AI as a Fascist Artifact
(This is a bit of a merger of two talks I recently gave about fascism and AI. One was in German at the Cables Of Resistance conference, one in English at the Milton Wolf Seminar on Media and Diplomacy. I added some shots of the slides I used as a structure for the text which […]
AI Isn't as Powerful as We Think | Hannah Fry
Don't fall into the anti-AI hype - <antirez>
The Age Of Artificial Intelligence: Americans' AI Use Increases While Views On It Sour, Quinnipiac University Poll On AI Finds; 7 In 10 Think AI Will Cut Jobs With Gen Z The Most Pessimistic | Quinnipiac University Poll
"The contradiction between use and trust of AI is striking. Fifty-one percent say they use AI for research, and many also use it for writing, work, and data analysis. But only 21 percent trust AI-generated information most or almost all of the time. Americans are clearly adopting AI, but they are doing so with deep hesitation, not deep trust," said Chetan Jaiswal, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Computer Science and Associate Chair, Department of Computing, Quinnipiac University School of Computing and Engineering.
People are using AI for their health crises, and no amount of screaming about it is stopping that. I started slowly drafting a piece about my experiences having long, slow conversations about AI practices in the patient communities I'm in, where I primarily stay just to provide scientific support
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Updated 6mo
AI*-generated summaries/AI Overview
Also including the use of AI (usually ChatGPT) as magical answer machines. * I’m neither “pro-AI” nor “anti-AI.” I’ve been blocked for being perceived as both. —Actually, I’m honestly more anti-AI than pro-AI thus far, aside from specialized models and specific use cases, but I’m willing to consider information that’s new to me
AI* and labor/replacing humans
* I’m neither “pro-AI” nor “anti-AI.” I’ve been blocked for being perceived as both. —Actually, I’m honestly more anti-AI than pro-AI thus far, aside from specialized models and specific use cases, but I’m willing to consider information that’s new to me
AI* perception/usage
* I’m neither “pro-AI” nor “anti-AI.” I’ve been blocked for being perceived as both. —Actually, I’m honestly more anti-AI than pro-AI thus far, aside from specialized models and specific use cases, but I’m willing to consider information that’s new to me
Accenture Tells Employees They Can Now Spend Only $29 on Claude Per Month
Book Publishers Are Quietly Using More AI. Staff Are Revolting
Misuse of AI is brands’ top reputational threat, new survey says
Proton survey: People don't trust AI, but they tell it everything | Proton
Do Americans trust AI news summaries? [Reality checks ft. Vince Nero]
People know AI is risky. They just don’t know what to do about it. | TrendLife Blog
Companies rushed in on AI. Now some are pulling back
Seattle Times Journalists Picket Newsroom Over Low Pay and Threats of Being Replaced by AI
翻訳業が苦境、利益は3年で7割減 ～ AIと競合で破産したケースも ～ | TSRデータインサイト | 東京商工リサーチ
The Rise of Industrial AI in America: Microfoundations of the Productivity J-curve(s)
The ‘productivity paradox’ of AI adoption in manufacturing firms | MIT Sloan
Human + AI in Accounting: Early Evidence from the Field
AI* and fascism/discrimination/bias/politics
See also law enforcement/surveillance/war: semble.so/profile/aiueo.ooo/collections… * I’m neither “pro-AI” nor “anti-AI.” I’ve been blocked for being perceived as both. —Actually, I’m honestly more anti-AI than pro-AI thus far, aside from specialized models and specific use cases, but I’m willing to consider information that’s new to me
AI* data centers/environmental concerns
* I’m neither “pro-AI” nor “anti-AI.” I’ve been blocked for being perceived as both. —Actually, I’m honestly more anti-AI than pro-AI thus far, aside from specialized models and specific use cases, but I’m willing to consider information that’s new to me
AI* and search/research
* I’m neither “pro-AI” nor “anti-AI.” I’ve been blocked for being perceived as both. —Actually, I’m honestly more anti-AI than pro-AI thus far, aside from specialized models and specific use cases, but I’m willing to consider information that’s new to me
AI* hallucinations/AI slop
* I’m neither “pro-AI” nor “anti-AI.” I’ve been blocked for being perceived as both. —Actually, I’m honestly more anti-AI than pro-AI thus far, aside from specialized models and specific use cases, but I’m willing to consider information that’s new to me
AI* and healthcare/medicine
* I’m neither “pro-AI” nor “anti-AI.” I’ve been blocked for being perceived as both. —Actually, I’m honestly more anti-AI than pro-AI thus far, aside from specialized models and specific use cases, but I’m willing to consider information that’s new to me
AI* training/sources/manipulation
* I’m neither “pro-AI” nor “anti-AI.” I’ve been blocked for being perceived as both. —Actually, I’m honestly more anti-AI than pro-AI thus far, aside from specialized models and specific use cases, but I’m willing to consider information that’s new to me
AI* psychosis/therapy/companions/sycophancy
* I’m neither “pro-AI” nor “anti-AI.” I’ve been blocked for being perceived as both. —Actually, I’m honestly more anti-AI than pro-AI thus far, aside from specialized models and specific use cases, but I’m willing to consider information that’s new to me
AI* influence on thinking/skills
* I’m neither “pro-AI” nor “anti-AI.” I’ve been blocked for being perceived as both. —Actually, I’m honestly more anti-AI than pro-AI thus far, aside from specialized models and specific use cases, but I’m willing to consider information that’s new to me
Do Americans trust AI news summaries? [Reality checks ft. Vince Nero]
ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok bypass EU restrictions on Russian state propaganda, RSF investigation finds
How to know if you can trust an AI’s answer to your question
「琉球新報社説に『スマホを置いて新聞を』」は本当か？
AIがX投稿を自動要約 内容が二転三転、誤情報拡散の一因に
Matthew Cortland (they) (@matthewcort.land)
How the unholy alliance of Big Tech and the far right threatens the world
Las denuncias de sesgo contra plataformas digitales se multiplican en las elecciones de Brasil
Why did Meta change its moderation system before Brazil’s elections?
Muse, in its own files
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The LA Times’ Political Rating “AI” Is A Silly Joke Aimed At Validating Wealthy Media Ownership’s Inherent Bias
Amazon’s $1B plan to combat data center backlash draws more backlash
Data Centre Silence
How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes
More Americans now say data centers are negative for the environment, energy costs and more
New estimate of AI e-waste - VU Amsterdam
E-waste challenges of generative artificial intelligence
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Microsoft exec called AI scraping ‘the largest theft of labor in human history,' new unredacted filings reveal | TechCrunch
Paywall violation ‘eviscerates’ fair use defense: What OpenAI-NYT twist means for publishers
Poisoning Attacks on LLMs Require a Near-constant Number of Poison Samples
Books destroyed in the name of AI* (by あ) — Semble
Human-powered AI* (by あ) — Semble
I was just reading about how AI is especially pernicious for any kind of historical restoration / research. They showed ths image from a…
AI hallucinations are making entitled customers even worse
How to spot AI science slop | Lab Muffin Beauty Science
Why you can’t trust AI chatbots for science | Lab Muffin Beauty Science
「中国船が核兵器部品を輸送」 米軍、AI使用の誤った情報報告書で一触即発の状況に
UnitedHealth uses AI model with 90% error rate to deny care, lawsuit alleges
As people turn to AI for spiritual guidance, experts warn of emotional dependency
China has cracked down on AI relationships. Is it ahead of the game?
How deep do AI relationships really go? An expert in attachment theory explains
How AI Chatbots Are 'Deskilling' Human Empathy
Are Chatbots Harming Our Relationships? | KQED
ChatGPT Helped Tumbler Ridge Shooter Focus on Guns, Tactics, and Terror
I listened to this yesterday and they talk about this at 25 minute mark: > the rate of thyroid-cancer diagnoses in the Republic of Korea was…
Google figures out how to watermark AI-designed proteins
Emily Moin (@emilymoin.com)
Mike Masnick (@masnick.com)
Doctors’ AI scribes get names of drugs and diagnoses wrong, NHS watchdog warns
It’s remarkably easy to inject new medical misinformation into LLMs
Ariel M. (she/her) (@byarielm.fyi)
tbh even these takes are too extreme though. see my thread on what the paper actually says:
(a) the press implying 10 minutes of AI use will erode thinking is really misrepresenting our study and we never advocate for that lanaguage…
As people turn to AI for spiritual guidance, experts warn of emotional dependency
How AI Chatbots Are 'Deskilling' Human Empathy
Are Chatbots Harming Our Relationships? | KQED
登山で遭難招いたAI SNSの冒険談学習、天気や体力は考慮しきれず
AI hallucinations are making entitled customers even worse
Sez Where? — Ask questions about your documents
個人セキュリティ脅威動向レポート2026 上半期 ～ 個人利用者に被害をもたらす「詐欺」と「AIのリスク」～
個人セキュリティ脅威動向レポート2026年上半期を公開 | トレンドマイクロ
ChatGPTやGeminiの回答から詐欺サイトへ、「AIを信じすぎる」リスクに注意
