Rubén Grilo
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the more you research gen-AI the more you understand how not only is a lot of technology not neutral, but naturally fascistic down to its design.
by getting people to doubt their own senses, per Umberto Eco, AI tools both create and exploit the conditions necessary for a fascistic state to function
by getting people to doubt their own senses, per Umberto Eco, AI tools both create and exploit the conditions necessary for a fascistic state to function
*draws red arrows on random unrelated objects* OMG ITS AI
Gavin Newsom posted these photos to Twitter so now the usual suspects are claiming the photos are AI.
But it’s not clear what they think proves they’re AI, since the red arrows look almost random. Part of it might just be that the photos Newsom posted are more pixelated than the originals.
But it’s not clear what they think proves they’re AI, since the red arrows look almost random. Part of it might just be that the photos Newsom posted are more pixelated than the originals.
June 9, 2025 at 10:05 PM
the more you research gen-AI the more you understand how not only is a lot of technology not neutral, but naturally fascistic down to its design.
by getting people to doubt their own senses, per Umberto Eco, AI tools both create and exploit the conditions necessary for a fascistic state to function
by getting people to doubt their own senses, per Umberto Eco, AI tools both create and exploit the conditions necessary for a fascistic state to function
La pesadilla que se muerde la cola
May 10, 2025 at 11:22 PM
La pesadilla que se muerde la cola
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TECHNOLOGY WILL MAKE OR BREAK US
April 11, 2025 at 12:08 PM
TECHNOLOGY WILL MAKE OR BREAK US
Overwhelming quorum of artists who find AI image generation interesting only when it fails.
April 2, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Overwhelming quorum of artists who find AI image generation interesting only when it fails.
"Neo-Expressionist Overdosing" #buzzwordslog
March 12, 2025 at 9:15 PM
"Neo-Expressionist Overdosing" #buzzwordslog
The umpteenth proof that IP has never been about authorship and opportunity but authority and privilege.
The emergence of a robust market for AI training data has all but smashed Big Tech arguments for fair use, writes Transparency Coalition.AI’s Bruce Barcott.
How the Emerging Market for AI Training Data is Eroding Big Tech’s ‘Fair Use’ Copyright Defense | TechPolicy.Press
Copyrighted material has actual monetary value as AI training data. He who steals it does not steal trash; he steals my purse, writes Bruce Barcott.
buff.ly
March 4, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The umpteenth proof that IP has never been about authorship and opportunity but authority and privilege.
"Impossible-to-summarize Competition" #buzzwordslog
March 4, 2025 at 2:27 PM
"Impossible-to-summarize Competition" #buzzwordslog
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“Anybody who thinks that they can understand how terrible the terror has been, without understanding how beautiful the beauty has been against the grain of the terror, is wrong.”
– Fred Moten
– Fred Moten
March 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM
“Anybody who thinks that they can understand how terrible the terror has been, without understanding how beautiful the beauty has been against the grain of the terror, is wrong.”
– Fred Moten
– Fred Moten
“‘The irony,’ wrote U.S. District Judge Laura M. Provinzino”
www.law360.com/articles/228...
www.law360.com/articles/228...
March 3, 2025 at 1:01 PM
“‘The irony,’ wrote U.S. District Judge Laura M. Provinzino”
www.law360.com/articles/228...
www.law360.com/articles/228...
"Post-Conceptual Evangelism" #buzzwordslog
February 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
"Post-Conceptual Evangelism" #buzzwordslog
Revisiting the Antifa adage about how important is to show up, let me wonder if Bluesky is just another burclave.
February 28, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Revisiting the Antifa adage about how important is to show up, let me wonder if Bluesky is just another burclave.
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Regular reminder that they want a culture war so we don’t have a class war.
February 18, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Regular reminder that they want a culture war so we don’t have a class war.
"Licentious Standardization" #buzzwordslog
February 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
"Licentious Standardization" #buzzwordslog
The real German election was Palestine.
February 23, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The real German election was Palestine.
“For its right wing adherents, the absence of humans is a feature, not a bug, of AI art.” Gareth Watkins so accurate: newsocialist.org.uk/transmission...
AI: The New Aesthetics of Fascism
It's embarrassing, destructive, and looks like shit: AI-generated art is the perfect aesthetic form for the far right.
newsocialist.org.uk
February 22, 2025 at 2:45 PM
“For its right wing adherents, the absence of humans is a feature, not a bug, of AI art.” Gareth Watkins so accurate: newsocialist.org.uk/transmission...
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"For these reasons, we can be pretty confident that probabilistic generalizations performed on rapidly degrading internet content are not steps on the road to algorithmic moral personhood."
Suffering is Real. AI Consciousness is Not. | TechPolicy.Press
Probabilistic generalizations based on internet content are not steps toward algorithmic moral personhood, write David McNeill and Emily Tucker.
techpolicy.press
February 22, 2025 at 7:01 AM
"For these reasons, we can be pretty confident that probabilistic generalizations performed on rapidly degrading internet content are not steps on the road to algorithmic moral personhood."
"Hardcore Referentiality" #buzzwordslog
February 22, 2025 at 9:49 AM
"Hardcore Referentiality" #buzzwordslog