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William Gibson Reads Neuromancer

Hundreds of Google AI Workers Were Fired Amid Fight Over Working Conditions

Over 200 contractors who work on improving Google’s AI products, including Gemini and AI Overviews, have been laid off, sources tell WIRED. It’s the latest development in a conflict over pay and alleged poor working conditions.

NeoMam Blog

Why Our Small Business Chooses Human Intelligence Over AI

In this article, we will share the very real reasons why we bet on human intelligence, regardless of the generative AI hype.

The American Prospect

Can Resistance Succeed?

The more authoritarian Trump becomes, the more he provokes effective opposition.

thecasualcritic

@thecasualcritic@writing.exchange replied · 3 weeks ago

@pluralistic guess we all better dust off our copies of Monopoly Capitalism.

Chuckles ❤️🇪🇺🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦❤️

@celeduc@mastodon.social replied · 3 weeks ago

@pluralistic "many more of us are boeing to die" 💀

Cory Doctorow

@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied · 3 weeks ago

#Ithaca and #NYC! I'm heading your way for a zillion events from Sept 11-19. Here's a list of open-to-all #Cornell activities including two major keynotes and a public event at Cornell Tech in NYC:

https://adwhiteprofessors.cornell.edu/visits/cory-doctorow/

I'll also be at the #Brooklyn Book Festival on Sept 21:

https://brooklynbookfestival.org/event/big-techs-big-heist-cory-doctorow-in-conversation-with-adam-becker/

Brooklyn Book Festival

Big Tech’s Big Heist - Cory Doctorow in Conversation with Adam Becker - Brooklyn Book Festival

We hear it again and again, the gospel of technological salvation. First, there was the promise of social media and other digital platforms (Amazon, Google, etc.) that became ingrained in our daily lives—but then devolved into what is widely acknowledged as much poorer-quality service and user experience. Now, it’s AI that’s supposed to save humanity […]

Andrew D. White Professors-at-Large Program

Cory Doctorow

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Sept. 12-18 – Cornell Ithaca · Sept. 19 – Cornell Tech FRIDAY, SEPT. 12: KEYNOTE TALK “The Enshittification of Everything (and what to do about it)” 3:00pm · Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium (Rm. 132), Goldwin Smith Hall Register here to livestream Free & open to the public. Book signing and light reception […]

Cory Doctorow

@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied · 3 weeks ago

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Cory Doctorow

@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied · 3 weeks ago

William Gibson Reads Neuromancer

WIRED

Hundreds of Google AI Workers Were Fired Amid Fight Over Working Conditions

NeoMam Blog

Why Our Small Business Chooses Human Intelligence Over AI

In this article, we will share the very real reasons why we bet on human intelligence, regardless of the generative AI hype.

The American Prospect

Can Resistance Succeed?

The more authoritarian Trump becomes, the more he provokes effective opposition.

Cory Doctorow

@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied · 3 weeks ago

Ars Technica

Video: 3D printed TSA Travel Sentry keys really do open TSA locks

We downloaded the models from GitHub, tweaked, printed, and gained access.

The Intercept

The Facebook of the Future Has Privacy Implications Today

On Facebook, you trade your privacy for information about your friends. But can you really understand what you give up in the transaction?

Techdirt

Having Lost The Debate On Backdooring Encryption, Intelligence Community Plans To Wait Until Next Terrorist Attack

We already wrote about the Obama administration considering its options on how to handle the whole “going dark” debate concerning backdooring encryption. The key point in all of that is…

Intel Threatens to Sue Anyone Who Uses HDCP Crack | Threat Level | Wired.com

Intel threatened legal action Friday against anybody who uses its proprietary crypto key -- leaked on the internet -- to produce hardware that defeats the

Cory Doctorow

@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied · 3 weeks ago

Grand Forks Herald

Former Bismarck mayor registers trade names with state for 3...

BISMARCK -- The search for a new University of North Dakota nickname hit a potential new stumbling block on Monday, when former Bismarck mayor Marlan "Hawk" Haakenson registered trade names for several of the Fighting Sioux replacement options under consideration. Haakenson said he registered th...

MuckRock

Private colleges, public safety: few disclosure requirements for campus police

Sworn police at private universities carry weapons, make arrests and patrol some of the most populous areas of Boston. But the law holds far fewer transparency obligations for private campus cops than for officers at other agencies. When universities said we could only see their crime logs in person, we took a college tour.

Cory Doctorow

@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied · 3 weeks ago

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Cory Doctorow

@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied · 3 weeks ago

William Gibson Reads Neuromancer

WIRED

Hundreds of Google AI Workers Were Fired Amid Fight Over Working Conditions

NeoMam Blog

Why Our Small Business Chooses Human Intelligence Over AI

In this article, we will share the very real reasons why we bet on human intelligence, regardless of the generative AI hype.

The American Prospect

Can Resistance Succeed?

The more authoritarian Trump becomes, the more he provokes effective opposition.

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