Say Yes - Do No

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“They all say ‘yes’, but they do ‘no’. That has to be it. There’s no other way to explain these figures. If they would do ‘yes’, the figures would have improved by now. [sigh] It would be easier if they would just say ‘no’. Then you could have a conversation about it [staring blankly].” 

(Anon.)

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Exposure Therapy - AI Resistance Inspired by AI Hype

Between the two distant poles of thought on Artificial Intelligence - those of abolitionism and blind enthusiasm - there lays an infinite and fertile ground for eclectic resistance. In my own views I sit closer to abolition than anything, as looking at AI is more or less my day job I never struggle to find new...
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(Almost) Monday Resistance Update #4

A short update today as I put out the last one on Thursday. Again, I'm running late, but things have certainly gotten busy recently. Normal schedule is slowly resuming, Tuesday is almost Monday after all... -- Article - Gen Z workers are so fearful AI will take their job they’re intentionally sabotaging their company’s...
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(Not Quite) Monday Resistance Update #3

Having been off for the last week or so on my holiday's I've missed a couple of these so figured a Thursday catch-up would be good. Will be back on schedule next week. -- Event - Low-Tech, Luddism and Liberation: reclaiming technology for the collective good (Latvia) First off an excellent looking, week long summer...
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Quick Thought: Faux-LLMs and the Austerity Gap

A recurring theme in looking at people's negative experiences with LLMs (self-defined 'addiction', self-loathing, heightened social isolation etc.) is the predominance of vulnerable people. Mental health issues, uncertainties about gender and sexuality, victimisation, past traumas... It's only anecdotal (quick, someone...
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Monday Resistance Update #2

A roundup of some resistance relevant things I've noticed through the week, a long way from comprehensive. Articles, papers, podcasts, news etc. If anything comes up that you think should be added just get in touch. -- Article - UK Government Backs Down on Opt-Out Nonsense A victory that should never have had to be won,...
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Monday Resistance Update

Going to try to make this a habit, just sharing things I've discovered through the week. Articles, papers, podcasts, news etc. If anything comes up that you think should be added just get in touch. -- Article - ‘I wish I could push ChatGPT off a cliff’: professors scramble to save critical thinking in an age of AI A...
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Summer School - Critical AI Literacies for Resisting and Reclaiming

Not necessarily one everyone will be able to access given the cost and location but definitely an interesting project and one I'd love to see replicated elsewhere. This summer school is organised by some great people, Iris van Rooij is someone I cite in my own work and I've had some contact with Olivia Guest through the...
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Reconsidering Our Tech

I think there are some interesting debates to be had around tech withdrawal. Recently, at a conference, I heard some people speak about their semi-movement to abandon smart phones completely as a reclamation of some idea of agency or intent. It wasn't an idea I thought much of to be honest, making the phones themselves...
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Sound of Silence (AI Relationships)

First published over at DylanOrchard.com -- LLM as therapist, LLM as friend, LLM as lover, LLM as ghostly re-animations of friends and family - we’ve seen a growing trend of the artificial imitating the organic - superseding it even in the eyes of some. It is there. That’s what it offers. It is always on, always...
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Reading List

Just came across this extensive reading list curated by Dagmar Monett - arch AI critic amongst other things. I haven't read all of them but looking at those I have it definitely looks like something worth exploring. Also makes me wonder what AI critical book would stand out as the thing to recommend to someone just...
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Say Yes - Do No

I'm launching this as a bit of a resource, a bit of an archive, a bit of a jumping off point... We're currently caught up in a seeming tidal wave of technological inevitability where those innovations big tech considers desirable are supposed to become essential for the rest of us. I don't think that has to be the case....
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