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What are the big takeaways from 2023? @xoxogossipgita, @molly0xfff, and Aaron Thorpe join me for a great year-end chat on AI hype, tech villains, and other big stories of the year!
Listen to the full episode: https://techwontsave.us/episode/200_the_year_in_tech_2023_w_gita_jackson_molly_white__aaron_thorpe
#tech #2023 #elonmusk #jeffbezos #ai
The Year In Tech 2023 w/ Gita Jackson, Molly White, & Aaron Thorpe - Tech Won’t Save Us
A left-wing podcast for better technology and a better world.Tech Won't Save Us
So did I mention that no company or government pays me for the work I do?
But you can support my work if you want to live in a world where we have the Small Web as an alternative to the Big Web of Google, Facebook, and other people farmers.
https://small-tech.org/fund-us
#SmallWeb #SmallTech #funding #foss #freeSoftware #openSource #web #dev #tech #technology
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We’re a tiny team of two funded by individuals like you. Your patronage goes towards keeping a roof over our heads as we build a better future for the Internet.Fund Small Technology Foundation
Dual monitor advice: Purposely turn down the brightness of your "secondary" monitor.
What I'd really love is a way for my desktop environment (currently Gnome, but this should count for windows too) to automatically dim other when content goes fullscreen on one monitor. But for now, dimming the other monitor works. #tech #computers #dualmonitor
It’s hard to watch the horrific scenes coming from Gaza and the escalating death toll, which includes such a high number of children.
I was happy to speak with @marwasf about the information war on social media, internet shutdowns enforced by Israel, and what people can do to support Palestinian rights in this moment.
Listen to the episode: https://techwontsave.us/episode/194_the_information_war_in_gaza_w_marwa_fatafta
#tech #israel #gaza #palestine #ceasefirenow
The Information War in Gaza w/ Marwa Fatafta - Tech Won’t Save Us
A left-wing podcast for better technology and a better world.Tech Won't Save Us
Touchscreen card devices may prevent blind customers paying
'Blind customers are being left "frustrated" and "embarrassed" by inaccessible payment devices. Some shops have buttonless touchscreen card readers, meaning you need sight to tap in your PIN'
Very short-sighted tech developers. They should have thought about this, and about the security issues. As should the businesses involved.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/disability-67239870
Touchscreen card devices may prevent blind customers paying
Businesses could be breaking the law by failing to make payment machines accessible.By Drew Hyndman (BBC News)
I love how this “Created by AI, edited by humans” summary of the chat I had with Doc this month starts off mildly enough with “A great chat on FLOSS Weekly regarding alternate funding models to support ethical tech projects…“ and ends a few paragraphs later with “…Balkan provided an urgent call to action to avoid extinction at the hands of unchecked capitalism.”
Well that escalated quickly!
😬 👍
https://twit.tv/posts/inside-twit/aral-balkan-calls-new-funding-models-support-ethical-tech
#tech #ethics #BigTech #SmallTech #BigWeb #SmallWeb #VC #capitalism
Aral Balkan Calls For New Funding Models to Support Ethical Tech | TWiT.TV
On a recent episode of FLOSS Weekly, hosts Doc Searls and Dan Lynch spoke to open-source advocate Aral Balkan about the need for alternate funding models to support ethical technol…TWiT.tv
This is the latest #youtube "innovation". #Google with a market cap of $1.7 trillion and $120 billion cash on hand, "needs" to charge for ads on YouTube.
This is, of course, not true. They have more than enough revenue to run YouTube without ads in perpetuity, but they want to please shareholders. The #Peertube community is showing how you can distribute the costs of hosting content as well. If you don't support Google's continued monetization of monopolized video...vote with your feet.
#tech
‘The ‘non-profit start-up’ Thorn, founded by actor Ashton Kutcher, is a driving force behind the EU’s campaign to scan the net for child abuse material. Newly public documents and financial information obtained by Follow the Money reveal the blurred boundaries between Thorn’s do-good public face and the powerful business behind it.’
https://www.ftm.eu/articles/ashton-kutchers-non-profit-start-up-makes-millions-from-fighting-child-abuse-online
#tech #law #eu #privacy #surveillance #gdpr
The Luddites weren’t backward technophobes. They saw factory owners using tech to degrade their livelihoods and they fought back — first by trying to negotiate, then writing to Parliament, and finally smashing the machines.
As workers today organize and strike over bosses using digital tech to upend their industries, there’s a lot we can learn from the Luddites’ story. I was thrilled to dig into it with @brianmerchant!
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1004689/13638517-the-real-history-of-the-luddites-w-brian-merchant
#tech #history #luddite #workers
The Real History of the Luddites w/ Brian Merchant - Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Brian Merchant to discuss the history of the Luddites, why we have their story all wrong, and what we can learn from them today. Brian Merchant is the technology columnist at the LA Times and the author of Blood in the...Buzzsprout
We often hear about the challenges facing San Francisco, but we don’t hear nearly enough about how tech billionaires wield their power to serve themselves even if it means making life for everyone else harder.
On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke with SF District 5 Supervisor @deanpreston about the robotaxi chaos in the city and the many ways the tech industry tries to shape local politics for their ends.
How Tech Wields Its Power in San Francisco w/ Dean Preston - Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Dean Preston to discuss the havoc robotaxis are wreaking in San Francisco and the wider impacts the tech industry has had on the city. Dean Preston is the District 5 Supervisor in San Francisco and the first democratic...Buzzsprout
On #TechWontSaveUs, Edward Ongweso Jr. outlines why we need to abolish venture capital if we have any hope of creating better technology and actually improving people’s lives.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1004689/13377584-abolish-venture-capital-w-edward-ongweso-jr
#tech #ai #vc #finance
Abolish Venture Capital w/ Edward Ongweso Jr. - Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Edward Ongweso Jr. to discuss how the venture capital industry works, why the technologies it funds don’t deliver on their marketing promises, and how that’s once again being shown in the hype around AI. Edward Ongweso...Buzzsprout
A Ton Of Folks Don’t Know What ‘Right To Repair’ Is, But Strongly Support It Once They Do
In just the last five years, the “right to repair” movement has shifted from nerdy niche to the mainstream, thanks in part to significant support from the Biden FTC and efforts in states like …Techdirt
#tech #technology #news #technews #internet #Brave #Bravebrowser #ChatGPT
https://stackdiary.com/brave-selling-copyrighted-data-for-ai-training/
The shady world of Brave selling copyrighted data for AI training
I'm fairly certain that I was not the only person in the world who thought to himself, "Did they just yoink the entire Internet and bundle it togetherAlex Ivanovs (Stack Diary)
On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke to Antony Loewenstein about how that tech is developed, what it means for Palestinians, and how the Israeli government uses oppressive tech for diplomatic leverage.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1004689/13212302-how-israel-uses-occupation-to-develop-military-tech-w-antony-loewenstein
#tech #israel #weapons #military
How Israel Uses Occupation to Develop Military Tech w/ Antony Loewenstein - Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Antony Loewenstein to discuss how the Israeli weapons industry tests new military technologies on occupied Palestinians before selling them internationally. Antony Loewenstein is an independent journalist who’s written for ...Buzzsprout
https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/googles-going-to-scrape-the-entire-public-internet-to-train-its-ai-tools-and-theres-nothing-we-can-do-about-it
#technology #tech #technews #bot #reddit #tech_news
Google's going to scrape the entire public Internet to train its AI tools and there's nothing we can do about it
The gatekeepers of online content doing what everyone expected.Richard Devine (Windows Central)
On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke to Emily Hund about the social and economic forces that created the industry and how it still depends on precarity all these years later. It’s a fascinating conversation that also considered where it goes next!
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1004689/12994172-the-influencer-industry-is-built-on-precarity-w-emily-hund
#tech #socialmedia #culture
The Influencer Industry Is Built on Precarity w/ Emily Hund - Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Emily Hund to discuss the creation of the influencer industry, how it’s been formalized by companies who profit from it, and what can be done to make it fairer for the people who work in it. Emily Hund is the author of The ...Buzzsprout
#tech #ideas #innovation #satire #humor
- Illegal cab company (12%, 25 votes)
- Illegal hotel chain (11%, 22 votes)
- Fake money for criminals (34%, 69 votes)
- Plagiarism machine (42%, 84 votes)
Remember when Google's corporate motto was "don't be evil?"
Obviously, accurate location data on photos is more useful to a data mining operation like Google.
From Google: "Important: You can only update or remove estimated locations. If the location of a photo or video was automatically added by your camera, you can't edit or remove the location."
It's enshitification in action.
Source: https://support.google.com/photos/answer/6153599?hl=en&sjid=8103501961576262529-AP
#technology #tech @technology #business #enshitification #Android #Google @pluralistic #infosec
From WaPo:
"Meanwhile, we found several media outlets that rank low on NewsGuard’s independent scale for trustworthiness: RT.com No. 65, the Russian state-backed propaganda site; breitbart.com No. 159, a well-known source for far-right news and opinion; and vdare.com No. 993, an anti-immigration site that has been associated with white supremacy.
"The top Christian site, Grace to You (gty.org No. 164), belongs to Grace Community Church, an evangelical megachurch in California. Christianity Today recently reported that the church counseled women to 'continue to submit' to abusive fathers and husbands and to avoid reporting them to authorities."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/interactive/2023/ai-chatbot-learning/
#technology #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #GenerativeAI #Google #tech #news @technology @politics #trans #lgbtqia #lgbtq
On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke with @emilymbender about how these technologies work, why they don’t reflect how humans use language, but why we want to believe they’re talking to us.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1004689/12640803-chatgpt-is-not-intelligent-w-emily-m-bender
#tech #ai #chatgpt #generativeai #llm #podcast
ChatGPT Is Not Intelligent w/ Emily M. Bender - Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Emily M. Bender to discuss what it means to say that ChatGPT is a “stochastic parrot,” why Elon Musk is calling to pause AI development, and how the tech industry uses language to trick us into buying its narratives about t...Buzzsprout
This week on #TechWontSaveUs, I chat with Jacob Silverman about what SVB reveals about the state of the industry and why the end of low interest rates could be a serious challenge.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1004689/12489566-everyone-hates-vcs-after-the-svb-collapse-w-jacob-silverman
#tech #svb #siliconvalleybank
Everyone Hates VCs After the SVB Collapse w/ Jacob Silverman - Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Jacob Silverman to discuss the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, how it’s part of a larger crisis in the tech sector, and why it’s turning people against the industry’s venture capitalists.Jacob Silverman is a journalist and...Buzzsprout
This week on #TechWontSaveUs, I speak to Dan McQuillan about how AI promotes ranking populations and austerity policies, and the risks that come with its emergence coinciding with the growth of far-right policies.
Listen to the full episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1004689/12380621-why-we-must-resist-ai-w-dan-mcquillan
#ai #tech #politics #chatgpt
Why We Must Resist AI w/ Dan McQuillan - Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Dan McQuillan to discuss how AI systems encourage ranking populations and austerity policies, and why understanding their politics is essential to opposing them.Dan McQuillan is a Lecturer in Creative and Social Computing a...Buzzsprout
For Insider, I explain the industry is using technology to hide human workers and make work more precarious. It’s not eliminating the need for human labor.
https://www.businessinsider.com/chatgpt-ai-will-not-take-jobs-create-future-work-opportunities-2023-2
#tech #ai #automation #work
Jobs of the future: ChatGPT, AI will create careers that need humans
AI has a dirty secret: Chatbots like ChatGPT rely on a hidden fleet of human workers. Instead of taking jobs, robots will create new jobs for the future.Paris Marx (Insider)
In November, he outlined a vision for Twitter that effectively tries to replicate his old vision by grafting it onto the ailing social media platform. I explain why it’s doomed to fail and what it tells us about Elon Musk.
https://www.disconnect.blog/p/elon-musk-wants-to-relive-his-start
#tech #elonmusk #twitter
Elon Musk Wants to Relive His Start-Up Days. He’s Repeating the Same Mistakes.
What PayPal’s history teaches us about Elon Musk’s management of TwitterParis Marx (Disconnect)
This week on #TechWontSaveUs, @niedermeyer joins me for a deep dive into Tesla, the challenges the company is facing, and why it’s so hard to get away from Elon Musk.
Listen to the full episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1004689/12208956-the-tesla-crash-is-only-beginning-w-edward-niedermeyer
#tech #tesla #elonmusk #ev
The Tesla Crash is Only Beginning w/ Edward Niedermeyer - Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Edward Niedermeyer to discuss the rollercoaster ride of Tesla’s share price, the escalating regulatory and legal scrutiny the company faces, and the challenges it faces in the electric car market.Edward Niedermeyer is the a...Buzzsprout
This week on #TechWontSaveUs, I speak to @anousha about upcoming contract negotiations and why the Writers Guild could go on strike for the first time since 2007.
Listen to the full episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1004689/12160126-why-hollywood-writers-may-strike-over-streaming-w-anousha-sakoui
#tech #streaming #film #tv
Why Hollywood Writers May Strike Over Streaming w/ Anousha Sakoui - Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Anousha Sakoui to discuss the prospect of a writer’s strike later this year, what workers are fighting for, and how the move to streaming has affected working conditions and compensation in Hollywood.Anousha Sakoui is an en...Buzzsprout
Great work by @jonchristian on this story:
https://futurism.com/cnet-ai-plagiarism
#ai #tech #cnet
CNET's AI Journalist Appears to Have Committed Extensive Plagiarism
CNET's AI-generated articles appear to show deep structural similarities, amounting to plagiarism, with previously published work elsewhere.Jon Christian (Futurism)
The hacker also stole an encryption key for a portion of the encrypted backups by accessing a cloud storage database shared by both LastPass and GoTo.
#news #tech #technology #security #privacy #Lastpass #breach #hacking
https://www.pcmag.com/news/lastpass-sibling-company-goto-loses-encrypted-backups-to-hackers
These companies are reporting record profits. Inflation is just cover. It’s because they can, because there’s social cover for it, because there’s money left on the table and having “some” money isn’t enough.
It’s nothing short of class warfare.
This week on #TechWontSaveUs, I chat with @timnitGebru about the misleading framing of AI, why she started doing this research, and how she ended up getting fired by Google. It’s a must listen!
Tune in here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1004689/12073262-don-t-fall-for-the-ai-hype-w-timnit-gebru
#ai #tech #podcast #chatgpt
Don’t Fall for the AI Hype w/ Timnit Gebru - Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Timnit Gebru to discuss the misleading framings of artificial intelligence, her experience of getting fired by Google in a very public way, and why we need to avoid getting distracted by all the hype around ChatGPT and AI i...Buzzsprout
OpenAI paid Sama to hire Kenyan workers at $1.32 to $2 an hour to review “child sexual abuse, bestiality, murder, suicide, torture, self harm, and incest” content. Their work made the tool less toxic, but left them mentally scarred. The company ended the contract when they found out TIME was digging into their practices.
https://time.com/6247678/openai-chatgpt-kenya-workers/
#tech #chatgpt #ai
Exclusive: OpenAI Used Kenyan Workers on Less Than $2 Per Hour to Make ChatGPT Less Toxic
OpenAI used outsourced workers in Kenya earning less than $2 per hour to scrub toxicity from ChatGPT. Here's what to know.Billy Perrigo (Time)
She says she’d never use it that way. Then, not long after, she says she used DALL-E to generate part of a book cover so she wouldn’t have to pay a photographer.
https://www.theverge.com/23520625/chatgpt-openai-amazon-kindle-novel
#tech #chatgpt #writing
How Kindle novelists are using OpenAI’s ChatGPT
Authors of Kindle genre fiction have been experimenting with AI tools. One novelist discusses how writers are thinking about ChatGPT.Josh Dzieza (The Verge)