parismarx

parismarx, 2 hours ago to tech

“The thing that really upset Dorsey: Bluesky users demanded moderation and Bluesky put it into place. Yeah, that was the whole issue.”

Good reflection on “decentralized” social media and what Dorsey really wants from it by @davidgerard:

https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/2024/05/10/jack-dorsey-bluesky-decentralised-social-networks-and-the-very-common-crowd/

#tech #bluesky #mastodon #socialmedia #jackdorsey

parismarx, 5 hours ago to tech

In this week’s roundup, the couple who’ve made themselves the face of pronatalism keep their kids in a freezing home (they say by choice) and slap them to teach them right from wrong because they saw tigers paw their cubs in the wild.

Plus, Google’s AI fail, Kenyan workers write letter to Joe Biden, and more!

https://disconnect.blog/roundup-pronatalists-who-defend-hitting-kids/

#tech #ai #pronatalism #ea #effectivealtruism

parismarx, 1 day ago to random

Final reminder I’m doing a discussion with @tante and Sarah Grant in Berlin this evening!

https://ownw.de/event/otherwise-network-salon-v-resist-but-how/

parismarx, 1 day ago to ai

Great to speak with On the Media about AI hype and Sam Altman!

https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/articles/how-tired-tropes-drive-ai-coverage-plus-is-the-vibecession-back-or-not

#ai #tech #radio #media

parismarx, 2 days ago to tech

African AI workers, mostly from Kenya, released an open letter to Joe Biden this week asking him stop US tech companies from “systemically abusing and exploiting African workers” and to end the “modern day slavery” they’re subjected to.

https://www.wired.com/story/low-paid-humans-ai-biden-modern-day-slavery/

#tech #labor #ai #africa #workers

parismarx, 3 days ago to ai

They missed the most important part: And neither of them should be believed because AGI is just another tech fantasy.

#ai #agi #tech #elonmusk #baidu

parismarx, 3 days ago to tech

Balaji Srinivasan is leading a growing tech movement to take over San Francisco and “ethnically cleanse” it of Silicon Valley’s critics.

On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke to @gilduran about network states and tech billionaires’ turn against democracy.

Listen to the full episode: https://techwontsave.us/episode/221_techs_plan_to_ethnically_cleanse_san_francisco_w_gil_duran

#tech #sf #politics

parismarx, 4 days ago to tech

Scarlett Johansson has dealt with deepfakes, robots in her likeness, and now OpenAI mimicking her voice because she wouldn’t license it.

She’s used to fighting these battles. The spotlight she casts on generative AI may finally prompt regulatory action.

https://disconnect.blog/scarlett-johansson-cant-escape-tech-exploitation/

#tech #openai #samaltman #chatgpt #gpt4o

tante, 4 days ago to random

Another quick round of advertising: Saturday May, 25th, @parismarx and Sarah Grant are going to join me for a conversation on resistance: Is resistance against current tech even possible and how? The Berlin event is pay as much as you can and you can sign up here: https://ownw.de/event/otherwise-network-salon-v-resist-but-how/

parismarx, 4 days ago to random

I’m doing a series of events in Copenhagen and Berlin over the next week. If you’re around, make sure to come to one!

Links for more info on my website: https://parismarx.com/

parismarx, 6 days ago to OpenAI

“I have seen the extremely restrictive off-boarding agreement that contains nondisclosure and non-disparagement provisions former OpenAI employees are subject to. It forbids them, for the rest of their lives, from criticizing their former employer.”

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2024/5/17/24158478/openai-departures-sam-altman-employees-chatgpt-release

#openai #tech #ai

parismarx, 7 days ago to tech

In this week’s Disconnect Roundup: Apple’s new products are flops, so it’s going back to what Tim Cook knows best: raising prices to get more out of existing customers.

Plus, recommended reads, labor updates, and other news you might have missed.

https://disconnect.blog/roundup-apples-wants-to-hike-iphone-prices-again/

#tech #apple #iphone

parismarx, 7 days ago to tech

“The certain knowledge that Kevin Roose is a credulous dumbass who makes a jingle-bell sound if he nods his head real fast only does so much to moderate the obscenity and offensiveness of his ascribing ‘playful intelligence’ and ‘emotional intuition’ to a predictive text generator.”

https://defector.com/if-kevin-roose-was-chatgpt-with-a-spray-on-beard-could-anyone-tell

#tech #ai #chatgpt #gpt4o

parismarx, 7 days ago to OpenAI

Kevin Roose so desperately wants to live in the futures tech companies are selling that he’ll eagerly do their PR for them and buy into whatever illusions of intelligence they put in front of him so he can trick himself into believing they’ll actually be realized this time.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/14/technology/ai-chatgpt-her-movie.html

#openai #ai #chatgpt #gpt4o

parismarx, 7 days ago to TeslaMotors

Chinese carmakers’ global growth “comes as major U.S. carmakers … have withdrawn from promising markets such as India, Indonesia & Thailand to focus on their North American base.”

Market share of Chinese automakers “has jumped in many markets over the last 5 years, growing from 3% to 10% in Thailand, from 1% to 9% in Australia and from nothing to 13% in Mexico … Gains in Russia have been even starker, jumping from almost nothing to more than a third.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/05/18/china-us-ev-cars/

#ev #cars #china

parismarx, 9 days ago to random

lmao yes, the webbies really did get maggie haberman to present an award to kara swisher

parismarx, 9 days ago to tech

Remember when tech CEOs whipped us into a frenzy about generative AI changing everything? Those days are long gone.

Google and OpenAI’s latest demos show the bubble is deflating, but they’re still going to seize as much power as they can before the crash.

https://disconnect.blog/ai-hype-is-over-ai-exhaustion-is-setting-in/

#tech #ai #google #openai #chatgpt #artificialintelligence

parismarx, 10 days ago to tech

Chinese EV maker BYD is challenging Tesla to become the top EV seller in the world. But how did it get there and what does its future hold?

On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke to @paologerbaudo to discuss BYD’s success and why the US feels threatened by it.

Full ep: https://techwontsave.us/episode/220_how_byd_is_upending_the_ev_market_w_paolo_gerbaudo

#tech #transport #ev #cars #byd #tesla

parismarx, 10 days ago (edited 10 days ago) to tesla

Tesla will face a class-action lawsuit alleging it misled consumers over the self-driving capabilities of its cars after claiming its vehicles would be able to autonomously drive from New York to Los Angeles by the end of 2017.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-15/tesla-must-face-suit-alleging-buyers-were-misled-about-autopilot

#tesla #tech #elonmusk #av #ev

parismarx, 10 days ago to tech

I remember the days when people were furious Google was scanning their emails to serve ads. Now we’ve reached the point that everything you send and receive is being filtered through its AI model and you’re expected to love it.

https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/14/gemini-comes-to-gmail-to-summarize-and-draft-emails/

#tech #google #ai #gmail

parismarx, 11 days ago to tesla

Tesla charging chief Rebecca Tinucci cut 15-20% of her team after Musk demanded it.

She felt that would justify a major Supercharger network expansion, but when she met with Musk he wanted more layoffs. When she pushed back, he fired the whole team.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/inside-story-elon-musk-mass-100216178.html

#tesla #tech #elonmusk #layoffs #ev

parismarx, 11 days ago to tech

Amazon workers in Laval, Quebec have been granted union accreditation after a majority signed cards to form a union.

Now Amazon isn’t just contesting the decision, but challenging workers’ rights to form a union without an election by signing cards.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/laval-amazon-warehouse-union-accredited-1.7202192

#tech #amazon #labor #canada #union

parismarx, 11 days ago to tech

Remember all the times Elon Musk said Tesla is so amazing for the environment? The company is being sued for violating the Clean Air Act hundreds of times in recent years by emitting harmful pollutants from its Fremont factory into nearby neighborhoods.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/14/tesla-sued-over-air-pollution-from-factory-in-fremont-california.html

#tech #tesla #elonmusk #environment

parismarx, 11 days ago (edited 11 days ago) to tech

Google is feeling so emboldened by the AI hype that it wants to take another swing at Google Glass. Not only this product, but the entire company needs to feel consumers’ wrath if it dares to even try.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/14/24156518/google-glass-prototype-ar-glasses-io-2024

#tech #google #ai