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Listen to @tressiemcphd.bsky.social when she writes that AI is "the backbone of a superstructure that merges regressive politics with unchecked economic power in the guise of technological innovation” - and then teach about and against the technologies with the help of the boo…
As I was saying: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/26/o...
the final reckoning between AI hype and reality is upon us. buckle up.
New from Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000: Bernie Goes Down the X-Risk Rabbithole In which @emilymbender.bsky.social and @alexhanna.bsky.social are joined by @nathaliemarechal.net to unpack Sen Sanders’ AI Doomerism & why nuclear weapons are a bad analogy for "AI" www.buzzsprout.c…
Erin Brockovich has been fighting evil corporations that pollute the environment for so long that there was a Hollywood movie about her starring Julia Roberts back in 2000. It's a bad sign for the AI industry that she is now on the anti-data center bandwagon.
When billionaires preach "abundance," remember that the richest man in the world killed the poorest children in the world just for the LOLs. And if these AI fascists get their way, most of us will join the starvation class. www.thenerdreich.com/a-silicon-va...
I didn’t say the political project made sense 😉 - Cory Doctorow has several great essays that unpack this, including this one pluralistic.net/2026/01/05/f...
I can't believe this has to be said, but we should have real human teachers caring for our kids. www.brookings.edu/articles/a-p...
Cory Doctorow makes this case in this essay: pluralistic.net/2026/07/10/p...
Remember when I said this? I was fresh off recording an episode of MAIHT3K with @emilymbender.bsky.social & @alexhanna.bsky.social, during which we analyzed (and mocked!) Bernie's descent into AI doomerism. peertube.dair-institute.org/w/jV5u1DVL4b... or wherever your get your …
This Politico primer on the various “factions” of AI safety is helpful in that it disambiguates the different meanings attached to the term, which keeps us talking past each other - much as the term “AI” itself does. www.politico.com/news/magazin...
This Politico primer on the various “factions” of AI safety is helpful in that it disambiguates the different meanings attached to the term, which keeps us talking past each other - much as the term “AI” itself does. www.politico.com/news/magazin...
The louder we get about resisting the AI industry's mass immiseration project, the more industry mouthpieces like the Chamber of "Progress" will try to convince the Democratic party to avoid aligning itself with voter sentiment. Case in point: this drivel from the "Blue Horizon Project"
Center = Nathalie Maréchal, PhD. Left = members they follow (green edges). Right = members who follow them (blue edges). Top = mutual follows (orange edges, slightly larger). Drag any node to reposition; click to open that profile.
