Perplexity’s CEO is just the latest tech leader to tell the public their jobs will be sacrificed on the altar of the glorious AI future.
It’s a compelling narrative, but it distracts us from the real impact of AI: not to take the human out of the loop, but to take away their power and cut their pay
My latest, for @techpolicypress.bsky.social
When I read Alex Karp’s book last year, I thought it should’ve been a tweet. Now Palantir has turned it into a tweet-length manifesto, which could’ve just been a picture of a MAGA hat.
Karp is… not a subtle thinker.
www.techpolicy.press/palantirs-ma...
On Monday, EPIC filed an amicus brief arguing that the Virginia city of Norfolk’s use of Flock’s Automated License Plate Reader system creates a warrantless mass surveillance program and constitutes an unreasonable search in violation of the Fourth Amendment.
Some timeline stuff:
— We expect to get InfoWars.com after the judge clears it in a couple of weeks.
— We'll build a world of characters on the site and across social media. Tim Heidecker is in charge, and we have grand designs.
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This Is Just To Say
I have turned off
the AI features
that were in
the update
and which
you were probably
hoping
to monetize
Fuck you
they were stupid
so unnecessary
and so annoying
New, from me: Take the Palantir manifesto seriously, if not literally.
It reveals that our tech philosopher kings want public money, but without public accountability. This creates a dilemma for governments unaligned with its techno-fascist vision. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/palantir-w...
UNC Chapel Hill Professor Meredith Clark:
"You can't break up the existence and the background and the history [of the Black community on Twitter].
But you can control the means of information production.
So you buy the platform."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8RT...
I'm not joking when I say mRNA technology is more important than "AI" and it's a tragedy we're throwing billions into one while our government is aggressively defunding the other.
We have been saying this for a year now: STOP PRESCRIBING ACTIONS TO THEM IN ADVANCE.
If we say things like "they'll never impeach!" that *gives them permission* to never do it.
Don't obey in advance.
Don't prescribe their actions in advance.
Demand better of them. Be relentless.
LeBron does not get enough flowers for calling Trump a bum
A peer reviewed study shows a promising link between flu and shingles vaccines and a reduced risk of dementia. A heroin addict who cut off a raccoon’s penis for “further study” says these vaccines cause autism. For busy Americans, it can be hard to know who to trust.
OpenAI: We’re burning money like the Joker. A miracle needs to happen for us to turn a profit
Microsoft: Please please use our AI systems, we’re teetering on the edge here
Anthropic: I wonder what’ll kill us first: lawsuits, regulations or model collapse
Media and universities: AI is here to stay
Sharing an update that I put in an IT ticket for help with this Copilot issue and the person helping me is also having the same problem! Seems wasteful for the institution to have numerous employees frequently (feels like constantly) turning copilot off in settings throughout each day 🤡💩🤖
bless Scaachi
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“Data centers have replaced megayachts as the preferred theater of oligarchic status signaling. Instead of submarines and retractable dance floors, these billionaires tout their compute, their gigawatts, and their acreage.”
New Epstein-linked revelations show how neo-Nazi operative Andrew Auernheimer aka “Weev” became a crucial link between Peter Thiel and the online far-right subcultures waging “memetic warfare” against their enemies.
By @barrettbrownlol.bsky.social
truly! this is so wild (and working as it was designed of course)
One of the biggest labor battles in the US is happening right now in Los Angeles, at USC, where our faculty-union campaign with majority support is being met by nasty, corporate-grade administrative resistance, and national press won't cover it.
what’s funny about this is that tarantino wrote this “ezekiel 25:17“ for the film. it isn‘t actually in the bible. publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/hegseth-bo...
BREAKING: We just won our antitrust trial against LiveNation and Ticketmaster.
Live Nation has raked in billions in profits from an illegal monopoly that coerces venues, restricts artists, and exploits fans.
This is a massive win in the fight for fairness for local venues, artists, and fans.
BREAKING: Democratic Representative Yassamin Ansari, an Iranian American, has filed 6 articles of impeachment against Pete Hegseth for war crimes:
The 6 Articles are:
1. Unauthorized war against Iran and reckless endangerment of United States servicemembers
1/3
[shocked pikachu.jpeg]
chart of number of stories written about trans people. 1745 between 2014-2026
Metadata on NYT articles.
This is a fascinating set for those wanting to look at topic/subject/reporter volume, frequency etc.
For example: notice the ramp up of trans coverage starting in 2014.
You can go really deep.
tedalcorn.github.io/nyt/
Industry capture of labor unions, or, Why Fight ‘Em if You Can Get Them to Market Your Products?
<<chef’s kiss>>
Curious what other ACRL members' thoughts are about the f2f vs. virtual formats of the conference--are the virtual options sufficient, are you submitting a proposal, are you attending?
ohh thanks I’ll check my current settings and try that. it’s infuriating, all of it!
A useful multi-point breakdown on "inevitability" of ai in education, and great distinction between cognitive offloading versus cognitive surrender buildcognitiveresonance.substack.com/p/an-illustr... #criticalai
it's journalistic malpractice to report on eric swallwell's sexual misconduct allegations without mentioning that it was an open secret among democratic leadership who continued to support him throughout regardless
those libraries you love, that make access to media seem so smooth that make you feel like you don’t even have to interact with anyone, feel that way because People Work There to make that happen For You.
notions of seamlessness are powered by invisible labor & the strategic distribution of capital