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I've been increasingly concerned about the corporate monopoly over frontier LLMs. While many ethically-minded people choose to boycott these models, I believe passive resistance alone cannot break the structural grip of big tech. To truly “liberate” these technologies and turn them into public goods, we need to look beyond moral high grounds and engage with the material basis of AI—specifically compute, data, and the relations of production.

I've written two posts exploring this through the lens of historical materialism. The first piece analyzes why current “open source” definitions struggle with LLMs, and the second discusses what it means to “act materialistically” in our imperfect world. My goal is to suggest a path forward that moves from mere boycotting to a more proactive, structural socialization of AI infrastructure.

If you've been feeling uneasy about the AI landscape but aren't sure if boycotting is the final answer, I'd love for you to give these a read:

• Histomat of F/OSS: We should reclaim LLMs, not reject them
• Acting materialistically in an imperfect world: LLMs as means of production and social relations

#LLM #AI #opensource #historicalmaterialism #histomat #materialism #digitalcommons

"I have always thought that such a fertile working hypothesis as historical materialism in no way required as a basis the absurdity of metaphysical materialism."

#Sartre #JeanPaulSartre #Existentialism #Phenomenology #Marxism #HistoricalMaterialism #Philosophy

Early Neolithic genetic data suggest that central Europe's first farmers lived in equality

https://phys.org/news/2024-11-early-neolithic-genetic-central-europe.html

#socialism #anthropology #ScienceforthePeople #historicalmaterialism #socialequality #ecosocialism #agroecology #indigenous

Dialectical and Historical Materialism by Josef Stalin is not a very exciting read, as he is quite repetitive to ensure points are clearly made. However, it has helped me understand these concepts MUCH better than I had previously, so I must say that it accomplishes its goal well. It's an important read for leftists so that we may better understand the world and how to change it more clearly!

#booktoot #Stalin #DialecticalMaterialism #HistoricalMaterialism #Marxism #Socialism #Communism

By way of an introduction

I work as a #researcher with interests in #labourprocess, #workersinquiry, #marxism, and #classcomposition. I'm an editor at #historicalmaterialism and #notesfrombelow

I organise with #iwgb, #ucu, and a project for supporting new worker organising #organisenow!

As a side project, I'm also interested in #scifibooks and have written some things for #redfutures

By way of an introduction

I work as a #researcher with interests in #labourprocess, #workersinquiry, #marxism, and #classcomposition. I'm an editor at #historicalmaterialism and #notesfrombelow

I organise with #iwgb, #ucu, and a project for supporting new worker organising #organisenow!

As a side project, I'm also interested in #scifibooks and have written some things for #redfutures

By way of an introduction

I work as a #researcher with interests in #labourprocess, #workersinquiry, #marxism, and #classcomposition. I'm an editor at #historicalmaterialism and #notesfrombelow

I organise with #iwgb, #ucu, and a project for supporting new worker organising #organisenow!

As a side project, I'm also interested in #scifibooks and have written some things for #redfutures

By way of an introduction

I work as a #researcher with interests in #labourprocess, #workersinquiry, #marxism, and #classcomposition. I'm an editor at #historicalmaterialism and #notesfrombelow

I organise with #iwgb, #ucu, and a project for supporting new worker organising #organisenow!

As a side project, I'm also interested in #scifibooks and have written some things for #redfutures

By way of an introduction

I work as a #researcher with interests in #labourprocess, #workersinquiry, #marxism, and #classcomposition. I'm an editor at #historicalmaterialism and #notesfrombelow

I organise with #iwgb, #ucu, and a project for supporting new worker organising #organisenow!

As a side project, I'm also interested in #scifibooks and have written some things for #redfutures

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