And I resent the way companies are trying to force it. The other day Slack emailed saying they were adding AI to their product that already functions fine. I immediately cancelled that account. I don’t want it. It is not a benefit or feature. It is a yoke. I am happy on this hill even if I am alone

Like yet again the fear of "losing out" on the "AI revolution " takes precedence over the risks of joining in. There'd literally have been fewer genocides of we'd just pumped the brakes on Facebook a bit

You cannot responsibly write about AI without writing about politics. "AI" is an intensely political project, especially in its current formation, where development is led by tech giants that increasingly depend on the state—for contracts, land rights, and, of course, for deregulation.

Liberal hacks are gonna lose their shit on me but it is a huge 🚩 that we have a cabinet Minister for AI but not one for Labour.

Reminds me of this eternal Ted Chiang banger-

Haha, aww. I will absolutely ham it up for any baby — love an excuse to both make a silly face and a kiddo giggle