All this means that Cory Doctorow (npub1fdr…lvhs) has a point: "AI is just another technology". It has its uses. It has societal consequences, most of them bad, starting from its outsized damage to the environment and our efforts for climate change mitigation. It is peddled by a cynical, hyperconcentrated, monopolistic industry, and perched upon a harmful financial bubble. Just like, in various degrees, crypto, aviation and cars (and more!).
https://pluralistic.net/2026/08/19/banaility/
4/n
Alberto Cottica
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2026-08-28 12:24:17 UTC
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