Post #1315343
2026-04-17 13:27 UTC
I hadn't thought of #AI as an attempt to enclose and commodify intelligence, but it's a framing that makes a lot of sense
Make ‘em dumb, sell ‘em smarts, from @parismarx
https://disconnect.blog/make-em-dumb-sell-em-smarts/
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@707Kat@mastodon.art 2026-04-21 05:30
@plantarum@ottawa.place @parismarx@mastodon.online it was always the plan. Atrophy learning and skill building, replace teachers and educational institutions. Become the SaaS middleman. It’s not the only part of the plan, but it is central.
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@famuvie@oc.todon.fr 2026-04-21 15:45
@plantarum@ottawa.place @parismarx@mastodon.online There are striking parallels with the industrial revolution, where the ownership of the means of production passed from artisans to the new emergent bourgeoise class. This time, intellectual professions are the ones being actively deprived from their means of production.