Same with scientists. Each "fun" generative AI thing shared makes me a little less confident in the quality of your research.
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Same with scientists. Each "fun" generative AI thing shared makes me a little less confident in the quality of your research.
An easy way to explain luddites:
Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.
And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.
That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.
“We are told that AI is inevitable, that we must adapt or be left behind. But universities are not tech companies. Our role is to foster critical thinking, not to follow industry trends uncritically.”
Julian Bashir. And his husband.
Me: I'm feeling down and need something more escapist that Tech Won't Save Us, today, let me listen to the sci-fi podcast instead.
The sci-fi podcast: interview with @parismarx.com :D
(it was great)
political journalism that can't call out obvious racism
hurricane journalism that can't mention climate change
tech and business journalism that can't mention monopoly power, racism, or climate
media coverage that can't mention consolidated billionaire influence
Why start at 18? I'd say start at birth, but part goes to child's legal guardians and part to a savings account that can be accessed by the child when they turn 18.