I have co-hosted a lot of online events as part of the IndieWeb, the 32-Bit Cafe, and other communities. A few months ago, I reflected on how events don’t happen without organisers. Organisers put in the time to make events happen – they do all the coordination and prep work, …
I’m a big Neal Stephenson fan. He posted his remarks on AI from a recent conference. You should read the whole thing, but this was particularly concerning. It aligns with what I hear from the students I speak to.
the job i've already resigned from is having a weapons-manufacture-themed (seriously, don't ask) "AI" hype week and i'm just burying myself in episodes of "Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000" to keep my head cool
I refuse not to fight this corporate attempt to redefine "fair use" in a way that lets "AI" enshittifiers use their not-quite-copying to launder the context and authorship completely off of data.
