jamesbridleThe Guardian asked me to write about Amazon and AI. I'm trying to avoid tech criticism because it's always so despairingly predictable, but if you'd like to know what connects your local Tesco's and the IDF's war machine here you go: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/10/amazon-ai-cashier-less-shops-humans-technology (with a particular shout out to Sven Lindqvist's "Dig Where You Stand", which taught me at least to stick to the money.)
A little blog follow-up on that, with more on Lindqvist's book, history, and agency: http://booktwo.org/notebook/dig-where-you-stand/
James Tindall@jamesbridle Love this:"You already know enough. So do I. It is not knowledge we lack. What is missing is the courage to understand what we know and to draw conclusions.”
So good.
The alternative is, of course, that there will always be that one additional, apparently crucial and revered, text that must be read before we allow ourselves to form our thoughts, before we rely upon our senses and be in and see the world around us, to come to conclusions.
Been thinking about this A LOT. Thank you.
Jonathan Schofield@jamesbridle really good article (about really grim stuff). Thank you
usman haque@jamesbridle great stuff. also, very interesting that the comment section is uncharacteristically unanimous in agreeing with your key points. may be a reason to feel a bit heartened...