Anais
Researching the politics of technology.
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Don’t show me your #AI. It is rude!
Get inspired by this curated list of approaches, projects and initiatives addressing the challenges posed by Gen AI and what lies behind all the hype thrown at us from so-called Big Tech.
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https://www.tacticaltech.org/news/insights/Don%E2%80%99t-show-me-your-AI./
human.json ProtocolOne of the problems with the internet today is that a lot of the content is #AI generated. There's no way to know for sure if a site is maintained by a real human or if it's just slop. The only way to know for sure is by getting to know the authors, which usually takes time and requires developing a relationship with them through other channels, like email or social media. But what if we could expand that trust by building a web of vouches between sites?
human.json is a lightweight protocol for humans to assert authorship of their site content and vouch for the humanity of others. It uses URL ownership as identity, and trust propagates through a crawlable web of vouches between sites.
Anti-Elon Musk guerrilla art vending machine goes up at #SXSW in Austin
*An anonymous group installed an anti-Elon #Musk vending machine that dispenses the Epstein Files at SXSW 2026 in #Austin, #Texas, on Saturday morning.
Mashable witnessed a group of four men installing the piece of guerrilla protest art at the corner of Red River Street and 4th Street in downtown Austin. After a brief installation, passersby started collecting DVDs titled "Elon's #Epstein Files." The vending machine is covered with anti-Elon Musk slogans, and messages on the machine say "Grok makes #AI child porn free!" and "Our founder Elon Musk is in the Epstein Files."*
https://mashable.com/article/elon-musk-epstein-files-guerrilla-art-sxsw-2026
Leaving this here. An interesting diagram worth spending time with. @asrg@tldr.nettime.org