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
Who's Who of AI
Hagen Blix
Linguist, Cognitive Scientist, Occasional AI Researcher, Immigrant in NYC, Co-Author w/ Ingeborg Glimmer of 'Why We Fear AI' - out now: https://bookshop.org/a/114797/9781945335174
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Critique of AI: with Matteo Pa…–Critical Theory in Context – Apple Podcasts podcasts.apple.com
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bloodinthemachine.com
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There's a video version, too, but without the introductory discussion - but with the question period! criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/event/cri...
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"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…
Hagen Blix reposted
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! ;)
We've got a whole book on it, too 👇
If they like reading accessible theory, maybe our book could help: AI is a continuation of Taylorism (centralizing knowledge not simply among managers/representatives of capital, but in directly in capital itself). The point is to disempower and cheapen labor www.commonnotions…
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