“The first ultraintelligent machine is the last invention that man need ever make, provided that the machine is docile enough to tell us how to keep it under control.” I. J. Good, Speculations Concerning the First Ultraintelligent Machine (1965)1 Sixty years on, Good’s footnote has become the operating assumption of three of the world’s most capitalised research labs. What was once a thought experiment for cyberneticists in Hawaii is, by 2026, a quarterly capex disclosure. The question is no longer whether such a machine will be built. The question is whether the race to build it will run faster than the institutions meant to govern it. ...
“To accept passively an unjust system is to cooperate with that system,” Martin Luther King Jr. once wrote. Today, as AI threatens to flood our information ecosystem with synthetic content, this warning resonates with new urgency. The question isn’t whether AI will replace journalism – it’s whether we’ll passively accept the degradation of our shared truth-seeking institutions. Let’s be clear: the fundamental role of journalism in democracy cannot be automated away. When Jürgen Habermas described the public sphere, he wasn’t envisioning a network of language models – he was describing the very human process of collective sense-making. This is why journalism, real journalism, will persist regardless of AI’s capabilities. ...
In the ever-evolving landscape of technology, a powerful shift is occurring. Organizations are realizing that their most valuable asset isn’t their software licenses, but their people. This revelation isn’t new—it’s deeply rooted in the philosophy of the open source movement, which has a rich history dating back to the early days of computing. Specifically it dates back to that great American document: the GNU Manifesto. The Genesis of Open Source ...
In our increasingly digital world, the protection of online rights and freedoms has never been more crucial. This is why I am, and will always be, a staunch supporter of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). The EFF stands as a beacon of hope in the ever-evolving landscape of digital rights, tirelessly working to defend our civil liberties in the digital realm. Founded in 1990, the EFF has been at the forefront of protecting free speech, privacy, innovation, and consumer rights on the internet. Their work touches every aspect of our digital lives, often in ways we might not even realize. Here’s why their service to the public is so critical: ...
Nancy Pelosi addressed the American public to announce an official inquiry into the impeaching of America‘s worst president. 6 different house committees are already working to document the ever-growing list of impeachable offenses the second highest vote winner of the 2016 election. There are other sites that can list the numerous impeachable offenses of the Trump administration. There are also many sites documenting Trump’s own criminal enterprises and corrupt way of life prior to being president. ...
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I have recently read Jaron Lanier’s newest book: Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now (2018). It makes some great arguments for those who are in a position to do so to remove themselves from social media platforms. As a result I am exporting my data off of Facebook and Google, Instagram, and moving everything to my own blog. I highly recommend the book and would love to encourage and help others to move to a platform that gives them full control of the content they publish and the content that they consume. ...
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My Europeans friends often wonder how so many Americans can be so effing stupid. Trump is a result of decades of media distortion. Radio is the leading media consumption source and talk radio (in a commuter country) is skewed far far further to the right than even #FauxNews. #Propaganda works, folks! ...