Koen Hufkens, PhD
Koen Hufkens, PhD  ·  2 months ago
Finished the "The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation " by @pluralistic. Necessary reading in this day and age, for a few reasons:

1. It introduces the concept of universal computing devices really well
2. and in this context how (internet) technology underpins societal and justice movements, stifled by software copyright "wrappers"

In the context of the former it also shows were we are headed IMO.

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#privacy #copyright #software #opensource #enshitification #technology

Koen Hufkens, PhD
Koen Hufkens, PhD  ·  2 months ago
When I look at the large language models (LLM) I see meta-software. Software which isn't. It is multi-modal, yet disembodied. It is search, but not search.

Where this tech exposes a huge attack surface security wise, it opens up an equally large legal attack surface.

Currently the focus has been on copyright infringements by LLM, but by and large the weight of the industry will judge in their favour and content will be licensed.

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