Gentleman & Gangster
Gentleman & Gangster  ·  2 weeks ago
Also: "potentially lethal" #AI

"I think it behooves us to be a little skeptical of stories about AI driving people to believe wrong things and commit ugly actions. Not that I like the AI slop that is filling up our social media, but when we look at the ways that AI is harming us, slop is pretty low on the list."

https://pluralistic.net/2024/10/29/hobbesian-slop/
#corydoctorow @pluralistic

HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴
HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴  ·  2 months ago
#Economics

A swansong for #ShareholderCapitalism, as well as a dismantling of #StakeholderCapitalism by #CoryDoctorow ( @pluralistic .)

👉 I strongly recommend using the essay formatted, long version in Connection with a #ScreenReader.

https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/113158693528976262

Jack
Jack  ·  3 months ago
Doing some deep cleaning at my parent's and found the book that started it all... was gifted this in 5th grade; it was my first introduction to civil liberties and social justice (in the digital age, and everywhere else!)

Over 10 years later and I'm pursuing a degree in tech/data in the public realm, and studying all sorts of different relationships between tech, policing, climate, mobility, accessibility and more. This book has had a seriously profound impact on my life.

Thanks @pluralistic

Six Grandfathers Mountain
Six Grandfathers Mountain  ·  3 months ago
@technotion @pluralistic

RE
introduction to civil liberties and social justice

Thx, I will look into his pre #enshittification books, before #RedTeamBlues etc...

I found this audio of #corydoctorow from 2013 reading a part of #littlebrother
https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/111562677153943743

Podcasting Lawful Interception, a #LittleBrother story https://ia800903.us.archive.org/6/items/Cory_Doctorow_Podcast_257/Cory_Doctorow_Podcast_257_Lawful_interception_01.mp3