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AI Is a Harsh Mistress
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49449082
#HackerNews #AI #Harsh #Mistress #ConsciousMachines #TechEthics #FutureOfAI
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Despite being an (invited!) senior fellow of their BCCP, people were asking why I was there. What is more #techEthics than how we measure #humanValue? I asked them if they knew about the Thiel/Musk &al theories that we don't need to worry about most people alive, because the future matters more.
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I wrote an article about something that is becoming rather less little for me: AI translation, and what it means for my livelihood as a translator.
It is called:
“The Machine Ate My Job, and Apparently I’m Supposed to Thank It”, and for now, you can find it here: [https://ko-fi.com/Post/The-Machine-Ate-My-Job-and-Apparently-Im-Suppose-A6V725QY58]
It is about the rather charming little contradiction of certain people building AI translation systems on an enormous reservoir of human linguistic labour and then telling the people who actually work with language that their jobs are obsolete. How delightful. 😌
I published it on Ko-fi for now (just for currently not having a better place), and I’d really love to see it published elsewhere, too, especially somewhere interested in translation, language, labour, AI ethics, or the human consequences of this particular technological gold rush.
And yes, I get rather angry in it.
I think I have earned the right.
Because I don't want technology to disappear. I want technology that serves people rather than making the people whose work made it possible disposable.
As I write in the text: Words matter.
So do the people who work with them. 💜
#Translation #Translators #AI #GenerativeAI #Language #Linguistics #Freelancing #FutureOfWork #TechEthics #HumanLabour
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'AI refuser' quit her dream job, and hopes others follow
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49407785
#HackerNews #AIRefuser #DreamJob #QuitForChange #TechEthics #FutureOfWork
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AI bias isn’t just an error in the algorithm. It’s a chain of human decisions
#Tech #AIBias #AI #AlgorithmicBias #Discrimination #HumanRights #AIEthics #AIGovernance #Equality #Inclusion #DataBias #TechEthics #ResponsibleAI #DigitalJustice #FutureOfAI #AIHarms
https://the-14.com/ai-bias-isnt-just-an-error-in-the-algorithm-its-a-chain-of-human-decisions/ -
I Am Morally Opposed to Updating My Claude.md
https://alex-jacobs.com/posts/claudemd/
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49376287
#HackerNews #morallyopposed #claudemd #techethics #personalviews #softwareupdates
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When "Superintelligence" arrives, where will it be deployed? On military targets in Gaza, Iran,and Lebanon, or on curing cancer? Managed by figures like Peter Thiel-who explicitly
rejects democracy—it's not ASl; it's a
high-tech paramilitary tool for systemic
control. Be vigilant: Big Tech's dream is our
nightmare. #AI #TechEthics #Governance -
The trial against Meta in California is a crucial step for accountability. Algorithms designed to spark addiction, hostility, and anger in young
minds aren't an accident-they are a deliberate
strategy to maximize ad revenue. Profit can never
justify psychological exploitation and systemic
harm. #Meta #BigTech #TechEthics -
How far into the future is 'truth' when AI can generate hyper-realistic forgeries?
Read the full article here: https://techethics.co.uk/insights/from-hollywood-to-harm-the-democratisation-of-deepfake-technology-and-its-social-cost
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AirTag reveals Amazon is trashing rare books to train AI
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49336050
#HackerNews #AirTag #Amazon #RareBooks #AI #Training #TechEthics
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The problem was never AI. It was who owns the inference.
Got a question about The 4th Way? Ask it directly: https://www.the4thway.info/ask.html?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=clearfeed
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How I evaluate software/services in 2026:
- Big Tech involvement
- AI integration
- Surveillance/telemetry
- Jurisdiction (including 14 Eyes alliance)
- Data transportability (can I export, migrate, integrate?)
- Funding model (who pays, what are their incentives?)
- Self-hostable
- Openness (source, protocols, governance)
- Community health (maintainer diversity, bus factor)
- Social policy alignment (LGBTQIA+, political positions)
- License (GPL preferred, OSI-approved accepted)
Software freedom is inherently political. I will not separate the tool from the hands that build it, the money that funds it, or the laws that govern it.
Some failures are disqualifying. Others are negotiable based on context. The framework is politically coherent, not a compromise.
Is there anything else you consider before committing to software or services?
#NoAI #DigitalSovereignty #FOSS #OpenSource #Privacy #SelfHosting #TechEthics
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When Genius Fails: The Intellectual Arrogance of the AI Labs
https://weightythoughts.com/p/when-genius-failsthe-intellectual
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49299282
#HackerNews #GeniusFails #AIArrogance #TechEthics #InnovationChallenges #AIResearch
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Many IT leaders carry insight that never lands. Stories bridge that gap. Curious to hear how others frame tech risk and value in the boardroom. What has worked for you? #ITStorytelling #CIO #CISO #ITLeadership #DigitalStrategy #Boardroom #ExecutiveCommunication #CyberSecurity #ChangeLeadership #TechEthics
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/storytelling-moves-boardroom-sanjay-k-mohindroo--p34jc -
Honored to present alongside Dean Teresa Smallwood at the TIDEL Symposium — NYC, Oct 1, 2026. I'm leading the Racial Justice in the Digital Public Square track.
CFP open through Sept 15. Register at tidelconference.org — code TIDEL20 for 20% off.
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Zuckerberg's 6,500-word AI letter never mentions advertising once: Balance of power appears 23 times across 6,542 words; advertising, zero. Advertisers fund the compute behind a philosophy that never once names their trade. https://ppc.land/zuckerbergs-6-500-word-ai-letter-never-mentions-advertising-once/ #Zuckerberg #AI #Advertising #TechEthics #DigitalMarketing
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Opt-out is not consent, just like a privacy notice is not consent.
Both assume you have agreed unless you say no. Both place the burden on you to protect yourself from systems designed to extract from you. Both treat your data as already owned by the platform.
Real consent requires:
- Clear information upfront
- Meaningful choice before collection begins
- Easy withdrawal that actually removes data
- Default protection, not default exploitation
Disclosure isn't consent. Silence isn't consent. Opt-out isn't consent.
Opt-in is the only model that treats users as agents rather than resources.
#NoAI #Privacy #DigitalSovereignty #DigitalRights #TechEthics #FOSS
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AI isn't just copying our biases—it can amplify them. A new study found female characters appeared in only 2% of AI-generated children's animal stories. Maybe let humans tell the stories.
#AI #AIBias #GenderBias #ChildrensBooks #TechEthics #AIFailure #NotSoSmartAI #GenderEquality
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In our latest episode, we chat with Nur Hafiza Mutalif from Singapore Red Cross. She explains why AI in humanitarian work isn't about efficiency, but trust & impact. Their approach: do-no-harm first, technology second. A fascinating look at tech ethics & community.
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/b2OKYwwBxLs?ref=analysepodcast.com
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FACEBOOK IS TOXIC. META IS AWFUL.
WHY CONTINUE FEEDING IT? 💎Nearly everyone complains about Facebook and Meta.
The algorithms are toxic.
The advertising is invasive.
The outrage is manufactured.
CHILDREN ARE BEING HARMED.
Privacy is disappearing.
And then millions of people open Facebook or Instagram.
Again.
And again.
I genuinely do not understand it.
If you believe these companies are damaging children, manipulating attention, and making billions from human vulnerability, why are you still giving them your presence?
Especially the parents.
If Facebook and Instagram are unhealthy for your children, what exactly are you modeling by remaining there yourself?
“We know this place is harmful, darling, but Mummy and Daddy have photographs to look at.”
I left Meta years ago.
I didn’t die.
My friends did not evaporate.
Civilization continued.
There is email.
There are phones.
THERE IS THE OPEN WEB.
There is even the terrifying possibility of seeing another human being, god forbid, in person.
Meta survives because people who complain about it continue supplying exactly what it needs:
Their attention.
Their relationships.
Their outrage.
THEIR CHILDREN.
You do not have to wait for Zuckerberg to become a better person.
You can simply leave today.
The door swings both ways.
@DigitalCoup
@economics_that_works#Facebook #Meta #Instagram #SocialMedia #Algorithms #BigTech #DigitalWellbeing #OnlineSafety #ChildSafety #Privacy #AttentionEconomy #TechEthics #SocialMediaAddiction #Zuckerberg #DeleteFacebook
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MARK ZUCKERBERG
AND HIS FILTHY BUSINESS.Zuckerberg, I don’t like what you and your company, Meta, have done to our internet.
You took something built for human connection and turned enormous parts of it into machinery for attention, manipulation, and profit.
To me, that is profoundly anti-human.
Your business earns money from people when they are lonely, frightened, angry, insecure, addicted to attention, or already hurting.
Worse, the machinery can deepen the very damage it profits from, then invite people back tomorrow for another round. That isn’t connecting humanity.
IT IS EXTRACTING VALUE FROM HUMAN VULNERABILITY.
You are entitled to become extraordinarily wealthy.
I am entitled to say I despise the way you are doing it.
https://youtu.be/X-qzrT7m9Ag?si=eleVTjQwNLn2DYVX
@economics_that_works
#Meta #MarkZuckerberg #SocialMedia #BigTech #HumanVulnerability #AttentionEconomy #OnlineHarm #TechEthics #Internet #Accountability #facebook #instagram #connection #human
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Our latest #AnalysePodcast features Nur Hafiza Mutalif from Singapore Red Cross. We discuss why the humanitarian sector's cautious embrace of AI is crucial. It's about impact, not just efficiency. Building trust and teaching the models is key, as shown by their leptospirosis forecasting work.
Read/listen at https://soundcloud.com/analyseasia/why-the-aid-sector-adopts-ai?ref=analysepodcast.com
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