These thing would do more to
Democratize art and access to art than any LLM
Democratize art and access to art than any LLM
August 2, 2024 at 10:17 PM
These thing would do more to
Democratize art and access to art than any LLM
Democratize art and access to art than any LLM
“We need to democratize access to pedo islands” - Dem strategists
July 17, 2025 at 6:53 PM
“We need to democratize access to pedo islands” - Dem strategists
The ai slop fuckers who say they want to "democratize art" would open craft libraries where ppl can access and try out any tools they want for FREE, if that's what's they actually cared about
September 10, 2026 at 3:51 AM
The ai slop fuckers who say they want to "democratize art" would open craft libraries where ppl can access and try out any tools they want for FREE, if that's what's they actually cared about
New article just dropped in APSR!
Leah Downey and yours truly on why people should stop using “democratize” when all they really mean is increasing market access. (Looking at you, economists! 👀)
And, more positively, what a better vision of “democratization” looks like when applied to finance.
Leah Downey and yours truly on why people should stop using “democratize” when all they really mean is increasing market access. (Looking at you, economists! 👀)
And, more positively, what a better vision of “democratization” looks like when applied to finance.
#OpenAccess from @apsrjournal.bsky.social -
What Would It Mean to Democratize Finance? An Evaluation of Divergent Conceptions of Democracy and Finance - https://cup.org/4hT2SwM
- LEAH DOWNEY & @stefeich.bsky.social
#FirstView
What Would It Mean to Democratize Finance? An Evaluation of Divergent Conceptions of Democracy and Finance - https://cup.org/4hT2SwM
- LEAH DOWNEY & @stefeich.bsky.social
#FirstView
September 30, 2026 at 9:18 AM
New article just dropped in APSR!
Leah Downey and yours truly on why people should stop using “democratize” when all they really mean is increasing market access. (Looking at you, economists! 👀)
And, more positively, what a better vision of “democratization” looks like when applied to finance.
Leah Downey and yours truly on why people should stop using “democratize” when all they really mean is increasing market access. (Looking at you, economists! 👀)
And, more positively, what a better vision of “democratization” looks like when applied to finance.
Publish academic work in open access.
Expectation: Democratize access to quality knowledge.
Reality: Free fuel for generative AI models.
Expectation: Democratize access to quality knowledge.
Reality: Free fuel for generative AI models.
April 23, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Publish academic work in open access.
Expectation: Democratize access to quality knowledge.
Reality: Free fuel for generative AI models.
Expectation: Democratize access to quality knowledge.
Reality: Free fuel for generative AI models.
This is a chaos bet, but it would be really funny if the reason that Anthropic and OpenAI are cutting their prices is that they're planning to move everybody over to token-based billing. The end of subsidies sold as "a massive price cut to democratize access to intelligence"
June 11, 2026 at 5:07 AM
This is a chaos bet, but it would be really funny if the reason that Anthropic and OpenAI are cutting their prices is that they're planning to move everybody over to token-based billing. The end of subsidies sold as "a massive price cut to democratize access to intelligence"
I AM SO EXCITED FOR THIS!!
6+ months of work by SO many people is converging on a fantastic thing for researchers online. We want to democratize access to research infrastructure online, for good, and we've put together an amazing team to make it happen. ❤️
6+ months of work by SO many people is converging on a fantastic thing for researchers online. We want to democratize access to research infrastructure online, for good, and we've put together an amazing team to make it happen. ❤️
The modern research ecosystem of online tools and communities is controlled by for-profit companies.
But we think that researchers should be the priority - not the product.
So, we're announcing Aster ID: not-for-profit Atmosphere account hosting for researchers.
But we think that researchers should be the priority - not the product.
So, we're announcing Aster ID: not-for-profit Atmosphere account hosting for researchers.
Announcing Aster - a home for researchers on the open web
blog.aster.place
September 30, 2026 at 1:30 PM
I AM SO EXCITED FOR THIS!!
6+ months of work by SO many people is converging on a fantastic thing for researchers online. We want to democratize access to research infrastructure online, for good, and we've put together an amazing team to make it happen. ❤️
6+ months of work by SO many people is converging on a fantastic thing for researchers online. We want to democratize access to research infrastructure online, for good, and we've put together an amazing team to make it happen. ❤️
All our trainings and resources for candidates are 100% free. Our goal is to democratize access to the info you need to run - no paywalling on our end.
July 12, 2025 at 2:11 PM
All our trainings and resources for candidates are 100% free. Our goal is to democratize access to the info you need to run - no paywalling on our end.
Fascists need to crush civil society orgs because they are a bulwark of liberalism. They democratize access to power and institutions while defending civil liberties. Trump has to crush Harvard and all other civil society institutions to consolidate power. That's what all of this is about.
April 16, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Fascists need to crush civil society orgs because they are a bulwark of liberalism. They democratize access to power and institutions while defending civil liberties. Trump has to crush Harvard and all other civil society institutions to consolidate power. That's what all of this is about.
Petition to abolish the term “democratize” when it’s being used to advocate for everyone all having access to the same crappy tech.
August 19, 2024 at 12:57 PM
Petition to abolish the term “democratize” when it’s being used to advocate for everyone all having access to the same crappy tech.
The reason why we are releasing this free resource, is that we want to democratize access to legal knowledge for the games industry.
October 8, 2025 at 7:09 AM
The reason why we are releasing this free resource, is that we want to democratize access to legal knowledge for the games industry.
"Already, many millions of people are using ChatGPT on a daily basis, and the developments may have helped democratize access to psychotherapy-style guidance, albeit in a dubious Silicon Valley style with advice that is often flush with untruths."
"Democratize access,"can we stop with this already?
"Democratize access,"can we stop with this already?
July 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM
"Already, many millions of people are using ChatGPT on a daily basis, and the developments may have helped democratize access to psychotherapy-style guidance, albeit in a dubious Silicon Valley style with advice that is often flush with untruths."
"Democratize access,"can we stop with this already?
"Democratize access,"can we stop with this already?
We need to democratize economic value, not only access.
In agreement with @eclecticcapital.bsky.social analysis here.
Blacksky’s business model thus far has been patronage which is what gives me freedom in my leadership decisions (building things like Assembly, etc)
“Coordination IS the moat”
“[Technology] has not democratized economic value”
Blacksky’s business model thus far has been patronage which is what gives me freedom in my leadership decisions (building things like Assembly, etc)
“Coordination IS the moat”
“[Technology] has not democratized economic value”
The Economics of Sovereign Media: A Roadmap for AT Protocol - ATmosphereConf 2026
YouTube video by AT Protocol Development, Tech Talks, and Events
youtu.be
April 9, 2026 at 1:54 PM
We need to democratize economic value, not only access.
Worth repeating: Claims of "AI" democratizing anything (coding, creative endeavors, etc) are always BS. The thing locking out people from doing that is not having the time/resources.
You want to democratize coding/art/creativity? Give people paid time off to do it and access to infrastructure. Easy
You want to democratize coding/art/creativity? Give people paid time off to do it and access to infrastructure. Easy
February 23, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Worth repeating: Claims of "AI" democratizing anything (coding, creative endeavors, etc) are always BS. The thing locking out people from doing that is not having the time/resources.
You want to democratize coding/art/creativity? Give people paid time off to do it and access to infrastructure. Easy
You want to democratize coding/art/creativity? Give people paid time off to do it and access to infrastructure. Easy
I have incredibly mixed feelings about the rise of the online "independent journalist." Yes, absolutely democratize access and knowledge! But too many of these "journalists" conflate opinion with journalism, and few of them adhere to the basics of journalistic ethics.
June 1, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I have incredibly mixed feelings about the rise of the online "independent journalist." Yes, absolutely democratize access and knowledge! But too many of these "journalists" conflate opinion with journalism, and few of them adhere to the basics of journalistic ethics.
In Defense of Economic Liberty
Taking an important idea back from the right
www.liberalcurrents.com
July 28, 2024 at 7:58 PM
SumerBrain Claims to Revolutionize Football Analytics. I Will Not Be Using It
www.wideleft.football/p/sumerbrain...
www.wideleft.football/p/sumerbrain...
SumerBrain Claims to Revolutionize Football Analytics. I Will Not Be Using It
SumerSports released a new product last week claiming to change the way we watch, report on and consume football. They want to democratize access to football data. I don't think it can.
www.wideleft.football
October 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
SumerBrain Claims to Revolutionize Football Analytics. I Will Not Be Using It
www.wideleft.football/p/sumerbrain...
www.wideleft.football/p/sumerbrain...
Honestly, though, it’s so disturbing and strange and depressing how the internet, which was **supposed** to democratize media and put it in the hands of the people, such that **everything** would be public access TV, instead eventually strangled and destroyed this kind of thing.
bring back public access tv
I think every grandpa should be allowed to get on tv and yell for an hour
December 18, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Honestly, though, it’s so disturbing and strange and depressing how the internet, which was **supposed** to democratize media and put it in the hands of the people, such that **everything** would be public access TV, instead eventually strangled and destroyed this kind of thing.
it breaks my heart seeing how all this technology which once promised to democratize how we access information—and often succeeded on that promise!—has been turned into an unreliable bullshit slop trough by the world’s largest corporations without our buy-in or desire
June 4, 2026 at 8:52 PM
it breaks my heart seeing how all this technology which once promised to democratize how we access information—and often succeeded on that promise!—has been turned into an unreliable bullshit slop trough by the world’s largest corporations without our buy-in or desire
The AI boosters like to claim this will "democratize" access because not everyone can afford a lawyer, just like we're "democratizing" art and fiction. This is nonsense; almost entirely the opposite is true.
May 25, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The AI boosters like to claim this will "democratize" access because not everyone can afford a lawyer, just like we're "democratizing" art and fiction. This is nonsense; almost entirely the opposite is true.
"democratize access to" strikes again
November 19, 2025 at 7:56 PM
"democratize access to" strikes again
Wonderful one by El Roto.
-They should put the summits at ground level to democratize their access.
-They should put the summits at ground level to democratize their access.
January 28, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Wonderful one by El Roto.
-They should put the summits at ground level to democratize their access.
-They should put the summits at ground level to democratize their access.
listen, I know this is some AI content scraper machine and not a real person, but we literally already figured out democratized access to knowledge. they're called museums and libraries, and they're being intentionally starved to death to make room for more AI shit and lies. eat sand.
July 26, 2026 at 10:43 PM
listen, I know this is some AI content scraper machine and not a real person, but we literally already figured out democratized access to knowledge. they're called museums and libraries, and they're being intentionally starved to death to make room for more AI shit and lies. eat sand.
People who claim generative models "democratize storytelling" either don't know or don't care how insulting that argument is to marginalized creators.
We don't get the stories we deserve from marginalized creators because of bias, gatekeeping, and lack of access. It's not a fucking skill issue.
We don't get the stories we deserve from marginalized creators because of bias, gatekeeping, and lack of access. It's not a fucking skill issue.
"Democratize Storytelling" is the most absolute bullshit thing about this AI Comics news. I see this phrase a lot lately and it's infuriating. Storytelling is already democratized! Making comics isn't gatekept! YOU CAN JUST MAKE A FUCKING COMIC, IT'S OKAY IF IT LOOKS LIKE TRASH FOR A WHILE.
August 1, 2024 at 10:29 PM
People who claim generative models "democratize storytelling" either don't know or don't care how insulting that argument is to marginalized creators.
We don't get the stories we deserve from marginalized creators because of bias, gatekeeping, and lack of access. It's not a fucking skill issue.
We don't get the stories we deserve from marginalized creators because of bias, gatekeeping, and lack of access. It's not a fucking skill issue.