technology" angle. But "AI" absolutely has every dial turned up to 11.