@aristeinhorn.bsky.social
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“the more we try to make AI become more human, the more humans seem to be acting like AI.” - @aristeinhorn.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/hardrese...
open.substack.com/pub/hardrese...
Does the AI industry have a culture?
Past tech waves, from ridesharing to crypto, have had solid identities and cultures, even if embarrassing ones. Does AI have one?
open.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:41 AM
“the more we try to make AI become more human, the more humans seem to be acting like AI.” - @aristeinhorn.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/hardrese...
open.substack.com/pub/hardrese...
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Reporting from @websummit.bsky.social in Lisbon, @aristeinhorn.bsky.social makes the case that what distinguishes this #AI boom from other big moments in tech is a distinct lack of culture.
Read the full piece at Hard Reset now and let us know what you think! www.hardresetmedia.com/p/does-the-a...
Read the full piece at Hard Reset now and let us know what you think! www.hardresetmedia.com/p/does-the-a...
Does the AI industry have a culture?
Past tech waves, from ridesharing to crypto, have had solid identities and cultures, even if embarrassing ones. Does AI have one?
www.hardresetmedia.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Reporting from @websummit.bsky.social in Lisbon, @aristeinhorn.bsky.social makes the case that what distinguishes this #AI boom from other big moments in tech is a distinct lack of culture.
Read the full piece at Hard Reset now and let us know what you think! www.hardresetmedia.com/p/does-the-a...
Read the full piece at Hard Reset now and let us know what you think! www.hardresetmedia.com/p/does-the-a...
According to @microsoft.com we may not need the law anymore 🤔
November 11, 2025 at 6:53 PM
According to @microsoft.com we may not need the law anymore 🤔
Microsoft’s new argument as to why we need more data centers for AI: it will finally bring developing countries in places like Africa into an era of electricity. 🤔
November 11, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Microsoft’s new argument as to why we need more data centers for AI: it will finally bring developing countries in places like Africa into an era of electricity. 🤔
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Disney: Be a beautiful princess and a prince will marry you and live happy ever after.
Kpop Demon Hunters: Start a girl band with your best friends and slay all the boy demons to save the world.
Kpop Demon Hunters: Start a girl band with your best friends and slay all the boy demons to save the world.
November 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Disney: Be a beautiful princess and a prince will marry you and live happy ever after.
Kpop Demon Hunters: Start a girl band with your best friends and slay all the boy demons to save the world.
Kpop Demon Hunters: Start a girl band with your best friends and slay all the boy demons to save the world.
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NYC techies—
We see you, we hear you, we know you need a laugh. That’s why the Hard Reset team is bringing you @NathanMacIntosh at @marylou_nyc on Dec 2nd! Doors open at 6:30 PM with drinks & networking to follow.
Grab your ticket here: luma.com/0aj3jn1n
We see you, we hear you, we know you need a laugh. That’s why the Hard Reset team is bringing you @NathanMacIntosh at @marylou_nyc on Dec 2nd! Doors open at 6:30 PM with drinks & networking to follow.
Grab your ticket here: luma.com/0aj3jn1n
November 4, 2025 at 7:03 PM
NYC techies—
We see you, we hear you, we know you need a laugh. That’s why the Hard Reset team is bringing you @NathanMacIntosh at @marylou_nyc on Dec 2nd! Doors open at 6:30 PM with drinks & networking to follow.
Grab your ticket here: luma.com/0aj3jn1n
We see you, we hear you, we know you need a laugh. That’s why the Hard Reset team is bringing you @NathanMacIntosh at @marylou_nyc on Dec 2nd! Doors open at 6:30 PM with drinks & networking to follow.
Grab your ticket here: luma.com/0aj3jn1n
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"We’re hearing a lot about healthcare — not like fearful of “it’s coming,” but that it’s already here. We’ve heard stories about how overriding an A.I. decision in the hospital is extremely hard."
- @lorenagonzalez.bsky.social of @californialabor.bsky.social
www.hardresetmedia.com/p/fighting-f...
- @lorenagonzalez.bsky.social of @californialabor.bsky.social
www.hardresetmedia.com/p/fighting-f...
Fighting for workers amid the A.I. wave
A weekend among union organizers offered a reminder that clarity and courage still exists on the left — even as the ground shifts beneath workers and their defenders.
www.hardresetmedia.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
"We’re hearing a lot about healthcare — not like fearful of “it’s coming,” but that it’s already here. We’ve heard stories about how overriding an A.I. decision in the hospital is extremely hard."
- @lorenagonzalez.bsky.social of @californialabor.bsky.social
www.hardresetmedia.com/p/fighting-f...
- @lorenagonzalez.bsky.social of @californialabor.bsky.social
www.hardresetmedia.com/p/fighting-f...
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In a shocking reality check, @wired.com is not, in fact, bankrolled by “donations from far left organizations.”
We actually rely on an amazing and growing audience of subscribers to support our journalism, so please subscribe to WIRED if you don’t already.
We actually rely on an amazing and growing audience of subscribers to support our journalism, so please subscribe to WIRED if you don’t already.
October 28, 2025 at 11:03 PM
In a shocking reality check, @wired.com is not, in fact, bankrolled by “donations from far left organizations.”
We actually rely on an amazing and growing audience of subscribers to support our journalism, so please subscribe to WIRED if you don’t already.
We actually rely on an amazing and growing audience of subscribers to support our journalism, so please subscribe to WIRED if you don’t already.
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“We are treating AI as if it is operating under typical market imperatives. But what we’re actually seeing is a market that is being backstopped by government intervention,” said @smw.bsky.social to @hardresetmedia.com.
Read the interview here: www.hardresetmedia.com/p/the-fusing...
Read the interview here: www.hardresetmedia.com/p/the-fusing...
The fusing of AI firms and the state is leading to a dangerous concentration of power
A researcher says that we should focus not just on AI-related job loss or LLM models--but on the consolidation of market power between tech firms building AI and the government
shorturl.at
October 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
“We are treating AI as if it is operating under typical market imperatives. But what we’re actually seeing is a market that is being backstopped by government intervention,” said @smw.bsky.social to @hardresetmedia.com.
Read the interview here: www.hardresetmedia.com/p/the-fusing...
Read the interview here: www.hardresetmedia.com/p/the-fusing...
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Hello! I'm joining @elirosenberg.bsky.social, @aristeinhorn.bsky.social, and @williamfitz.bsky.social as a writer at @hardresetmedia.com, a publication/newsletter about tech, politics, power, and media. These are all of my favorite things to write/report on, so I'm very excited to get going
October 21, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Hello! I'm joining @elirosenberg.bsky.social, @aristeinhorn.bsky.social, and @williamfitz.bsky.social as a writer at @hardresetmedia.com, a publication/newsletter about tech, politics, power, and media. These are all of my favorite things to write/report on, so I'm very excited to get going
Excited for this new kind of investigative journalism and fraud fighting in the whistleblower space - go team 🔥
October 7, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Excited for this new kind of investigative journalism and fraud fighting in the whistleblower space - go team 🔥
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"What’s changed with the #Vercel example...is that there’s a certain level of boldness and freeness to those who are leaving and making their departure known."
- @aristeinhorn.bsky.social for Hard Reset:
www.hardresetmedia.com/p/a-selfie-w...
#ai #gaza
- @aristeinhorn.bsky.social for Hard Reset:
www.hardresetmedia.com/p/a-selfie-w...
#ai #gaza
A selfie with Netanyahu turns into an employee and customer exodus
Employee resignations from AI coding startup Vercel may signal a changing tide in the tech industry's attitude towards the war in Gaza
www.hardresetmedia.com
October 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
"What’s changed with the #Vercel example...is that there’s a certain level of boldness and freeness to those who are leaving and making their departure known."
- @aristeinhorn.bsky.social for Hard Reset:
www.hardresetmedia.com/p/a-selfie-w...
#ai #gaza
- @aristeinhorn.bsky.social for Hard Reset:
www.hardresetmedia.com/p/a-selfie-w...
#ai #gaza
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If you were only on bluesky last week you would have missed this. After Vercel CEO posted a selfie on X with Netanyahu a drove of customers dropped the company and some staff left. Tech culture has shifted on support for Israel.
open.substack.com/pub/hardrese...
open.substack.com/pub/hardrese...
A selfie with Netanyahu turns into an employee and customer exodus
Employee resignations from AI coding startup Vercel may signal a changing tide in the tech industry's attitude towards the war in Gaza
open.substack.com
October 5, 2025 at 11:55 PM
If you were only on bluesky last week you would have missed this. After Vercel CEO posted a selfie on X with Netanyahu a drove of customers dropped the company and some staff left. Tech culture has shifted on support for Israel.
open.substack.com/pub/hardrese...
open.substack.com/pub/hardrese...
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NEW: @aristeinhorn.bsky.social speaks with @jenawuu.bsky.social, ex-Meta and Uber policy lead, on what it was like inside those companies, what drove her to leave the tech world, and how she's changing things from the outside:
www.hardresetmedia.com/p/ex-meta-ub...
www.hardresetmedia.com/p/ex-meta-ub...
Ex-Meta, Uber policy lead on leaving Big Tech
Jena Wuu pioneered safety programs at Uber and media literacy initiatives at Meta. Today, she's changing things from the outside, and finding a voice of her own.
www.hardresetmedia.com
September 23, 2025 at 8:39 PM
NEW: @aristeinhorn.bsky.social speaks with @jenawuu.bsky.social, ex-Meta and Uber policy lead, on what it was like inside those companies, what drove her to leave the tech world, and how she's changing things from the outside:
www.hardresetmedia.com/p/ex-meta-ub...
www.hardresetmedia.com/p/ex-meta-ub...
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Larry Ellison is more low-key than Musk or Zuck, but he and his son are constructing a chokehold on the structures and systems powering our information and media ecosystems.
@aristeinhorn.bsky.social’s latest for Hard Reset:
hardresetmedia.substack.com/p/the-billio...
#ai #oracle #datacenter
@aristeinhorn.bsky.social’s latest for Hard Reset:
hardresetmedia.substack.com/p/the-billio...
#ai #oracle #datacenter
The billionaire with a quiet chokehold on our information and media ecosystems
Last week Larry Ellison ranked as the richest man in the world. He may be shaping the information and media landscape for years to come.
hardresetmedia.substack.com
September 16, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Larry Ellison is more low-key than Musk or Zuck, but he and his son are constructing a chokehold on the structures and systems powering our information and media ecosystems.
@aristeinhorn.bsky.social’s latest for Hard Reset:
hardresetmedia.substack.com/p/the-billio...
#ai #oracle #datacenter
@aristeinhorn.bsky.social’s latest for Hard Reset:
hardresetmedia.substack.com/p/the-billio...
#ai #oracle #datacenter
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- Yesterday @aristeinhorn.bsky.social followed up on a crazy post from a couple months ago on a Pakistani memoir-writing scam targeting elder Americans, and how it connects to Trump's latest bitcoin mining scam:
hardresetmedia.substack.com/p/trumps-fam...
hardresetmedia.substack.com/p/trumps-fam...
September 4, 2025 at 11:58 PM
- Yesterday @aristeinhorn.bsky.social followed up on a crazy post from a couple months ago on a Pakistani memoir-writing scam targeting elder Americans, and how it connects to Trump's latest bitcoin mining scam:
hardresetmedia.substack.com/p/trumps-fam...
hardresetmedia.substack.com/p/trumps-fam...
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Great talking to Hard Reset about how we came to "be ubiquitous online" and the process of "shining a light on the way that our unequal society is increasingly tilted toward the powerful."
hardresetmedia.substack.com/p/the-bernie...
hardresetmedia.substack.com/p/the-bernie...
We spoke with More Perfect Union founder and Bernie advisor Faiz Shakir
With punchy videos about corporate malfeasance, unaccountable billionaires and tech companies that act with impunity, this company has carved out a niche doing what mainstream media won't
hardresetmedia.substack.com
August 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Great talking to Hard Reset about how we came to "be ubiquitous online" and the process of "shining a light on the way that our unequal society is increasingly tilted toward the powerful."
hardresetmedia.substack.com/p/the-bernie...
hardresetmedia.substack.com/p/the-bernie...
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"He told me we needed to do a campaign to greenwash the data centers as it was going to become a problem in the future"
V good post here detailing the PR strategy of companies and most importantly, how they're winning flat out right now ->
hardresetmedia.substack.com/p/ai-energy-...
V good post here detailing the PR strategy of companies and most importantly, how they're winning flat out right now ->
hardresetmedia.substack.com/p/ai-energy-...
August 25, 2025 at 7:13 PM
"He told me we needed to do a campaign to greenwash the data centers as it was going to become a problem in the future"
V good post here detailing the PR strategy of companies and most importantly, how they're winning flat out right now ->
hardresetmedia.substack.com/p/ai-energy-...
V good post here detailing the PR strategy of companies and most importantly, how they're winning flat out right now ->
hardresetmedia.substack.com/p/ai-energy-...
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For @hard-reset.bsky.social, I wrote about the spin machine behind big tech and AI energy use. They really don’t want you to think AI is using much energy. Don’t believe their cherry-picked data.
hardresetmedia.substack.com/p/ai-energy-...
hardresetmedia.substack.com/p/ai-energy-...
The PR Machine Powering Big Tech’s AI Energy Story
Google doesn't want you to think AI uses up much energy
hardresetmedia.substack.com
August 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
For @hard-reset.bsky.social, I wrote about the spin machine behind big tech and AI energy use. They really don’t want you to think AI is using much energy. Don’t believe their cherry-picked data.
hardresetmedia.substack.com/p/ai-energy-...
hardresetmedia.substack.com/p/ai-energy-...
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“But when it comes to places like Palantir or Lockheed Martin, in my friend groups and circles, it’s a hard no. If you are actively contributing to the harm of marginalized communities, it’s not something we are interested in.”
hardresetmedia.substack.com/p/hot-girls-...
#DumpPalantir
hardresetmedia.substack.com/p/hot-girls-...
#DumpPalantir
Hot Girls for Labor Movements?
In the months leading up to NYC's primary mayoral election, people could be seen wearing "Hot Girls for Zohran" shirts. What does that movement say about the future of progressive campaigning?
hardresetmedia.substack.com
August 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
“But when it comes to places like Palantir or Lockheed Martin, in my friend groups and circles, it’s a hard no. If you are actively contributing to the harm of marginalized communities, it’s not something we are interested in.”
hardresetmedia.substack.com/p/hot-girls-...
#DumpPalantir
hardresetmedia.substack.com/p/hot-girls-...
#DumpPalantir
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More excellent thinking and writing from John Herrman on the way the tech future collapses wishes into tactics. You don’t own the future by winning it. You own it by naming it.
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
How AI Made the Future Unthinkable
Advanced artificial intelligence will change everything, we are told. Do we get a say?
nymag.com
August 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
More excellent thinking and writing from John Herrman on the way the tech future collapses wishes into tactics. You don’t own the future by winning it. You own it by naming it.
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
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✨ My Vietnam essay is finally out in @slate.com. This one means a lot to me—about family, history, and going home. slate.com/life/2025/08...
I Knew the Hollywood Version of My Parents’ Country. Returning There With Them Was Entirely Different.
My dad was a soldier, a traitor, and a refugee. What would we find when we returned to the country he fled?
slate.com
August 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
✨ My Vietnam essay is finally out in @slate.com. This one means a lot to me—about family, history, and going home. slate.com/life/2025/08...
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This was a good conversation! My interview with @aristeinhorn.bsky.social from @hard-reset.bsky.social where I talk about my reasons for leaving big tech, AI ethics, and how Satyajit Ray's “Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne” can inspire us to build more socially responsible technology.
"Big tech’s response to the real needs of our communities is simply “let them eat chatbots.” - @bmitra.bsky.social interviewed in today's @hard-reset.bsky.social newsletter: hardresetmedia.substack.com/p/machine-le...
Machine learning expert: “AI hype” is the true product, to provide cover for social agendas
An ex-big tech researcher worked deep in the "information retrieval" space. Now he wants to educate the public on the true capabilities and limitations of AI.
hardresetmedia.substack.com
August 7, 2025 at 1:34 PM
This was a good conversation! My interview with @aristeinhorn.bsky.social from @hard-reset.bsky.social where I talk about my reasons for leaving big tech, AI ethics, and how Satyajit Ray's “Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne” can inspire us to build more socially responsible technology.
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Today Hard Reset published interview with @bmitra.bsky.social, former AI researcher at Microsoft where he explains that "AI hype" is the true AI product, and it's done to provide cover for social agendas. Fascinating interview by @aristeinhorn.bsky.social: hardresetmedia.substack.com/p/machine-le...
Machine learning expert: “AI hype” is the true product, to provide cover for social agendas
An ex-big tech researcher worked deep in the "information retrieval" space. Now he wants to educate the public on the true capabilities and limitations of AI.
hardresetmedia.substack.com
August 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Today Hard Reset published interview with @bmitra.bsky.social, former AI researcher at Microsoft where he explains that "AI hype" is the true AI product, and it's done to provide cover for social agendas. Fascinating interview by @aristeinhorn.bsky.social: hardresetmedia.substack.com/p/machine-le...
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"The human cost of datacenters" - latest from @aristeinhorn.bsky.social for Hard Reset: hardresetmedia.substack.com/p/the-human-...
The human cost of data centers
ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini all seem like magic. But who are the people and rare minerals behind it?
hardresetmedia.substack.com
July 29, 2025 at 9:08 PM
"The human cost of datacenters" - latest from @aristeinhorn.bsky.social for Hard Reset: hardresetmedia.substack.com/p/the-human-...