Karsten Schmidt<p>Weekend list of critical reading links about the state[1] of Tech, AI[2] hype/finance/politics, mostly long form:</p><p>Ed Zitron's The Hater's Guide To The AI Bubble<br><a href="https://www.wheresyoured.at/the-haters-gui/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wheresyoured.at/the-haters-gui</span><span class="invisible">/</span></a></p><p>How to use computing power faster: on the weird economics of semiconductors and GenAI (by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.design/@gauthier" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gauthier</span></a></span>)<br><a href="https://gauthierroussilhe.com/en/articles/how-to-use-computing-power-faster" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gauthierroussilhe.com/en/artic</span><span class="invisible">les/how-to-use-computing-power-faster</span></a></p><p>Predictive Capital: Roads to Terminal Alienation: Soil to Server Farm, Reason to Vibe (by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@atomless" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>atomless</span></a></span>)<br><a href="https://www.creativeapplications.net/theory/predictive-capital/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">creativeapplications.net/theor</span><span class="invisible">y/predictive-capital/</span></a></p><p>Honey, AI Capex is Eating the Economy<br><a href="https://paulkedrosky.com/honey-ai-capex-ate-the-economy/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">paulkedrosky.com/honey-ai-cape</span><span class="invisible">x-ate-the-economy/</span></a></p><p>Decomputing as Resistance (by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://kolektiva.social/@danmcquillan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>danmcquillan</span></a></span>)<br><a href="https://danmcquillan.org/decomputing_as_resistance.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">danmcquillan.org/decomputing_a</span><span class="invisible">s_resistance.html</span></a></p><p>How big tech is force-feeding us AI<br><a href="https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/how-big-tech-is-force-feeding-us" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bloodinthemachine.com/p/how-bi</span><span class="invisible">g-tech-is-force-feeding-us</span></a></p><p>Also, in addition to the above, a little more <a href="https://mastodon.thi.ng/tags/FollowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FollowFriday</span></a> if you're interested in these topics, their implications and peripheries (in A-Z order):</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/@asrg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>asrg</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/@festal" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>festal</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.green/@gerrymcgovern" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gerrymcgovern</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Kurtis_Clark" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Kurtis_Clark</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/@tante" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>tante</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/@w0bb1t" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>w0bb1t</span></a></span> </p><p>Academia:</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/@bildoperationen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bildoperationen</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dair-community.social/@databasecultures" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>databasecultures</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dair-community.social/@emilymbender" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>emilymbender</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://scholar.social/@Iris" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Iris</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dair-community.social/@timnitGebru" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>timnitGebru</span></a></span></p><p>[1] As in: "Just look at the state of this..."<br>[2] As in "generative AI"</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.thi.ng/tags/LongRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LongRead</span></a></p>