mostly owl, part-time human.
ai/ml, anti-fascism & building better futures.
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My latest blog post is out.
The discourse about #vibeCode is mired in technicalites. In reality, vibe coding – or code generation – is mired in a complex web of socio-political factors.
Coding assistants will be here to stay, let’s consider their externalities too.
I wrote a bit about delusional spirals of chatbots and how normal people go from «what is Pi» to «I have revolutionised math».
https://www.ovl.design/around-the-web/024-on-a-road-to-nowhere/
Not the most uplifting thing I've ever written. It's about similarities between Weimar-era German nationalists and Bay Area thought leaders — specifically, the rhetorical approach they take in their descriptions of science, tech, and philosophy..
Viel schlechter für die US-Öffentlichkeit hätte das jahrelange Gezerre um TikTok wohl kaum ausgehen können. Mit dem TikTok-Deal setzt Trump seinen autoritären Umbau weiter fort. Das Medienmenü bestimmt fortan sein Tech-Bro-Fanclub. Kommentar für @netzpolitik.org
https://netzpolitik.org/2025/tiktok-goes-maga-trumps-tiktok-deal-ist-ein-geschenk-an-ihn-selbst/
Donald Trump gibt TikTok in die Hände seiner treuen Milliardärs-Fans. Ellison, Murdoch & Co. bekommen so Zugang zu 170 Millionen US-Handys. Für die US-Öffentlichkeit heißt das: noch mehr Propaganda, noch weniger Vielfalt. Ein Kommentar.
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I’ve decided it’s past time I start describing “artificial intelligence” as a failed technology, and I’d like to invite you to join me.
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