The Trump administration has announced that it will increase scrutiny on a range of goods from China as it pursues the president's trade goals and continues fighting alleged forced labor in Xinjiang. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/20/markets/us-china-steel-lithium-forced-labor/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #china #lithium #mining #steel #forcedlabor
Kate Bowles
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@kate “This unvarnished perspective reveals a fundamental truth about the corporate embrace of AI: it is, at its core, a quest for efficiency and profitability. And in this quest, human labor is often seen as a liability, an obstacle to be overcome.”.
The dehumanization of society for profit continues. #AI #forcedlabor
Thinking about this, and the future of global #underwork.
https://gizmodo.com/the-end-of-work-as-we-know-it-2000635294
The End of Work as We Know It
@kate “This unvarnished perspective reveals a fundamental truth about the corporate embrace of AI: it is, at its core, a quest for efficiency and profitability. And in this quest, human labor is often seen as a liability, an obstacle to be overcome.”.
The dehumanization of society for profit continues. #AI #forcedlabor