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We got a bunch of internal Amazon memes in which employees mock Amazon's own AI, refer to its output as “slop,” and joke about the company’s failed attempt to motivate employees to use AI tools effectively. More here: www.404media.co/sloppenheime...
At least we live in the time line where we can ask fascinating questions like "What of your marketing AI suggests making fun of massacres?" I guess
I thought this was a fruitful discussion of the critique of AI with Jacob Blumenfeld, @robin-c.bsky.social, @mttpsq.bsky.social, @annanosthoff.bsky.social, @bildoperationen.bsky.social, @rainermuehlhoff.bsky.social
Let's radicalize people into organizing not terrorism
Our book's supposed to be one!
AI for Stochastic Terror Racist policing is getting a new tool 1/
Indeed, that's why we've written a whole book on the political economy of AI ;)
There's a video version, too, but without the introductory discussion - but with the question period! criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/event/cri...
"sometimes I worry that when that focuses a little too much on the, like, scam… hype… whatever nature, that you might accidentally draw the line in a way that your boss is also getting scammed, right? But your boss knows what they’re doing. They know why they’re trying to make…
Yup, been saying this will be the effect of AI in our book and elsewhere, too. The economic model we should be thinking of is fast fashion: Compete on price, not quality. That logic is now coming to coding, the industrial production of text, etc hagenblix.github.io/posts/sats-…
Fresh perspectives on AI with @hagenblix.bsky.social and @halftheanswer.bsky.social. Listen here:
Oh, and here is one of the authors of one (me!) is talking to the author of the other! ;)
What's your favorite critical writing on AI and education?
Lovely company for Why We Fear AI at The Word is Change, Brooklyn! The Edge of Space Time by @chanda.blacksky.app Empire of AI by @karenhao.bsky.social Interface Frictions by Neir Alexander, Marsha by Tourmaline, The New Age of Sexism by Laura Bates
I don't think you can do the whole "stock market and real economy inversely correlated because cheap money produces asset inflation" game forever, and I suspect that when this shit goes bust (with great AI assistance), they won't have any idea what to do
Ingeborg Glimmer and me are thinking about doing a second, expanded edition of Why We Fear AI Folks who have read it (or not I guess!) - what are some things you'd like to see us expand on, what are things we missed, what are things that are new? Please share your thoughts, ideas and feedback!
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