> Is there a way for A.I. to empower labor unions or worker-owned coöperatives?

@ntnsndr Good question Ted Chiang is asking. Is there already a discussion on that topic?

https://www.newyorker.com/science/annals-of-artificial-intelligence/will-ai-become-the-new-mckinsey (could read without subscription, hope you too)

An AI combats hurricane season in “Monsters Come Howling in Their Season”

In Cadwell Turnbull’s original short story, an island commonwealth integrates an AI named Common to defend itself against a worsening hurricane season. “Monsters Come Howling in Their Season” is part of Better Worlds, The Verge’s science fiction project about hope.

The Verge

@ntnsndr @cadwellsocialcoop Thanks for pointing me to that story. Very interesting and food for thought on community-driven AI development.

Have you heard of https://laion.ai/?

LAION

LAION, Large-scale Artificial Intelligence Open Network, is a non-profit organization making machine learning resources available to the general public.

@xldrkp @cadwellsocialcoop nope, new to me. Kind of put off by all the exclamation points