veni.dev
🌈 Founder of @DiversifyTech.com
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Oh wow. I haven't had those in a long time. They are pretty popular in my hometown in India.
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I am looking forward to reading both the books after I finish AI Snake Oil. I love all of the different perspectives that everyone is bringing.
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💜💜
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Karen continues that Silicon Valley has convinced people that our data is theirs and that they own it but they don't.
Some communities like the artist community are reclaiming and suing these companies.
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Karen says that empires claim be inevitable but they eventually fall because they are weak at at heir foundation. People do not stand being exploited.
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Emily says that AI Abolition is still an option. It is not inevitable. She says that automation is good but make automations that are specific and actually serve people.
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I don't know! Will let you know if they send it out
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Alex says that one part of the AI con is that companies like OpenAI are claiming that something that can generate text can also replace social services or teachers
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Emily and Alex wrote the book The AI Con: bookshop.org/a/14284/9780...
Karen wrote the book Empire of AI: bookshop.org/a/14284/9780...
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Columbia canceled my class on Race and Media, but I'm teaching it anyway.
All thanks to people power and community support-- especially from you all on Bluesky!
Happy to announce I'll be teaching Race Media and International Affairs 101 online-- hosted by D.C.'s MLK Jr. Memorial Library!