I have been listening to this as a audio only podcast but oh fuck does this really inform. I highly recommend giving it a listen/watch. The guest really does make a case that the AI craze is a masterpiece in scamming
I have been listening to this as a audio only podcast but oh fuck does this really inform. I highly recommend giving it a listen/watch. The guest really does make a case that the AI craze is a masterpiece in scamming
Ed Zitron (wheresyoured.at) is a newsletter-author that works in PR in the tech industry. That means he both has to read a lot of tech news articles to stay on top of the current developments, and he’s familiar with corporate marketing bullshit.
He has written a lot about the fucked-up state of modern economy, with some of my favourite pieces being his explanation of the history of Shareholder Supremacy and the Rot Economy. He also wrote a lot about crypto-fanaticism, the blatant lies about working from home and more. I’m picking posts more or less at random here, because there’s both some degree of repetition and a lot of cross-linking to other posts if you want to read more.
Naturally, he has also written a lot about the issues with AI and the cracks in the bubble (even if it has now lasted a lot longer than he’d initially hoped, he has since revised his expectations). This is a breath of fresh air in a media landscape dominated by AI boosters.