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Their Machines, their Rules? - Legality, Rights and Accountability in Algorithmic Society with Kristina Tica, Raphael Albert & Joaquín Santuber

When: Thursday 26th March 2026, 18:00–19:30
Where: servus.at Clubraum. c/o Stadtwerkstatt, Kirchengasse 4, 4040 Linz

More: https://core.servus.at/en/projekt/critical-digitization-art-and-culture-theater-phoenix-x-servusat/ai-cafe-3-their-machines

*The AI Café is part of the cooperation “Critical digitization for art and culture / Theater Phoenix x servus.at”.

#algorithm #accountabillity #AIAct #digitalomnibus #airegulationeurope #linz
with @r_alb

Raphael Albert 2d ago

3d ago

First they ask for your date of birth,
but later they claim it's not enough.

Then they ask for your full name and location,
but later they claim it's not enough.

Then they ask for a copy of your passport,
but later they claim it's not enough.

Then they ask for your facial scan,
but later they claim it's not enough.

Then they ask for your fingerprints,
but later they claim it's not enough.

Then they ask for your palm scan,
but later they claim it's not enough.

Then they ask for a scan of your iris,
but later they claim it's not enough.

Then they ask for ...

#MassSurveillance #Authoritarianism #AgeVerification #Privacy #Democracy #HumanRights

Raphael Albert 4d ago

Every tech company should have Luddites on staff. Because while the other staff members know whether something could be done, the Luddites can tell whether it should be done.

Raphael Albert 4d ago

To all those having fear of not slopping I say: Look, your brain got you this far in life! If you don't stop using it, it will get you even further!

Raphael Albert 4d ago

Márton Braun 5d ago

No, no, and still no. Installing an app on an Android device you've purchased and fully own is not "sideloading". It's just... using your device. Nothing more. Let's not pretend even for a second that "sideloading" is a normal term to describe this.

Raphael Albert 4d ago

Jan Wildeboer 😷

Mar 3

Don’t call it age verification. Call it centralised personal data collection. And understand that it serves surveillance, not safety for children. Thank you for your cooperation.

Raphael Albert 5d ago

Ciarán Ainsworth

5d ago

Remember that Mythbusters bit where they made a paint cannon that could recreate the Mona Lisa in a split second but with no real detail? Something something generative AI.

Raphael Albert 5d ago

Ciarán Ainsworth

5d ago

I think I need to look into retraining. Software development as a discipline very much feels dead now. Everything generative tools touch is rotten, and they've absolutely infested the software world to the point where nothing feels worth dealing with any more. I don't even want to use software at all now that it's so provably rotten.

What could I retrain as? I don't know. I have vanishingly few actual skills outside of this field. Before this, I was studying film and Japanese mythology, which doesn't really feel any more employable. I guess I just have to continue working inside the rot until I figure it out.

A curse, in fact many, on all who use generative AI.

Raphael Albert 5d ago

Next time someone suggests using a slop machine because "it's so convenient", ask them why they believe that their laziness justifies using technology that has a proven track record of harming the planet, our society, and other people.

Let them make their case and explain loud and clear why other people should pay the price for whatever they do instead of them!

We have to stop this abominable cult!
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#StopTheSlop #LLMs #IrresponsibleTech

Raphael Albert 5d ago

juliette 5d ago

I can recall the olden days when dozens of keynote speakers and colleagues and tech influencers said we should figure out our organization's place in the metaverse or be left behind.
That was so long ago...

(*checks notes*)

that was FOUR years ago.

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