RE: https://dair-community.social/@emilymbender/116725930482656533
Also available as video on PeerTube:
https://peertube.dair-institute.org/w/jV5u1DVL4bGuy9vm46KSWw
RE: https://dair-community.social/@emilymbender/116725930482656533
Also available as video on PeerTube:
https://peertube.dair-institute.org/w/jV5u1DVL4bGuy9vm46KSWw
"[T]he target of my criticism is not the models. Rather, I am concerned about the actions of people: the data theft, the exploitative labor practices, the haphazard creation of and failure to document datasets, the complete disregard for environmental impact, and the astonishing willingness of so many to surrender their own power and turn to synthetic text (for which no one is accountable) for all kinds of weighty decisions." by Emily M. #Bender
This great paragraph reminds me of Joe #Weizenbaum once saying that he is not a computer critic as computers don't understand criticism, therefore he's a society critic.
https://medium.com/@emilymenonbender/stochastic-parrots-frequently-unasked-questions-49c2e7d22d11 @emilymbender
The filter is gone
The friction that maintained contribution quality for 30+ years has been removed. We need intentional replacement, not nostalgia.
This is not about Al
It's about context, intent, and relationship. The projects getting this right aren't banning tools.
They're redesigning the social contract.
We don't need more code
Wo need more care
Layers 3, 4, and 5 of the contribution stack, context, intent, relationship are human layers. They cannot be automated. Only cultivated.
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Kicks Off Pride With “Trans Rights Are Human Rights” Campaign
https://www.them.us/story/zohran-mamdani-trans-rights-are-human-rights-campaign
Dear cis men: the coolest thing you can do this #Pride Month is submit a public comment in support of #trans people on this proposed rule change that would gag any entity receiving federal money and prevent them from supporting trans folks.
This is what genocide looks like on paper. Please stand up and oppose it.
Link to leave a public comment: https://www.regulations.gov/document/OMB-2026-0034-0001
This week's comic: The dangers of solar panels
The argument for AI that I hate the most is the shoulder shrug that comes with, "AI is coming whether we like it or not."
I want to know why you are such a weak fucking bitch that you gladly give up your ability to decide your own future for yourself? I want to know why you cower when the rich demand that they be allowed to suck the fucking life out of you, and have no motivation to fight back? Do you love them? Do you hate yourself?
Stop being a weak nihilist. It's not sexy.
Hey it's the book's birthday!
Happy 1st Birthday to our book @alex :)
The AI Con has been out in the world for a whole year.
🎂🎂🎂