Cory Doctorow (@pluralistic) explains "The Big Onion Lie Problem" or how the problem w/ #AI / #ML integrated into search isn't just they will spout hallucinated "facts". It's that those "facts" will inevitably propagate & become dangerously "truthy" & much more tedious to refute.
That's shitty that #NPR can not say shit (but it's a fukin podcast, you CAN) but they can TALK about shit things, well at least that's still a good thing on NPR
IF Brooke mentions MASTODON Doctorow will probably say Mastodon is good, he's using it.
I finished @pluralistic’s #RedTeamBlues this evening, and I would highly - highly - recommend it! It’s a short read, just a tad over 200 pages but it’s quite engrossing. I probably could have finished it last night, but I forced myself to sleep instead.
I really like Doctorow’s writing style, and I always learn some new words (and not just technological ones) when I read his books. One of my favorite hallmarks of his fiction is the use of what I would term “non-standard” protagonists - in this case a 67-year-old confirmed bachelor facing retirement. Definitely not someone I would have expected to be enmeshed with a cast of Very Ruthless People ™️ and crypto-bros. That alone makes the stories so much more relatable and entertaining to me and easier to identify with. And as always, the more technical elements of the plot are thoroughly well-researched and expertly woven together like an episode of #MrRobot, but explained in an accessible and easy-to-follow manner.
If you’re looking for a short(ish) techno-thriller to read with a page-turning plot, this book should be right up your alley. That ain’t no lie, cutie pie.