tante

"his is, in fact, how "workload" works under capitalism: labor is perpetually squeezed to do more, to generate more surplus value, to create more profit for the boss. Technological advancements -- that's what "AI" purports to be -- enable more to be done during the work day"

(Original title: Something I Can Never Have)

https://2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/something-i-can-never-have/

Something I Can Never Have

"AI isn't lightening workloads," The Wall Street Journal reported last week. "It's making them more intense." Well, yes. This is, in fact, how "workload" works under capitalism: labor is perpetually squeezed to do more, to generate more surplus value, to create more profit for the boss. Technological advancements -- that's

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@tante Also a choice quote: "I think the media has been focused on only a small sliver of “‘AI’ psychosis,” the stories that are the most violent and tragic. The delusions and mania are much more widespread, but most of these are tolerated, even encouraged, as long as people continue to perform “productively” at their jobs.“