We here. Now where?
He/Him, Married, Polyamorous, ADHD
Citizen of the Net since 1998. I know little about a lot as a result. 😂 Doin' my best to make coherent use of this information in a progressive fashion.
Things I tend to follow:
Hockey, Stand Up Comedy, Cars, Metal Fabrication, Meshtastic Radio, late 90s tech/media, Right to Repair
| Work | Retail Garden Center & Nursery |
"AI is built on the collective knowledge of humankind."
No. Nononononono. It is not built on _knowledge_, it it built on _data_. And not everyone's experiences are available as data, many communities are excluded. Also: "Collective" implies some sort of collaboration and shared activity. But "AI" is just accumulation by a few powerful.
So No. It's not collective but extractive, not knowledge but data, not humankind but the hegemonic western view. Everything in that statement is wrong.
https://youtu.be/onYWQJsWFpk?si=rmGpZ1D3KWqXqdwM
Yikes.
#surveillance #California #Sacremento #SmartMeter #ElectricityCompanies #Warrantless #PoliceState
1011 words (17402 total) on The Reverse-Centaur’s Guide to AI (a short book about being a better AI critic, Farrar, Straus and Giroux) #DailyWords
Support me this summer in the Clarion Write-A-Thon and help raise money for the Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers' Workshop!
https://clarionwriteathon.com/members/profile.php?writerid=293388
Cory Doctorow (craphound.com) is a science fiction author, activist and journalist. He is the author of many books, most recently RADICALIZED and WALKAWAY, science fiction for adults; HOW TO DESTROY SURVEILLANCE CAPITALISM, nonfiction about monopoly and conspiracy; IN REAL LIFE, a graphic novel; and the picture book POESY THE MONSTER SLAYER. His latest book is ATTACK SURFACE, a standalone adult sequel to LITTLE BROTHER; his next nonfiction book is CHOKEPOINT CAPITALISM, with Rebecca Giblin, about monopoly and fairness in the creative arts labor market, (Beacon Press, 2022). In 2020, he was inducted into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.
https://youtu.be/XJmas2GfhfM?si=-QAPHhN1E8yTH-iE
Yo.. feel like this needs to be blown up. #SamAltman #AnnieAltman #ChatGpt #OpenAI
The industry calls this "personalized pricing," and and they tout the possibility that it will result in poorer people getting bargains from sellers who know just how little they can afford. In their telling, it's a kind of cod-Marxism, organized around "to each according to their ability (to pay):
https://pluralistic.net/2025/01/11/socialism-for-the-wealthy/#rugged-individualism-for-the-poor
There's precious little evidence that personalized pricing is *lowering* anyone's prices.
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https://youtu.be/C3xZZfz_k3g?si=a7rRehZar4Wm9Lk4
#philosophy #ChongqingPunk #dystopian #cyberpunk #rebel #crypto #art
https://youtu.be/AALmfnHY3nQ?si=6H7A_sQdkpeu0QIS
Smart, and insightful analysis of the deficiency of quality storytelling making it the front of our attention.
Definitely a channel worth a follow. Give them a look.
#LadyOfTheLibrary
#Youtube
#brainrot
#ReadBooksAgain
#Storytelling
#MentalHealth
The wife and I went to Minneapolis for our "taking Xmas off this year" trip. Stopped into Cheapo Records and left with a couple gems. 🤘
#MarcMaron #NotSoldOut #MitchHedberg #DoYouBelieveInGosh? #StandUpComedy #ComedyAlbums #CD
tante
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