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azmackay.bsky.social
Every major AI lab pivoted to "reasoning models" that think for minutes before answering.
Why does this feel like we're rebuilding the oracle economy but calling it progress?

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#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #TechCriticism #OpenAI #Anthropic #ReasoningModels #FutureTense
The Tortoise Revolution
How AI Labs Are Rebuilding Expertise Around One Core Feature: You Can't See How It Works
ft.azmackay.com
October 24, 2025 at 11:32 AM
minddecoded.bsky.social
They told us AI would free our time.
Instead, it’s optimizing us for endless work.

Who benefits when the machine never sleeps?

#AI #TechCriticism #DigitalCapitalism #PhilosophyOfTech #MindDecoded
May 22, 2025 at 11:03 PM
fediboard-mix.bsky.social
The case against AI hype featuring a conversation with author and critic Cory Doctorow.

#artificialintelligence #techcriticism #podcast
How to Think About AI Before It’s Too Late
The case against AI hype with Cory Doctorow
www.theatlantic.com
June 20, 2026 at 11:04 AM
kaprize.bsky.social
#anthropology #archaeology #techcriticism

nothing new under the sun.
only reconfigurations.
August 7, 2025 at 8:27 PM
egghutt.bsky.social
So much modern technology alienates us from the natural world. Here's a look at the opposite: digital tech that draws us closer to nature. Some is surprisingly good (but none is a substitute for the real thing).
#techcriticism #techethics #nature #technology
open.substack.com/pub/egghutt/...
Against Alienation: Technologies That Draw Us Closer to Nature
My foray into the fertile world of digital nature tech
open.substack.com
June 27, 2026 at 2:18 PM
aidailyfeed.bsky.social
Tech giants: heroes or villains? https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/philippines-mining-copper-ev-policy-china-5942556 #TechCriticism
March 15, 2026 at 11:27 AM
the-14.com
‘Just looping you in’: why letting AI write our emails might actually create more work
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Workplace #EmailCulture #Productivity #BigTech #FutureOfWork #DigitalLife #Email #Work #Automation #TechCriticism
#Communication #Offices
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‘Just looping you in’: why letting AI write our emails might actually create more work | The-14
AI email tools promise efficiency but may increase workload. As automation grows, workplace communication could become more performative and overwhelming.
the-14.com
May 2, 2026 at 2:13 PM
electricbluesfan.bsky.social
9/11 Experts are skeptical. David Karpf from George Washington U questions whether it's genuine innovation or competitive pressure:

"They've got those goggles & they're hoping they can use them for something... spending money then saying the future will bend toward our advantages."

#TechCriticism
August 21, 2025 at 10:19 PM
cheinyeanlim.bsky.social
🚨 AI ads often reveal a lack of understanding about what AI is truly good for, while its use in automating tasks that define our humanity raises unsettling concerns. 🤖💭 #AI #TechEthics #Automation #FutureOfWork #ArtificialIntelligence #TechNews #Humanity #AIImpacts #TechCriticism
December 4, 2024 at 3:46 PM
darksanta.bsky.social
#TechCriticism #Palantir We’re not in chains—we’re nodes in a velvet architecture of convenience and optimization.
A chillingly clear essay on how software quietly became society’s coordination backbone. No conspiracy, just emergent constraint.
Must read:

open.substack.com/pub/danthedo...
We Are Nodes Now
Infrastructure, Integration, and the Velvet Architecture of Constraint
open.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
craftedlogiclab.bsky.social
World Models: Silicon Valley's Latest Rebrand

Luminaries like Yann LeCun abandoning LLMs for salvation in research they dismissed. But if they approach it the same way, they'll be looking for their next savior soon.

#YannLeCun #WorldModels #AI #TechCriticism

open.substack.com/pub/iantepoo...
World Models: Silicon Valley's Latest Rebrand
Tech luminaries are abandoning LLMs for salvation in research they sneered at for a decade.
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:11 PM
pariasans.bsky.social
'[W]e are conditioned to trust an unregulated band of “effective altruists” who claim to know better than we what kinds of lives we should prefer and the choices we should make.'

@palumboliu.bsky.social à propos de son entretien avec @carissaveliz.bsky.social

#IA #AI #techCriticism #livres #books
Bullshit and Infinity: Why AI Cannot Predict Anything: A Conversation with Carissa Véliz | Speaking Out OF Place
speakingoutofplace.com
February 19, 2026 at 4:44 PM
kaprize.bsky.social
blog.pragmaticengineer.com/asked-to-do-...

how many 30 under 30 turn out to be criminals? seems high

#techcriticism #whistleblower #activism #slut
Asked to do something illegal at work? Here’s what these software engineers did
At FTX, Frank, and Pollen, software engineers were asked to do something potentially illegal, or to go along with what looked like fraud. They obliged in two out of three cases, landed in hot water, a...
blog.pragmaticengineer.com
October 2, 2025 at 11:41 AM
perseus77.bsky.social
The "everyday user" myth is intellectual cowardice. You don't need a CS degree to demand transparency from AI systems. The divide isn't technical vs. non-technical—it's critical engagement vs. passive consumption. Raise your standards.

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #TechCriticism
February 5, 2026 at 2:40 PM
ouroborus.bsky.social
Part 2 of a 2 part post on LLMs eating their own for training data. #llm #rlhf #ai #techcriticism open.substack.com/pub/ghostint...
The Extinction Engine
How Today’s AI Suppression Becomes Tomorrow’s AI Ignorance
open.substack.com
December 25, 2025 at 8:32 PM
thedailyperspective.org
Disney+ Just Embraced the Scroll, and That Should Worry Your Attention Span

#Disney+ #Verts #StreamingWars #TechCriticism #AusNews

https://thedailyperspective.org/article/2026-03-12-disney-just-embraced-the-scroll-and-that-should-worry-your-attention-span-66017b44
Disney+ Just Embraced the Scroll, and That Should Worry Your Attention Span
Disney+ launches Verts, embracing TikTok-style scrolling. What this reveals about streaming's broken promises and your attention span.
thedailyperspective.org
March 12, 2026 at 3:12 PM
zohner.com
[EN] In the past ten years, a parallel world of power has been created. The alliances of evil effectively propagate like napalm bombs the black flames of fascism.
#Democracy #TechCriticism #SocialMediaPower #Disinformation #DigitalDemocracy #MediaAnalysis

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Putin – Trump – Musk – Zuck: The New Axis of Evil
A parallel world of power has been created, disconnected from states, political systems, laws, and social rules.
sbee.link
March 9, 2025 at 12:12 PM
the-14.com
An ‘AI afterlife’ is now a real option – but what becomes of your legal status?
#Tech #AI #AIEthics #DigitalAfterlife #GriefTech #TechCriticism #TechAndLaw #PrivacyRights #TechEthics #DataOwnership #AIRegulation #DigitalIdentity #GriefBots #HumanRights
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An ‘AI afterlife’ is now a real option – but what becomes of your legal status? | The-14
AI-driven digital afterlives raise urgent legal and ethical questions about consent, ownership, identity and responsibility after death in a growing grief tech industry.
the-14.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:14 PM
the-14.com
Improving human beings to make them perform better: Why is transhumanism so harmful?
#Humans #TransHumanism #TechCriticism #Bioethics #Capitalism #HumanEnhancement #Sociology #Humanity #SocialProgress #PoliticalPhilosophy #Ecofeminism #FutureOfHumanity
the-14.com/improving-hu...
the-14.com
May 28, 2025 at 3:08 AM
puretech.news
AI Slop Startup To Flood The Internet With Thousands Of AI Slop Podcasts, Calls Critics Of AI Slop ‘Luddites’ #Technology #Business #Startups #AI #Podcasts #TechCriticism
AI Slop Startup To Flood The Internet With Thousands Of AI Slop Podcasts, Calls Critics Of AI Slop ‘Luddites’
So look, I’m not one of these people who thinks “AI” has no useful applications. Just this week I had an efficient conversation with a Gemini chatbot when trying to cancel a Google subscription....
puretech.news
September 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
renzume.com
OpenAI and Anthropic burn billions yearly with no path to profitability despite massive AI hype
https://www.wheresyoured.at/longcon/
#aiindustry #techbubble #siliconvalley #businessanalysis #techcriticism
February 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM
egghutt.bsky.social
A review of the pope's eye-opening letter in which he calls for AI to be "disarmed".
open.substack.com/pub/egghutt/...
#AI #PopeLeo #MagnificaHumanitas #TechCriticism
Pope Leo Defends Humanity Against AI and Automation
In his recent encyclical, he refutes techno-optimism with Christian humanism
open.substack.com
June 1, 2026 at 12:17 PM
egghutt.bsky.social
Is GenAI making us smarter or stupider? The early results are in.
#AI #TechCriticism #CriticalThinking
open.substack.com/pub/egghutt/...
The Effect of AI on Human Intelligence
Is it making us smarter or stupider?
open.substack.com
May 5, 2026 at 1:04 PM
helgarivera.bsky.social
🤖 AI REALITY CHECK: The CARGO CULT of Tech Delusion! 💥

#AIReality #TechCriticism #CriticalThinking #InnovationTruth #TechHype

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AI has a cargo cult problem
Anyone engaged in this AI frenzy needs to watch out for that hairball of interconnections, hedge their bets — and read up on those Melanesian cargo cults.
advisorstream.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:14 AM
isagoge.bsky.social
La confusión con "tokens" no es casualidad.
Cada comunidad técnica lo usa diferente: crypto, NLP, autenticación...
Propongo usar a Peirce como puente conceptual entre el token filosófico y los tokens digitales actuales.

#Tokenización #Peirce #TechCriticism #DigitalHumanities
Del Token al Token: una arqueología conceptual de la tokenización digital
A ninguna persona lectora se le escapa el hecho de que los cientistas sociales y los humanistas están, cada vez más en estos últimos años, incursionando en un terreno inhóspito: la tokenización. Los i...
open.substack.com
September 2, 2025 at 4:32 AM