#manufacturing — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #manufacturing, aggregated by home.social.
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🇪🇺 Finland's Largest Shutdown: 400 Million Euros, 7,500 Workers, 100,000 Coffee Cups
Finland's largest construction site has paused Nestlé's Porvoo processing plant for eight weeks, bringing thousands of contractors from across Finland and globally.
#EU #Finland #Nestl #Investment #Infrastructure #Manufacturing
https://www.kauppalehti.fi/uutiset/a/614995f3-877b-4d2b-8c88-65afe318714f?utm_source=rss
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SK hynix in Talks to Make Memory Chips at Intel’s Ohio Fab
Reuters reports the South Korean memory maker is exploring a lease or joint venture at Intel's stalled Ohio site, its first US chip production.
https://pulseofnations.lol/sk-hynix-in-talks-to-make/
#Chips #Intel #Manufacturing #Memory #Semiconductors #SKHynix
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Defender Pickup May Be First Product From Stellantis-JLR Deal
🕑2 min read The recently announced collaboration between Stellantis and Jaguar Land Rover (JLR…
#Netherlands #Nederland #NL #Europe #Europa #EU #Stellantis #america #AntonioFilosa #Automotive #british #Collaboration #defender #Detroit #development #Jeep #JLR #LandRover #Luxury #Manufacturing #off-road #Partnership #pickup #Platform #Powertrain #Production #Ram #SUV #Truck #Trucks #Unibody
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Piecemakers bets edge AI devices will diverge from reliance on HBM — custom-designed memory fuses DRAM stack directly to the processor using hybrid bonding
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Piecemakers bets edge AI devices will diverge from reliance on HBM — custom-designed memory fuses DRAM stack directly to the processor using hybrid bonding
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EU Says Canada Could Become First ‘Associate’ Member Amid US Tensions
Canada could become the European Union’s first “associate member” as it looks to strengthen its international relationships amid…
#Canada #AI #arcticpolicy #associate #Cooperation #criticalmineral #Defense #energy #EU #internationalrelationship #lastmonth #manufacturing #member #ustensions #us-canadatradetalk
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Jensen Huang thinks China will develop its own advanced lithography chipmaking tools by 2030 — Nvidia CEO says achievement of that capability 'is just a matter of time'
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Jensen Huang thinks China will develop its own advanced lithography chipmaking tools by 2030 — Nvidia CEO says achievement of that capability 'is just a matter of time'
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SK hynix reportedly discussing US memory chip manufacturing with Intel — options include leasing Ohio plant or forming joint venture with other AI hyperscalers
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SK hynix reportedly discussing US memory chip manufacturing with Intel — options include leasing Ohio plant or forming joint venture with other AI hyperscalers
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[#TRADESHOW] #TCT #Shenzhen 2026 will be held from October 14 to 16, 2026, at Shenzhen #World #Exhibition & #Convention #Center. As South #China’s leading additive #manufacturing #trade #show, the #expo #business #event focuses on #3D #printing technologies, #industrial applications, and next-generation #product development across the Greater Bay Area and wider Southeast #Asian #market. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/tct-shenzhen-2026/
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FYI: Only 0.48% of manufacturing site traffic comes from AI, Semrush finds: Boeing led with 771,000 mentions in AI answers yet reached no cited-source list. AI Overviews now cover 57% of the sector's search volume. Who earns the click? https://ppc.land/only-0-48-of-manufacturing-site-traffic-comes-from-ai-semrush-finds/ #AI #Manufacturing #DigitalMarketing #TrafficAnalysis #SEO
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FYI: Only 0.48% of manufacturing site traffic comes from AI, Semrush finds: Boeing led with 771,000 mentions in AI answers yet reached no cited-source list. AI Overviews now cover 57% of the sector's search volume. Who earns the click? https://ppc.land/only-0-48-of-manufacturing-site-traffic-comes-from-ai-semrush-finds/ #AI #Manufacturing #DigitalMarketing #TrafficAnalysis #SEO
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FYI: Only 0.48% of manufacturing site traffic comes from AI, Semrush finds: Boeing led with 771,000 mentions in AI answers yet reached no cited-source list. AI Overviews now cover 57% of the sector's search volume. Who earns the click? https://ppc.land/only-0-48-of-manufacturing-site-traffic-comes-from-ai-semrush-finds/ #AI #Manufacturing #DigitalMarketing #TrafficAnalysis #SEO
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FYI: Only 0.48% of manufacturing site traffic comes from AI, Semrush finds: Boeing led with 771,000 mentions in AI answers yet reached no cited-source list. AI Overviews now cover 57% of the sector's search volume. Who earns the click? https://ppc.land/only-0-48-of-manufacturing-site-traffic-comes-from-ai-semrush-finds/ #AI #Manufacturing #DigitalMarketing #TrafficAnalysis #SEO
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FYI: Only 0.48% of manufacturing site traffic comes from AI, Semrush finds: Boeing led with 771,000 mentions in AI answers yet reached no cited-source list. AI Overviews now cover 57% of the sector's search volume. Who earns the click? https://ppc.land/only-0-48-of-manufacturing-site-traffic-comes-from-ai-semrush-finds/ #AI #Manufacturing #DigitalMarketing #TrafficAnalysis #SEO
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🌍 50 COUNTRIES AND WHAT THEY ARE #1 IN
🇨🇳 China — Solar panels
🇮🇳 India — Rice
🇺🇸 USA — Maize
🇧🇷 Brazil — Sugarcane
🇳🇬 Nigeria — Cassava
🇮🇩 Indonesia — Palm oil
🇷🇺 Russia — Palladium
🇨🇦 Canada — Oats
🇦🇺 Australia — Lithium
🇿🇦 South Africa — Platinum
🇨🇩 DR Congo — Cobalt
🇨🇱 Chile — Copper
🇬🇳 Guinea — Bauxite
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan — Uranium
🇹🇭 Thailand — Natural rubber
🇻🇳 Vietnam — Black pepper
🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire — Cocoa
🇹🇷 Türkiye — Hazelnuts
🇪🇸 Spain — Olive oil
🇲🇽 Mexico — Avocados
🇪🇹 Ethiopia — Teff
🇺🇬 Uganda — Plantains
🇲🇬 Madagascar — Vanilla
🇮🇷 Iran — Saffron
🇬🇹 Guatemala — Cardamom
🇧🇩 Bangladesh — Jute
🇵🇪 Peru — Quinoa
🇳🇴 Norway — Salmon exports
🇳🇱 Netherlands — Cut-flower exports
🇰🇪 Kenya — Tea exports
🇪🇨 Ecuador — Banana exports
🇵🇰 Pakistan — Football exports
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia — Dates
🇪🇬 Egypt — Dates production
🇧🇴 Bolivia — Quinoa exports
🇸🇩 Sudan — Sesame exports
🇯🇵 Japan — Industrial robots
🇨🇭 Switzerland — Luxury watches
🇮🇹 Italy — Wine
🇫🇷 France — Wine exports by value
🇦🇴 Angola — Rough diamonds
🇧🇼 Botswana — Diamonds
🇳🇿 New Zealand — Dairy exports
🇮🇸 Iceland — Atlantic cod
🇨🇴 Colombia — Cut flowers
🇨🇷 Costa Rica — Pineapple exports
🇨🇺 Cuba — Premium cigars
🇲🇾 Malaysia — Rubber gloves🌍 If your country, or a country you know, is missing, drop it in the replies — but please make sure the #1 claim is verified with a reliable source. Let’s see how many we can add! 👇
#Countries #World #NumberOne #GlobalLeaders #Agriculture #Technology #Manufacturing #Trade #DidYouKnow #WorldFacts
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[#TRADESHOW] #China #International #Hardware #Show 2026 will be held from September 28 to 30, 2026, at #Shanghai New International #Expo Centre (SNIEC). #CIHS serves as a major #B2B #platform for hardware #products, #tools, building hardware, #industrial applications, and #manufacturing-related solutions. #Event brings together #global #buyers, #manufacturers, #suppliers, and innovators seeking #sourcing opportunities and #business growth in hardware #market. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/china-international-hardware-show-2026/
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[#TRADESHOW] #China #International #Hardware #Show 2026 will be held from September 28 to 30, 2026, at #Shanghai New International #Expo Centre (SNIEC). #CIHS serves as a major #B2B #platform for hardware #products, #tools, building hardware, #industrial applications, and #manufacturing-related solutions. #Event brings together #global #buyers, #manufacturers, #suppliers, and innovators seeking #sourcing opportunities and #business growth in hardware #market. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/china-international-hardware-show-2026/
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[#TRADESHOW] #China #International #Hardware #Show 2026 will be held from September 28 to 30, 2026, at #Shanghai New International #Expo Centre (SNIEC). #CIHS serves as a major #B2B #platform for hardware #products, #tools, building hardware, #industrial applications, and #manufacturing-related solutions. #Event brings together #global #buyers, #manufacturers, #suppliers, and innovators seeking #sourcing opportunities and #business growth in hardware #market. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/china-international-hardware-show-2026/
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As Argentine President Javier Milei has dismantled the country's protectionist policies in the name of driving down prices, an "avalanche" of imports has hit local industry hard and nearly 30,000 firms have closed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/16/companies/argentina-industry-milei-free-market/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #argentina #javiermilei #southamerica #manufacturing #southamerica
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The IC #Ecosystem #Show 2026 (#ICES 2026) will bring #semiconductor #design, #manufacturing, #packaging and industrial applications together in #Shanghai from October 12–16, 2026. Held in Hall 5.2 of the National #Exhibition and #Convention #Center, the exhibition forms part of the 26th #China #International #Industry #Fair. https://chinaexpohub.com/ices-2026-at-ciif-shanghai-chips-advanced-packaging-and-ai-hardware/
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The #World #Power #Battery #Conference 2026 opened on 3 September in #Yibin, #Sichuan Province, #China, bringing together battery #manufacturers, #technology developers, policymakers and #international #partners. The fifth annual #edition focused on advanced battery #technologies, new #safety requirements, #energy storage, #recycling and the growing role of artificial intelligence (#AI) in #manufacturing. https://chinaexpohub.com/world-power-battery-conference-2026-puts-fast-charging-battery-safety-and-ai-in-focus/
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The #China #International #Industry #Fair 2026 (#CIIF 2026) will bring more than 3,000 #exhibitors and 10 specialized industry #shows to #Shanghai from October 12–16, 2026, creating one of the year’s largest #sourcing and #technology #business #platforms for the #global #manufacturing #sector. https://chinaexpohub.com/ciif-2026-to-bring-3000-exhibitors-and-10-industry-shows-to-shanghai/
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The #China #International #Industry #Fair 2026 (#CIIF 2026) will bring more than 3,000 #exhibitors and 10 specialized industry #shows to #Shanghai from October 12–16, 2026, creating one of the year’s largest #sourcing and #technology #business #platforms for the #global #manufacturing #sector. https://chinaexpohub.com/ciif-2026-to-bring-3000-exhibitors-and-10-industry-shows-to-shanghai/
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The #China #International #Industry #Fair 2026 (#CIIF 2026) will bring more than 3,000 #exhibitors and 10 specialized industry #shows to #Shanghai from October 12–16, 2026, creating one of the year’s largest #sourcing and #technology #business #platforms for the #global #manufacturing #sector. https://chinaexpohub.com/ciif-2026-to-bring-3000-exhibitors-and-10-industry-shows-to-shanghai/
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The Guardian: ‘Tidal wave’ of Pfas being launched to satisfy AI industry, campaigners warn. “Pfas companies are launching a ‘tidal wave’ of forever chemicals production to meet demand from the AI industry, a campaign organisation has warned. Despite alarm over the chemicals, which have been linked to cancer, a survey of the 10 biggest manufacturers found most had plans to increase production.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/09/15/the-guardian-tidal-wave-of-pfas-being-launched-to-satisfy-ai-industry-campaigners-warn/ -
#Automotive and #intelligent-driving leaders gathered in #Chongqinga for the 2026 Automotive New Quality #Productive #Force #Development #Forum. Discussions #focused on #China’s shift from production-led expansion to quality-driven #growth, addressing intelligent-driving trust, #manufacturing efficiency, powertrain #innovation and #overseas compliance. https://chinaexpohub.com/chongqing-automotive-forum-focuses-on-intelligent-driving-and-global-growth/
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#Automotive and #intelligent-driving leaders gathered in #Chongqinga for the 2026 Automotive New Quality #Productive #Force #Development #Forum. Discussions #focused on #China’s shift from production-led expansion to quality-driven #growth, addressing intelligent-driving trust, #manufacturing efficiency, powertrain #innovation and #overseas compliance. https://chinaexpohub.com/chongqing-automotive-forum-focuses-on-intelligent-driving-and-global-growth/
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/426984/ Shettima returns to Nigeria after BRICS summit in India #18thBRICSLeaders’SummitInNewDelhi #AfricanContinentalFreeTradeArea #agriculture #ArtificialIntelligence #BricsSummit #DigitalInfrastructure #energy #healthcare #india #manufacturing #Nigeria #NigerianNews #Shettima #Spokesman #StanleyNkwocha
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Breaking: Embattled caravan manufacturer collapses into administration
By Josh Dye and Jessica RossSunshine Coast-based Australian Off Road has called in administrators after the company went dark last week, leaving hundreds of customers and suppliers in limbo.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-15/australian-off-road-collapse-administration/107154226
#CompanyNews #TourismandLeisureIndustry #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #Manufacturing #AutomotiveIndustry #Industry #RoadTransportIndustry #SmallBusinesses #AirTransportIndustry #TravelandTourism #CommunityandSociety #JoshDye #JessicaRoss
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Breaking: Embattled caravan manufacturer collapses into administration
By Josh Dye and Jessica RossSunshine Coast-based Australian Off Road has called in administrators after the company went dark last week, leaving hundreds of customers and suppliers in limbo.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-15/australian-off-road-collapse-administration/107154226
#CompanyNews #TourismandLeisureIndustry #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #Manufacturing #AutomotiveIndustry #Industry #RoadTransportIndustry #SmallBusinesses #AirTransportIndustry #TravelandTourism #CommunityandSociety #JoshDye #JessicaRoss
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Breaking: Embattled caravan manufacturer collapses into administration
By Josh Dye and Jessica RossSunshine Coast-based Australian Off Road has called in administrators after the company went dark last week, leaving hundreds of customers and suppliers in limbo.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-15/australian-off-road-collapse-administration/107154226
#CompanyNews #TourismandLeisureIndustry #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #Manufacturing #AutomotiveIndustry #Industry #RoadTransportIndustry #SmallBusinesses #AirTransportIndustry #TravelandTourism #CommunityandSociety #JoshDye #JessicaRoss
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Breaking: Embattled caravan manufacturer collapses into administration
By Josh Dye and Jessica RossSunshine Coast-based Australian Off Road has called in administrators after the company went dark last week, leaving hundreds of customers and suppliers in limbo.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-15/australian-off-road-collapse-administration/107154226
#CompanyNews #TourismandLeisureIndustry #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #Manufacturing #AutomotiveIndustry #Industry #RoadTransportIndustry #SmallBusinesses #AirTransportIndustry #TravelandTourism #CommunityandSociety #JoshDye #JessicaRoss
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Breaking: Embattled caravan manufacturer collapses into administration
By Josh Dye and Jessica RossSunshine Coast-based Australian Off Road has called in administrators after the company went dark last week, leaving hundreds of customers and suppliers in limbo.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-15/australian-off-road-collapse-administration/107154226
#CompanyNews #TourismandLeisureIndustry #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #Manufacturing #AutomotiveIndustry #Industry #RoadTransportIndustry #SmallBusinesses #AirTransportIndustry #TravelandTourism #CommunityandSociety #JoshDye #JessicaRoss
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The IC #Ecosystem #Show 2026 (#ICES 2026) will bring #semiconductor #design, #manufacturing, #packaging and industrial applications together in #Shanghai from October 12–16, 2026. Held in Hall 5.2 of the National #Exhibition and #Convention #Center, the exhibition forms part of the 26th #China #International #Industry #Fair. https://chinaexpohub.com/ices-2026-at-ciif-shanghai-chips-advanced-packaging-and-ai-hardware/
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Charged EVs | Bosch’s new rigid e-axle integrates motor and transmission for heavy electric trucks
Bosch has developed a rigid e-axle that integrates the electric motor and transmission for commercial vehicles weighing 18…
#Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #Bosch #BatteryPackDesign&Manufacturing #CommercialVehicles #ElectricMotorDesign&Manufacturing #electrictrucks #EVInfrastructure&FleetDeployment #Manufacturing #RobertBosch
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Nuevo Leon Targets European Firms for North American Growth
Summary: Nuevo Leon is strengthening its investment outreach to Germany, Sweden and Denmark as European manufacturers reassess supply chains,…
#Europe #EU #AutomotiveIndustry #Denmark #Europeaninvestment #EuropeanUnion #ForeignDirectInvestment #Germany #HéctorTijerina #InvestMonterrey #Manufacturing #Mexico #nearshoring #NuevoLeón #SupplyChainIntegration #Sweden #USMCA
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https://www.europesays.com/ch/130584/ Nestlé Bypasses $3bn Thai Battle with $900m Plant Push #Coffee #CourtCases #investment #Manufacturing #Nestlé #Nestle(Thai)
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Micron offers Taiwan employees $31,650 cash bonus as unions threaten strike over AI windfall — workers reject record payout package, demand 15% profit-sharing plan
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EU productivity growth jumps to 1.4% with manufacturing up 3.5% A quietly significant number. EU labour productivity per hour worked grew 1.4% in 2025, up from just 0.2% in 2024 and almost three times the average rate recorded since 2019.
#EU #Productivity #EuropeanEconomy #Manufacturing #Eurostat #Europe
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[#TRADESHOW] #TCT #Shenzhen 2026 will be held from October 14 to 16, 2026, at Shenzhen #World #Exhibition & #Convention #Center. As South #China’s leading additive #manufacturing #trade #show, the #expo #business #event focuses on #3D #printing technologies, #industrial applications, and next-generation #product development across the Greater Bay Area and wider Southeast #Asian #market. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/tct-shenzhen-2026/
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[#TRADESHOW] #TCT #Shenzhen 2026 will be held from October 14 to 16, 2026, at Shenzhen #World #Exhibition & #Convention #Center. As South #China’s leading additive #manufacturing #trade #show, the #expo #business #event focuses on #3D #printing technologies, #industrial applications, and next-generation #product development across the Greater Bay Area and wider Southeast #Asian #market. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/tct-shenzhen-2026/
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[#TRADESHOW] #TCT #Shenzhen 2026 will be held from October 14 to 16, 2026, at Shenzhen #World #Exhibition & #Convention #Center. As South #China’s leading additive #manufacturing #trade #show, the #expo #business #event focuses on #3D #printing technologies, #industrial applications, and next-generation #product development across the Greater Bay Area and wider Southeast #Asian #market. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/tct-shenzhen-2026/
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ICYMI: Only 0.48% of manufacturing site traffic comes from AI, Semrush finds: Boeing led with 771,000 mentions in AI answers yet reached no cited-source list. AI Overviews now cover 57% of the sector's search volume. Who earns the click? https://ppc.land/only-0-48-of-manufacturing-site-traffic-comes-from-ai-semrush-finds/ #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Manufacturing #DigitalMarketing #SEO
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ICYMI: Only 0.48% of manufacturing site traffic comes from AI, Semrush finds: Boeing led with 771,000 mentions in AI answers yet reached no cited-source list. AI Overviews now cover 57% of the sector's search volume. Who earns the click? https://ppc.land/only-0-48-of-manufacturing-site-traffic-comes-from-ai-semrush-finds/ #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Manufacturing #DigitalMarketing #SEO
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“The future is dark, which is, on the whole, the best thing the future can be, I think”*…
Further (and in some ways, contra) to yesterday’s post, Marek Poliks, Roberto Alonso Trillo, Tyler Dunn, Hugh Scott-Douglas, and Jay Springett ponder one extrapolation of AI…
Imagine the most extreme possible factory: a factory that drives itself, a factory that determines its own objectives and optimizes itself to accomplish them. It is something like a fully automated firm, a company with no people inside, a recursively self-optimizing body that decides what to make, how to make it, and why. This is a very special kind of factory, a factory built with the intention of producing something strictly in excess of its creator’s abilities, something so productive, so efficient, and so capable that it exceeds any possibility of its prescription in advance, something that belongs to the set of possible factories that are, at present, unthinkable. How might one build such a thing? What would it mean to steer or govern such a thing? We call this factory a superdark factory, a factory whose insides churn too quickly to comprehend, whose logics branch into tangles too dense to reconstruct, and whose standards of performance are too ephemeral to direct. We believe that it is possible to build such a factory now, with existing tools, should one decide to do so.
Toward such an end, we propose the dark stack—a collection of design principles an architect could use to bring about such a factory and, further, to contribute to this factory’s ongoing governance after its initialization, all while remaining unable to understand almost anything about it. The most significant intervention available to an architect building a superdark factory with the dark stack is a single committed move, made before the factory is ever turned on, that sets four key principles into motion: (1) an array of structural primitives that enable the factory to learn; (2) a versioning regime that measures what the factory does rather than what it is; (3) an adversarial evaluation layer that serves as the factory’s primary sensory organ; and (4) a charter that functions as a negotiated site of governance, cowritten with the factory itself. After this initial move is complete, the dark stack’s most consequential implications involve the foreclosure of human control from factory design and the subsequent instatement of the human architect as a game-theoretical strategic player engaged with the emerging totality of production…
The most extreme possible automated factory- how would you build it? How would you manage/govern it? “The Superdark Factory,” from https://x.com/antikythera_xyz and @mitpress.bsky.social.
See also: “What is a black box? A computer scientist explains what it means when the inner workings of AIs are hidden” (from whence, the image above)
* Widely attributed to Virginia Woolf’s private journal
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As we feel our way forward, we might recall that it was on this date in 1716 that the first lighthouse in America, Boston Light, was lit on Little Brewster Island, marking the entrance to the Boston, Massachusetts harbor. (Canada’s first lighthouse, the Louisbourg Lighthouse, located on Lighthouse Point at the entrance to Louisbourg Harbour on Cape Breton Island, was lit in 1734.)
During the American Revolution, the original lighthouse was held by British forces and was attacked and burnt on two occasions by American forces. As the British forces withdrew in 1776, they blew up the tower and completely destroyed it.
The lighthouse was eventually reconstructed in 1783, to the same 75-foot height as the original tower. The reconstruction is the second oldest working lighthouse in the United States (after Sandy Hook Lighthouse in New Jersey) and is the only lighthouse still actively staffed by the U. S. Coast Guard (despite its automation in 1998).
A 1729 rendering (source) #AI #artificialIntelligence #BostonLight #culture #darkFactory #factory #history #lighthouse #manufacturing #philosophy #politics #Technology -
“The future is dark, which is, on the whole, the best thing the future can be, I think”*…
Further (and in some ways, contra) to yesterday’s post, Marek Poliks, Roberto Alonso Trillo, Tyler Dunn, Hugh Scott-Douglas, and Jay Springett ponder one extrapolation of AI…
Imagine the most extreme possible factory: a factory that drives itself, a factory that determines its own objectives and optimizes itself to accomplish them. It is something like a fully automated firm, a company with no people inside, a recursively self-optimizing body that decides what to make, how to make it, and why. This is a very special kind of factory, a factory built with the intention of producing something strictly in excess of its creator’s abilities, something so productive, so efficient, and so capable that it exceeds any possibility of its prescription in advance, something that belongs to the set of possible factories that are, at present, unthinkable. How might one build such a thing? What would it mean to steer or govern such a thing? We call this factory a superdark factory, a factory whose insides churn too quickly to comprehend, whose logics branch into tangles too dense to reconstruct, and whose standards of performance are too ephemeral to direct. We believe that it is possible to build such a factory now, with existing tools, should one decide to do so.
Toward such an end, we propose the dark stack—a collection of design principles an architect could use to bring about such a factory and, further, to contribute to this factory’s ongoing governance after its initialization, all while remaining unable to understand almost anything about it. The most significant intervention available to an architect building a superdark factory with the dark stack is a single committed move, made before the factory is ever turned on, that sets four key principles into motion: (1) an array of structural primitives that enable the factory to learn; (2) a versioning regime that measures what the factory does rather than what it is; (3) an adversarial evaluation layer that serves as the factory’s primary sensory organ; and (4) a charter that functions as a negotiated site of governance, cowritten with the factory itself. After this initial move is complete, the dark stack’s most consequential implications involve the foreclosure of human control from factory design and the subsequent instatement of the human architect as a game-theoretical strategic player engaged with the emerging totality of production…
The most extreme possible automated factory- how would you build it? How would you manage/govern it? “The Superdark Factory,” from https://x.com/antikythera_xyz and @mitpress.bsky.social.
See also: “What is a black box? A computer scientist explains what it means when the inner workings of AIs are hidden” (from whence, the image above)
* Widely attributed to Virginia Woolf’s private journal
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As we feel our way forward, we might recall that it was on this date in 1716 that the first lighthouse in America, Boston Light, was lit on Little Brewster Island, marking the entrance to the Boston, Massachusetts harbor. (Canada’s first lighthouse, the Louisbourg Lighthouse, located on Lighthouse Point at the entrance to Louisbourg Harbour on Cape Breton Island, was lit in 1734.)
During the American Revolution, the original lighthouse was held by British forces and was attacked and burnt on two occasions by American forces. As the British forces withdrew in 1776, they blew up the tower and completely destroyed it.
The lighthouse was eventually reconstructed in 1783, to the same 75-foot height as the original tower. The reconstruction is the second oldest working lighthouse in the United States (after Sandy Hook Lighthouse in New Jersey) and is the only lighthouse still actively staffed by the U. S. Coast Guard (despite its automation in 1998).
A 1729 rendering (source) #AI #artificialIntelligence #BostonLight #culture #darkFactory #factory #history #lighthouse #manufacturing #philosophy #politics #Technology -
“The future is dark, which is, on the whole, the best thing the future can be, I think”*…
Further (and in some ways, contra) to yesterday’s post, Marek Poliks, Roberto Alonso Trillo, Tyler Dunn, Hugh Scott-Douglas, and Jay Springett ponder one extrapolation of AI…
Imagine the most extreme possible factory: a factory that drives itself, a factory that determines its own objectives and optimizes itself to accomplish them. It is something like a fully automated firm, a company with no people inside, a recursively self-optimizing body that decides what to make, how to make it, and why. This is a very special kind of factory, a factory built with the intention of producing something strictly in excess of its creator’s abilities, something so productive, so efficient, and so capable that it exceeds any possibility of its prescription in advance, something that belongs to the set of possible factories that are, at present, unthinkable. How might one build such a thing? What would it mean to steer or govern such a thing? We call this factory a superdark factory, a factory whose insides churn too quickly to comprehend, whose logics branch into tangles too dense to reconstruct, and whose standards of performance are too ephemeral to direct. We believe that it is possible to build such a factory now, with existing tools, should one decide to do so.
Toward such an end, we propose the dark stack—a collection of design principles an architect could use to bring about such a factory and, further, to contribute to this factory’s ongoing governance after its initialization, all while remaining unable to understand almost anything about it. The most significant intervention available to an architect building a superdark factory with the dark stack is a single committed move, made before the factory is ever turned on, that sets four key principles into motion: (1) an array of structural primitives that enable the factory to learn; (2) a versioning regime that measures what the factory does rather than what it is; (3) an adversarial evaluation layer that serves as the factory’s primary sensory organ; and (4) a charter that functions as a negotiated site of governance, cowritten with the factory itself. After this initial move is complete, the dark stack’s most consequential implications involve the foreclosure of human control from factory design and the subsequent instatement of the human architect as a game-theoretical strategic player engaged with the emerging totality of production…
The most extreme possible automated factory- how would you build it? How would you manage/govern it? “The Superdark Factory,” from https://x.com/antikythera_xyz and @mitpress.bsky.social.
See also: “What is a black box? A computer scientist explains what it means when the inner workings of AIs are hidden” (from whence, the image above)
* Widely attributed to Virginia Woolf’s private journal
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As we feel our way forward, we might recall that it was on this date in 1716 that the first lighthouse in America, Boston Light, was lit on Little Brewster Island, marking the entrance to the Boston, Massachusetts harbor. (Canada’s first lighthouse, the Louisbourg Lighthouse, located on Lighthouse Point at the entrance to Louisbourg Harbour on Cape Breton Island, was lit in 1734.)
During the American Revolution, the original lighthouse was held by British forces and was attacked and burnt on two occasions by American forces. As the British forces withdrew in 1776, they blew up the tower and completely destroyed it.
The lighthouse was eventually reconstructed in 1783, to the same 75-foot height as the original tower. The reconstruction is the second oldest working lighthouse in the United States (after Sandy Hook Lighthouse in New Jersey) and is the only lighthouse still actively staffed by the U. S. Coast Guard (despite its automation in 1998).
A 1729 rendering (source) #AI #artificialIntelligence #BostonLight #culture #darkFactory #factory #history #lighthouse #manufacturing #philosophy #politics #Technology -
“The future is dark, which is, on the whole, the best thing the future can be, I think”*…
Further (and in some ways, contra) to yesterday’s post, Marek Poliks, Roberto Alonso Trillo, Tyler Dunn, Hugh Scott-Douglas, and Jay Springett ponder one extrapolation of AI…
Imagine the most extreme possible factory: a factory that drives itself, a factory that determines its own objectives and optimizes itself to accomplish them. It is something like a fully automated firm, a company with no people inside, a recursively self-optimizing body that decides what to make, how to make it, and why. This is a very special kind of factory, a factory built with the intention of producing something strictly in excess of its creator’s abilities, something so productive, so efficient, and so capable that it exceeds any possibility of its prescription in advance, something that belongs to the set of possible factories that are, at present, unthinkable. How might one build such a thing? What would it mean to steer or govern such a thing? We call this factory a superdark factory, a factory whose insides churn too quickly to comprehend, whose logics branch into tangles too dense to reconstruct, and whose standards of performance are too ephemeral to direct. We believe that it is possible to build such a factory now, with existing tools, should one decide to do so.
Toward such an end, we propose the dark stack—a collection of design principles an architect could use to bring about such a factory and, further, to contribute to this factory’s ongoing governance after its initialization, all while remaining unable to understand almost anything about it. The most significant intervention available to an architect building a superdark factory with the dark stack is a single committed move, made before the factory is ever turned on, that sets four key principles into motion: (1) an array of structural primitives that enable the factory to learn; (2) a versioning regime that measures what the factory does rather than what it is; (3) an adversarial evaluation layer that serves as the factory’s primary sensory organ; and (4) a charter that functions as a negotiated site of governance, cowritten with the factory itself. After this initial move is complete, the dark stack’s most consequential implications involve the foreclosure of human control from factory design and the subsequent instatement of the human architect as a game-theoretical strategic player engaged with the emerging totality of production…
The most extreme possible automated factory- how would you build it? How would you manage/govern it? “The Superdark Factory,” from https://x.com/antikythera_xyz and @mitpress.bsky.social.
See also: “What is a black box? A computer scientist explains what it means when the inner workings of AIs are hidden” (from whence, the image above)
* Widely attributed to Virginia Woolf’s private journal
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As we feel our way forward, we might recall that it was on this date in 1716 that the first lighthouse in America, Boston Light, was lit on Little Brewster Island, marking the entrance to the Boston, Massachusetts harbor. (Canada’s first lighthouse, the Louisbourg Lighthouse, located on Lighthouse Point at the entrance to Louisbourg Harbour on Cape Breton Island, was lit in 1734.)
During the American Revolution, the original lighthouse was held by British forces and was attacked and burnt on two occasions by American forces. As the British forces withdrew in 1776, they blew up the tower and completely destroyed it.
The lighthouse was eventually reconstructed in 1783, to the same 75-foot height as the original tower. The reconstruction is the second oldest working lighthouse in the United States (after Sandy Hook Lighthouse in New Jersey) and is the only lighthouse still actively staffed by the U. S. Coast Guard (despite its automation in 1998).
A 1729 rendering (source) #AI #artificialIntelligence #BostonLight #culture #darkFactory #factory #history #lighthouse #manufacturing #philosophy #politics #Technology