Post #1179594

2025-05-30 15:46 UTC

I’ve spent the last year reading, thinking, and talking with workers about AI and I’ve concluded that AI is not a technology—it’s an *ideology*, and it must be engaged with as such. https://aworkinglibrary.com/writing/toolmen

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@jaredwhite@indieweb.social 2025-05-30 16:47

@aworkinglibrary a little ways in and already this is *so good.* Bookmarked for continued reading!

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@sakhavi@aoir.social 2025-05-30 16:59

@aworkinglibrary Ali Alkhatib agrees with you. https://ali-alkhatib.com/blog/defining-ai

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@sboots@mastodon.sboots.ca 2025-05-30 17:19

@aworkinglibrary @vasta 💯💯 Thank you for this piece.

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@Npars01@mstdn.social 2025-05-30 20:01

@aworkinglibrary The investors backing AI initiatives are certainly driven by ideology. Anti-democratic https://www.forbes.com/sites/kolawolesamueladebayo/2025/05/20/what-the-us-saudi-partnership-really-means-for-the-future-of-ai/ https://theconversation.com/saudi-arabia-has-big-ai-ambitions-they-could-come-at-the-cost-of-human-rights-256793 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-06/saudis-plan-100-billion-ai-powerhouse-to-rival-uae-s-tech-hub https://www.businessinsider.com/saudi-arabia-crown-prince-visits-apple-google-2018-4 https://www.reuters.com/article/technology/saudi-prince-aims-for-silicon-valley-appeal-to-gleam-at-home-idUSKCN0Z924S/ https://www.vox.com/2018/4/6/17206358/saudi-crown-prince-visit-tech-silicon-valley https://www.ft.com/content/176c7859-fdda-40d2-92a5-15d570f7accf https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/saudi-arabias-ai-co-humain-looking-for-us-data-center-equity-partner-targets-66gw-by-2034-with-subsidized-electricity/ Anti-worker https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/14/vc-firm-with-ties-to-charles-koch-to-reach-100-million-in-new-funding.html https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/27/koch-americans-for-prosperity-trump-tax-breaks https://www.axios.com/2017/12/14/koch-tries-its-hand-at-venture-capital-1513277500 https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2018-06-27/koch-brothers-linked-group-declares-new-war-on-unions https://www.democracynow.org/2018/5/16/koch_brothers_backed_effort_to_sabotage https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/24/rightwing-billionaires-union-rights https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/billionaire-hohn-more-google-layoffs-17736530.php 1/

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@spencer@motley.club 2025-05-31 02:31

@aworkinglibrary To one of the points in this excellent essay, see the administration's seeming use of generative LLMs to fabricate a "scientific" report supporting their goals.

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@jlaw@mastodon.coffee 2025-06-01 18:46

@aworkinglibrary This is really wonderful. Thank you.

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@jbaert@mastodon.social 2025-06-01 19:27

@aworkinglibrary This is so excellently written. Bookmark and follow!

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@the_roamer@mastodonapp.uk 2025-11-02 01:45

@aworkinglibrary What a tour de force. An enlightening essay, making important connections between the current AI craze and long-standing traditions of "intelligence" ideology, racism, class systems. Much to think about. I will need time to digest. Bookmarked for repeat reading! #noAI #StopTheAICorruption #MandyBrown

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