What the hell happened to Silicon Valley?
No matter how closely you think you've been paying attention, the truth is far weirder and way more disturbing than you imagine.
I just read @adambecker.bsky.social's new book in proof and it's a gripping, spine-chilling story.
Out April 22—preorder now!
No matter how closely you think you've been paying attention, the truth is far weirder and way more disturbing than you imagine.
I just read @adambecker.bsky.social's new book in proof and it's a gripping, spine-chilling story.
Out April 22—preorder now!
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Here’s an example.
Accelerationists are all “whoa stuff is happening exponentially faster.”
Maybe. Or maybe, Adam says, you’ve just got logarithmic memory.
I think about it this way. What meals do you remember?
Whoa I’m eating exponentially more!
"I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
Connect with your friends and find harmless communities!
Check out an excellent podcast on this topic called Dystopia Now.
I also want to look at your debunking of AI in education once I survive this semester. So close now! Meanwhile, students are submitting AI slop “essays.” 🙄
I spent a full class session talking with my students about why I didn't want to them to use AI for their essays. We read lessons 1 and 8-12 of my course.
They were moved by the arguments about giving up their agency and authenticity.
Then again, the people pushing AI are also among those endangering our democracy. For that reason alone, I should be open to revising my syllabus.