Cory Doctorow
PulseAugur coverage of Cory Doctorow — every cluster mentioning Cory Doctorow across labs, papers, and developer communities, ranked by signal.
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AI's role as an accountability sink highlighted in Canadian benefits system
AI is being utilized as an "accountability sink," a concept described by Cory Doctorow. This means that complex AI systems are used in ways that obscure responsibility, making it difficult to determine who is accountabl…
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Cory Doctorow proposes framework for evaluating AI criticism
Cory Doctorow has proposed a framework for discerning valid criticisms of artificial intelligence from baseless ones. His approach differentiates between well-supported concerns backed by evidence and unsubstantiated as…
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AI industry spending millions to influence US elections, report says
The AI industry is reportedly spending hundreds of millions of dollars to influence US elections, according to a new audio and video show from Blood in the Machine. The show aims to highlight the opposition to big tech …
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Cory Doctorow: AI could enable leaders to bypass skilled workers
Cory Doctorow, in a recent interview, expressed concerns about how AI could be used by corporate leaders to bypass skilled workers. He suggested that AI tools, like chatbots, could enable leaders to directly implement i…
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Cory Doctorow Debates AI Hype on Breaking Points
Cory Doctorow, author of "Enshitification," appeared on Breaking Points to discuss the current AI hype cycle. He engaged in a debate with hosts Krystal Ball and Ryan Grim regarding the exaggerated claims and potential d…
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Cory Doctorow on AI: Bad Unit Economics and Labor Automation
Science fiction author Cory Doctorow discussed artificial intelligence, focusing on its economic implications and impact on labor. In a conversation with Democracy Now!, Doctorow critiqued AI's "bad unit economics," con…
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Cory Doctorow criticizes left's failure to explain economic bubbles
Cory Doctorow argues that the left has failed to educate people about the material basis of economic bubbles and growth narratives. He criticizes the tendency to dismiss growth as an ideology of a tumor, instead of reco…
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Article proposes bursting the AI bubble by targeting its resource-intensive roots
The article argues that the current AI bubble is unsustainable and proposes striking at its roots by focusing on the underlying infrastructure and resource demands. It suggests that the immense computational power and d…
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AI ethics, tech billionaire criticism, and film industry revolution discussed · 3 sources tracked
Experts are debating who should be held responsible when AI chatbots provide misleading information, particularly as AI use grows in the UK. Separately, Cory Doctorow has criticized tech billionaires like Elon Musk for …
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Cory Doctorow: AI is a conjuring trick, not a threat to humanity
Cory Doctorow argues that artificial intelligence is a "conjuring trick" and that the perceived intelligence of AI models is an imputation of intentionality by humans, not an inherent quality of the machines. He contend…
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AI initiatives spark debate on trust, ethics, and classroom use · 3 sources tracked
The AutoFlow Research Initiative is seeking deep technical thinkers to explore questions at the intersection of AI, verification, and trust. Meanwhile, author and journalist Cory Doctorow discusses his new book, "The Re…
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Cory Doctorow critiques AI's investment-driven hype cycle
Cory Doctorow's new book, "The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI," critiques the investment capital driving AI development, arguing that the industry deliberately amplifies public outrage over issues like AI-gene…
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AI criticized as rushed project of 'rapacious elites'
A critical perspective on artificial intelligence suggests that while the technology itself has both advantages and disadvantages, its current development is being driven by "rapacious elites" in a rushed manner, leadin…
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Danish activist raided, local LLM fine-tuning shows promise, and AI's societal impact explored · 3 sources tracked
A Danish privacy activist, Lars Andersen, was raided by police, raising concerns about free speech and the limits of activism. Separately, fine-tuning a local LLM like Qwen 3 0.6B has shown success in categorizing quest…
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Cory Doctorow critiques AI "inevitabilism" and developer control
Cory Doctorow's review of "The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI" critiques the concept of "inevitabilism" in technology adoption, exemplified by Eric Schmidt's advice to "get on the rocket ship." Doctorow argues…
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Cory Doctorow's new book explores life after AI
Cory Doctorow's new book, "The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI: How to Think About Artificial Intelligence Before It's Too Late," is reviewed as a thoughtful exploration of AI's societal impact. The review high…
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Cory Doctorow's 'Reverse Centaur's Guide' critiques AI economics
Cory Doctorow's book, "The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI," offers a critical examination of artificial intelligence's economic implications. The review highlights the book's vivid and entertaining polemic sty…
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Cory Doctorow: AI's true purpose is worker replacement, not productivity
Cory Doctorow argues that artificial intelligence is primarily a tool for corporate cost-cutting and worker displacement, rather than a means to enhance productivity or assist employees. He contends that the drive behin…
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Cory Doctorow's AI book criticized for downplaying negative impacts
Cory Doctorow's book, "The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI," is criticized for not adequately addressing the negative impacts of AI, such as data center water usage and the exploitation of artists' labor by LLM…
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Cory Doctorow's new book critiques AI's impact on labor
Cory Doctorow's new book, "The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI," critiques the current trajectory of artificial intelligence, arguing that instead of augmenting human capabilities, AI is being implemented in wa…