February (she/her)Dec 11, 2023
felix stalder

Much of what is wrong with silicon valley AI culture in a single image.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/10/technology/ai-acceleration.html

This A.I. Subculture’s Motto: Go, Go, Go

The eccentric pro-tech movement known as “Effective Accelerationism” wants to unshackle powerful A.I., and party along the way.

The New York Times
Dec 10, 2023 at 9:37pmWeb
Show threadFlorian EgermannDec 10, 2023

@festal i took a screenshot, too. It’s a cult.

But they do have a point: we need to accelerate the energy transition toward sustainable solutions or we will, in fact, die.
Of course that’s not what their party banner refers to.

Show threadfelix stalderDec 10, 2023
@fleg agree. twice.
Show threadbkDec 11, 2023
@festal
They misspelled "and" ...
Show threadmmbyDec 11, 2023
@festal everything old is new again - italian futurism of the 1920s but with way more power and money
Show threadfelix stalderDec 11, 2023
@mmby true and futurism didn't end well. We should avoid to repeat that.
Show threadmmbyDec 11, 2023

@festal it didn't start any better than it ended either, imo

rotten from the moment Marinetti & Co. published their manifesto

Show threadMuriloDec 11, 2023
@festal die, please 🙏
Show threadgazspDec 11, 2023
@festal Decelerate and live. Fixed it for them.