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#TristanHarris featured in a new film, The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist.
In this conversation, Tristan breaks down why the current AI arms race is being fueled by misaligned incentives, and how that trajectory could lead to an “anti-human” #future . He argues that the extraordinary promises of AI cannot be separated from its profound dangers and emphasizes the urgent need for public pressure, thoughtful regulation, and global coordination.
#theaidoc #ai
https://youtu.be/A6wLhQgGuyU

8 billion people vs 5 AI CEOs with Tristan Harris

YouTube

Watson 2d ago

The AI Doc just premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival — and it’s hard to overstate what a moment this is. At a time when AI is reshaping our lives faster than most of us can process, this #film brings the conversation into the open, onto the big screen, and into the cultural mainstream.
The #documentary explores both the promise and the peril of the most powerful #technology #humanity has ever created — with clarity, urgency, and real care.
#ai #theaidoc
https://centerforhumanetechnology.substack.com/p/the-ai-doc-or-how-i-became-an-apocaloptimist

The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist

CHT features in a new documentary on AI

[ Center for Humane Technology ]

Watson 5d ago

Elena Rossini ⁂Mar 16

📝 New post 🚀

"Openness, transparency and reach: three reasons why public institutions should embrace the Fediverse"

🔗 : https://blog.elenarossini.com/openness-transparency-and-reach-three-reasons-why-public-institutions-should-embrace-the-fediverse/

mentioning @europeanspodcast @haubles @aral @Gargron @tferrer @rstockm @samvie @EUCommission

#SocialMedia #FOSS #DigitalSovereignty #SocialSovereignty #policy #BigTech #Fediverse #TheFutureIsFederated #RSS #SocialWeb

Openness, transparency and reach: three reasons why public institutions should embrace the Fediverse

An article making the case that the Fediverse is a fantastic communication platform for public institutions - because of its openness, transparency and reach.

Elena Rossini

Watson Mar 2

Maggie O’Farrell discussed with Script her inspiration for writing #hamnet emphasizes the importance of research during the #writing phase, her collaborative process with co-writer and director Chloé Zhao, and highlights the challenges of adapting her book to a screenplay, the necessity of making interior emotions exterior, and the impact of Chloé’s unique filmmaking style. #books #film #movie
https://scriptmag.com/adapting-hamnet-with-author-and-co-screenwriter-maggie-ofarrell

From Book to Screen: Adapting ‘Hamnet’ with Author and Co-Screenwriter Maggie O’Farrell

Maggie O’Farrell discusses her inspiration for writing ‘Hamnet,’ her collaborative process with co-writer and director Chloé Zhao, and the necessity of making interior emotions exterior.

Script Magazine

Watson Feb 24

“What’s dispiriting is the (lack of) process and care: take someone’s carefully crafted work, run it through a machine to wash off the fingerprints, and ship it as your own. This isn’t a case of being inspired by something and building on it. It’s the opposite of that. It’s taking something that worked and making it worse.” (Vincent Driessen)
#AI hashes and rehashes human work and vomits it out again as something that looks valid and finished.
https://matthiasott.com/notes/continvoucly-morged-value

Continvoucly Morged Value · Matthias Ott

Web design engineer, UX designer, teacher, and speaker – helping teams build websites and digital products with a focus on CSS, accessibility, and performance.

Matthias Ott – Web Design Engineer

Watson Feb 13

#GertScobel und #ThomasMetzinger diskutieren über die Grenzen der westlichen #Aufklärung den Zustand unserer #Demokratien und die Frage, ob non-duales #Bewusstsein eine reale transformative Kraft besitzt.
Kann #Meditation wirklich gesellschaftliche Krisen beeinflussen?
Ist #Rationalität ausreichend oder brauchen wir eine neue #Bewusstseinskultur
Und was bedeutet es, „in Würde zu scheitern“, wenn die #Klimakatastrophe womöglich nicht mehr aufzuhalten ist?
https://youtu.be/dKnYKWoHpZw

In Würde scheitern? Eine unbequeme Wahrheit – scobel im Gespräch: Mit Thomas Metzinger

YouTube

Watson Jan 14

me·ta·phil, der Jan 14

RE: https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/@thenewoil/115890507145344401

So sad, another case of #AIhype crossing the blood-brain barrier, skipping the part of your brain that always asks „but why?”.

Yes, #LLM #chatbots have a inherent econonic #privacy problem, but … that's not our biggest problem with them.
Yes, Trump reeks of old man stench, but that really is not our biggest problem with him.

What a waste of time and talent.

#Moxie #confer #encryption

Watson Jan 14

"When you use an #AI service, you’re handing over your thoughts in plaintext. The operator stores them, trains on them, and–inevitably–will monetize them. You get a response; they get everything.
#Confer works differently. In the previous post, we described how Confer encrypts your chat history with keys that never leave your devices."
I think Confer is how AI services should work.
#bigtech #privacy #freedom #llm #opensource #ollama
https://confer.to/blog/2026/01/private-inference/

Private inference

When you use an AI service, you’re handing over your thoughts in plaintext. The operator stores them, trains on them, and–inevitably–will monetize them. You get a response; they get everything.

Confer Blog

Watson Dec 30

"Unser digitales Leben befindet sich in der Hand weniger Superreicher. Diese Macht geben wir ihnen derzeit, und wir können sie ihnen auch wieder nehmen: An jedem ersten Sonntag im Monat veranstalten wir deshalb den #DigitalIndependenceDay: Wir holen uns unser freies digitales Leben zurück, zerstören die Demokratie nicht weiter und wechseln zu demokratiefreundlichen digitalen Alternativen. Und wir sichern uns nach und nach unsere digitale Unabhängigkeit!"
#diday #bigtech
https://di.day/