elon musk is an immigrant that hates immigrants, a narcissist disguised as an altruist, a critic who refuses to be criticized, a polluter parading as an environmentalist, a free speech “advocate” who pushes for censorship, a government contract hoarder that criticizes government spending…

what do you get when hobble together extreme tech optimism, authoritarianism, theology, and 1930s german political theory? a franken-thiel.

this month i’m focusing on the monsters of ai, frightening demagogues hell-bent on transforming our society into a dystopian horror.

first up is peter thiel.

This print I created was inspired by Joe Nunnink’s AI Bob Ross skits 🤣

Added some fast food / clown references because why not

test print: ai companions

what do all of these tiktok ‘creators’ have in common? they are all ai accounts entirely dedicated to spreading maga and conservative views.

these two power tools of ai images i created, are live on @betterimagesofai.bsky.social

i donated them so anyone can use them for free. if you’re not familiar with better images of ai, their mission is to source ai images that aren’t stereotypical and better represent the discourse around ai.

what if the jobs that ai creates, are ones that nobody wants?

what if these jobs are low paying, lack security and involve being exposed to traumatic materials?

this is already happening in countries like kenya, uganda, the philippines, venezeula and india.

read more at powertoolsofai.com

Ed recently blocked me because I tagged him in a relevant post about my artwork and referenced his business idiot piece.

I wasn’t a paid subscriber but was an avid reader of his newsletter and was considering paying for it. I also regularly listened to his podcast.

“that millions of people share the same forms of mental pathology does not make these people sane.”
-erich fromm, the sane society

if you wanted to control large masses of people, where would you start? how they create, consume and distribute information.

how would you force adoption? threaten their livelihood and financial security.

ai is not merely a tool. it’s a power tool. a tool used to surveil, persuade, misinform and control.

elon musk wants to use his ai to rewrite history, using his own extremist views to create an orwellian record 1/5

I don’t usually post work on here but this is a brand refresh I led late last year.

Love this. We must all fight against Musk on all fronts.

Here’s my contribution — Elon Musk in 2004, clearly balding, before getting gender affirming plastic surgery.

Jeff Bezos is so intoxicated by Trump’s promises to deregulate, that he doesn’t care about free press.

American billionaires don’t care about civil rights or fighting fascism. They care about unfettered growth.

This is bro-caster Bradley Martyn, asking if we should stop letting women make choices any more.

@mcuban.bsky.social Still think dems should study red pill bro content and emulate it?

#redpill

“The tech oligarchs are assaulting our democracy.”

Love this speech by @alexandrageese.bsky.social

I was living in NYC in November of 2020, when Biden won. I remember the positive energy in the streets was electric. People honking horns, cheering and celebrating in the streets.

A young child, swung around a streetlight pole, yelling “Biden won!” It was a New York moment. It was special.