#luddism

Death in the Garden: *You're Probably a Luddite* https://youtube.com/watch?v=_KuuWVHjHsM "Luddite. You’ve definitely been hearing this word a lot recently. A Luddite is “a person opposed to new technology or ways of working.” That is the definition, at least according to Google. In short, for over 200 years, it has been a derogatory term to label someone as irrationally afraid of technology or progress. But where did this term come from? What is a Luddite? And what if we told you that this was a classic case of the victors writing the history? And what if we told you that you, (yes, you) in the age of AI, probably have more in common with those original machine-breakers than you think? In this video, we explore the history of this group of rebels and their fight for dignity, self-determination, and freedom. Our main sources are Blood in the Machine by Brian Merchant and Rebels Against the Future by Kirkpatrick Sale. Much of the content was inspired by the localization movement, as well. We hope, by the end of this video, you’ll see why being called “Luddite” in a time of enclosure, corporate consolidation, expansion of polluting industrialism, automation, and alienation is not an insult, but rather, it’s a badge of honor. …" #luddites #luddism #capitalism #BigTech #AI

I can't recall whether I shared this before, but this video from Hasan Minhaj where he interviews Gowanus, the non-official spokes-puppet for the new Luddite movement. Entertaining and very informative. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxpV97A5I90 #luddism #summerofludd And yes, there is irony in sharing this here, but to me the Fediverse is more human that other social media, so :-P

Codeberg community voted to ban AI-generated code in repositories: https://codeberg.org/Codeberg/org/pulls/1253#issuecomment-19820434 I am a regular Codeberg user, left GitHub in 2019, and co-maintain Libre projects that saw very little if none at all AI in development. And still I think this decision will backfire badly. I, like most of Codeberg users, was not even aware that this discussion was in place, did not vote. This only passed because of the anti-AI Luddite crowd. Which, mind you, has a point, I have very conflicting feelings about AI myself, and I think that the current trajectory is quite worrying. But this is just a knee-jerk reaction that has clearly not been thought of well enough. I applaude the philosophy, or the intent if you want, of not having Codeberg turn into another SlopHub. But this is fairy-tale wishful thinking. There is no way to reliably detect AI-generated code at scale in 2026. I can already smell the mutual witch hunts across projects and "camps". Anyway, I hope I'm wrong. #codeberg #ai #llm #drama #opensource #ludd #luddism #antiai #libre #foss #floss #slop #github

@tante@tldr.nettime.org sorry, the "how will people enforce this" argument is real, dismissing it will not make it disappear. I am a regular Codeberg user, left GitHub in 2019, and co-maintain Libre projects that saw very little if none at all AI in development. And still I think this decision will backfire badly. I, like most of Codeberg users, was not even aware that this discussion was in place, did not vote. This only passed because of the anti-AI Luddite crowd. Which, mind you, has a point, I have very conflicting feelings about AI myself, and I think that the current trajectory is quite worrying. But this is just a knee-jerk reaction that has clearly not been thought of well enough. I applaude the philosophy, or the intent if you want, of not having Codeberg turn into another SlopHub. But this is fairy-tale wishful thinking. There is no way to reliably detect AI-generated code at scale in 2026. I can already smell the mutual witch hunts across projects and "camps". Anyway, I hope I'm wrong. #codeberg #ai #llm #drama #opensource #ludd #luddism #antiai #libre #foss #floss #slop #github

"„The New Republic“ titelte gerade: „Es dauerte eine Weile, aber die Amerikaner könnten etwas gefunden haben, was wir alle hassen.“ Sogar innerhalb der MAGA-Bewegung macht sich massiver Widerstand gegen den hemmungslosen Ausbau der KI-Fabriken breit" https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/debatten/wie-der-kampf-gegen-ki-rechenzentren-zum-us-wahlkampfthema-wird-accg-200994980.html #AI #KI #rechenzentren #datacenter #Luddit #luddism

»…the Luddites themselves “were totally fine with machines,” says Kevin Binfield […] They confined their attacks to manufacturers who used machines in what they called “a fraudulent and deceitful manner” to get around standard labor practices. “They just wanted machines that made high-quality goods,” says Binfield, “and they wanted these machines to be run by workers who had gone through an apprenticeship and got paid decent wages”« https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-the-luddites-really-fought-against-264412/ #luddism #technology