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"AI is built on the collective knowledge of humankind."
No. Nononononono. It is not built on _knowledge_, it it built on _data_. And not everyone's experiences are available as data, many communities are excluded.
No. Nononononono. It is not built on _knowledge_, it it built on _data_. And not everyone's experiences are available as data, many communities are excluded.
February 11, 2026 at 12:07 PM
"AI is built on the collective knowledge of humankind."
No. Nononononono. It is not built on _knowledge_, it it built on _data_. And not everyone's experiences are available as data, many communities are excluded.
No. Nononononono. It is not built on _knowledge_, it it built on _data_. And not everyone's experiences are available as data, many communities are excluded.
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This is starting to get like universal basic income where every single objective study shows the same result but the people who don't like that result go "uh, well there's just really no way to know"
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: “.. In our in-progress research, we discovered that AI tools didn’t reduce work, they consistently intensified it.”
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February 10, 2026 at 3:06 PM
This is starting to get like universal basic income where every single objective study shows the same result but the people who don't like that result go "uh, well there's just really no way to know"
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I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
February 8, 2026 at 10:23 PM
I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
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Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
January 18, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
1. Software Engineering
2. Networking (this professor was still using Win XP in 2011)
3. Conversational Spanish
4. Language & Society
5. Statistics
2. Networking (this professor was still using Win XP in 2011)
3. Conversational Spanish
4. Language & Society
5. Statistics
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1.)Astrophysics
2)Advanced Calculus
3)Nonlinear Differential Equations
4)ahh, heh, Nonlinear Differential Equations.
5)Nonlinear. FUCKING. Differential. Equations.
1.)Astrophysics
2)Advanced Calculus
3)Nonlinear Differential Equations
4)ahh, heh, Nonlinear Differential Equations.
5)Nonlinear. FUCKING. Differential. Equations.
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Artificial Intelligence[*]
2. Pharmacognosy
3. Microbiology
4. Software Engineering
5. Human physiology
[*] State of the art in 1990, deep in the AI Winter
1. Artificial Intelligence[*]
2. Pharmacognosy
3. Microbiology
4. Software Engineering
5. Human physiology
[*] State of the art in 1990, deep in the AI Winter
January 31, 2026 at 7:43 PM
1. Software Engineering
2. Networking (this professor was still using Win XP in 2011)
3. Conversational Spanish
4. Language & Society
5. Statistics
2. Networking (this professor was still using Win XP in 2011)
3. Conversational Spanish
4. Language & Society
5. Statistics
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We have invented a machine that gives you a concussion in exchange for doing a bad job at a task. We have decided to base our whole economy on it
Fear not, we will do everything in our power to make sure children and adults alike understand how to use this technology to properly concuss themselves
Fear not, we will do everything in our power to make sure children and adults alike understand how to use this technology to properly concuss themselves
January 28, 2026 at 6:41 PM
We have invented a machine that gives you a concussion in exchange for doing a bad job at a task. We have decided to base our whole economy on it
Fear not, we will do everything in our power to make sure children and adults alike understand how to use this technology to properly concuss themselves
Fear not, we will do everything in our power to make sure children and adults alike understand how to use this technology to properly concuss themselves
LMAO someone asked why everyone isn't using agents because it's so much more "efficient"
Because they have absymal task completion rates???? Because they aren't efficient in a broader perspective (eg environmental)?????? Because they'll be dead within 2 years when this bubble pops?
Because they have absymal task completion rates???? Because they aren't efficient in a broader perspective (eg environmental)?????? Because they'll be dead within 2 years when this bubble pops?
January 28, 2026 at 3:30 AM
LMAO someone asked why everyone isn't using agents because it's so much more "efficient"
Because they have absymal task completion rates???? Because they aren't efficient in a broader perspective (eg environmental)?????? Because they'll be dead within 2 years when this bubble pops?
Because they have absymal task completion rates???? Because they aren't efficient in a broader perspective (eg environmental)?????? Because they'll be dead within 2 years when this bubble pops?
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I keep getting people trying to tell me that Gen ai is socialist 💀 because it’s open source, Gen ai is already siphoning billions from social welfare into a slop machine destroying millions of jobs. You wanting to make memes isn’t as important as funding healthcare idk why I need to say this.
January 27, 2026 at 6:15 PM
I keep getting people trying to tell me that Gen ai is socialist 💀 because it’s open source, Gen ai is already siphoning billions from social welfare into a slop machine destroying millions of jobs. You wanting to make memes isn’t as important as funding healthcare idk why I need to say this.
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"Criticisms of AI must include guidance for responsible engagement with it, not just exhortations to avoid it" good lord, I am so tired of these pieces that are the "sensible AI guy" stance that mostly comes down to "AI is here to stay and I am ready to lick the boot, begrudgingly"
January 20, 2026 at 8:50 PM
"Criticisms of AI must include guidance for responsible engagement with it, not just exhortations to avoid it" good lord, I am so tired of these pieces that are the "sensible AI guy" stance that mostly comes down to "AI is here to stay and I am ready to lick the boot, begrudgingly"
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In the TNG episode "Arsenal of Freedom" a bunch of AI weapons destroyed an entire civilization. The entire points of the episode is warning against things like the Doomsday Plane and Grok. These two idiots. You can't make this stuff up.
5 strips of latinum says that the Secretary of Defense has never actually watched an episode of Star Trek.
gizmodo.com/star-trek-re...
gizmodo.com/star-trek-re...
'Star Trek Real': Hegseth Praises Grok for Allowing Users to Fight Wars
gizmodo.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:15 AM
In the TNG episode "Arsenal of Freedom" a bunch of AI weapons destroyed an entire civilization. The entire points of the episode is warning against things like the Doomsday Plane and Grok. These two idiots. You can't make this stuff up.
called myself a Conscientious Objector to AI today, couldn't think of a better metaphor.
A lot of my concerns about it are ethics related, so it seemed appropriate.
A lot of my concerns about it are ethics related, so it seemed appropriate.
January 13, 2026 at 6:37 AM
called myself a Conscientious Objector to AI today, couldn't think of a better metaphor.
A lot of my concerns about it are ethics related, so it seemed appropriate.
A lot of my concerns about it are ethics related, so it seemed appropriate.
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Sitting a stewing in frustration isn't nearly as cathartic as just designing a poster. Let's see how often I remember that in 2026.
December 31, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Sitting a stewing in frustration isn't nearly as cathartic as just designing a poster. Let's see how often I remember that in 2026.
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I hate these charts so much because they imply chatgpt is comparable to the internet or phones
You could create the same graphic for full screen pop-up advertising on websites and make them look like ultra-rapid technology adoption when really they were just baked unavoidably into the internet
You could create the same graphic for full screen pop-up advertising on websites and make them look like ultra-rapid technology adoption when really they were just baked unavoidably into the internet
In 2025, AI became pervasive in American life and the economy, with ChatGPT surging in adoption much faster than any other major technology in memory. @nytopinion.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 7:38 AM
I hate these charts so much because they imply chatgpt is comparable to the internet or phones
You could create the same graphic for full screen pop-up advertising on websites and make them look like ultra-rapid technology adoption when really they were just baked unavoidably into the internet
You could create the same graphic for full screen pop-up advertising on websites and make them look like ultra-rapid technology adoption when really they were just baked unavoidably into the internet
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The deployment of “ai” is not a case study in diffusion of innovation or adoption of new technology. It is a case study in coerced implementation, it is social engineering by the elite class and it’s bad for people and bad for the planet
NEW: Data Centers, the Climate Crisis, and Community Defense
How Local Activists are Interrupting Big Tech AI Investments
unicornriot.ninja/2025/data-ce...
How Local Activists are Interrupting Big Tech AI Investments
unicornriot.ninja/2025/data-ce...
Data Centers, the Climate Crisis, and Community Defense - UNICORN RIOT
As Trump’s Energy Secretary Chris Wright claims you should “build data centers” if “you want low electricity prices,” more than 200 environmental organizations have joined to “demand a halt to the bui...
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December 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The deployment of “ai” is not a case study in diffusion of innovation or adoption of new technology. It is a case study in coerced implementation, it is social engineering by the elite class and it’s bad for people and bad for the planet
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We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Concept Artists Say Generative AI References Only Make Their Jobs Harder
“The ‘early ideation stages’, when worlds are being fleshed out by writers and artists, are literally crucial to the development of a game’s vision,” said one artist.
thisweekinvideogames.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
@firefox.com Firefox. My darling, my beloved. Why tf would you do this to yourself. Don't put AI in the browser!
December 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
@firefox.com Firefox. My darling, my beloved. Why tf would you do this to yourself. Don't put AI in the browser!
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I hadn't given much thought to the actual philosophy behind the "empathy is bad, actually" movement, because the people espousing it are so transparently anti-human that I never thought of it as having more depth than wolves having the philosophy "Sheep are tasty".
But I realized it matters to AI.
But I realized it matters to AI.
December 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I hadn't given much thought to the actual philosophy behind the "empathy is bad, actually" movement, because the people espousing it are so transparently anti-human that I never thought of it as having more depth than wolves having the philosophy "Sheep are tasty".
But I realized it matters to AI.
But I realized it matters to AI.
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Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
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I said it before, will say it again -- generative AI fetishizes "ideas" while sneering at effort, execution, and education. That, despite Gen-AI being built on and out of other people's effort, execution and education.
A.I. and the Fetishization Of Ideas
In writing and in dispensing my (very dubious, probably shady) writing advice, I am often keen to note that ideas are bullshit. Most writers treat them like precious gems when really, ideas are lik…
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December 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I said it before, will say it again -- generative AI fetishizes "ideas" while sneering at effort, execution, and education. That, despite Gen-AI being built on and out of other people's effort, execution and education.
My CEO needs to wake tf about how much of a dead end AI is & NOT BET THE FUTURE OF HIS COMPANY ON AGENTS good fucking God
December 9, 2025 at 1:29 AM
My CEO needs to wake tf about how much of a dead end AI is & NOT BET THE FUTURE OF HIS COMPANY ON AGENTS good fucking God
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Two independent studies found that AI chatbots were better at persuading voters than political ads. The most persuasive bots also lied the most. This is something that humans working in psyops have known for decades. AI is psyops at scale. www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/04/1...
December 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Two independent studies found that AI chatbots were better at persuading voters than political ads. The most persuasive bots also lied the most. This is something that humans working in psyops have known for decades. AI is psyops at scale. www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/04/1...
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This is the conclusion, which I'm pulling out from behind the paywall because it'll probably be a free newsletter or podcast one day. I think the AI era is a reckoning for the tech industry, one where consumers finally realize they're being abused.
December 5, 2025 at 4:02 AM
This is the conclusion, which I'm pulling out from behind the paywall because it'll probably be a free newsletter or podcast one day. I think the AI era is a reckoning for the tech industry, one where consumers finally realize they're being abused.
What is with the genre of thinkpieces that are like "People have all these legitimate concerns about GenAI. Here's how to get them to adopt it anyway!"
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especially with headlines like "AI is bad, people don't like it"
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especially with headlines like "AI is bad, people don't like it"
December 4, 2025 at 12:55 AM
What is with the genre of thinkpieces that are like "People have all these legitimate concerns about GenAI. Here's how to get them to adopt it anyway!"
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especially with headlines like "AI is bad, people don't like it"
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especially with headlines like "AI is bad, people don't like it"
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"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
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87% of executives sitting at their desk writing prompts like "a picture of my wife coming back with the kids"
A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
Execs are embracing AI more than their employees are, new research suggests
Research from HR software company Dayforce suggests that executives are leaning into AI far more than their employees.
www.businessinsider.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:46 PM
87% of executives sitting at their desk writing prompts like "a picture of my wife coming back with the kids"