The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI
PulseAugur coverage of The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI — every cluster mentioning The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI across labs, papers, and developer communities, ranked by signal.
- 2026-05-14 product_launch Cory Doctorow is launching his new book via Kickstarter after Amazon refused to carry it. source
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New book "The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI" announced
A new book titled "The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI" by author "pluralistic" has been announced. The book's arrival was shared on Mastodon, with the user expressing anticipation for its content.
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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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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'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'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…
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Cory Doctorow Critiques AI's Oppressive Potential
Cory Doctorow, in an interview for his upcoming book "The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI," discussed his long history with computers and technology. Despite his background, he expressed surprise at being perce…
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Cory Doctorow's AI book distinguishes using AI from being used
A book titled "The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI" is being recommended for its nuanced perspective on artificial intelligence. The author, Cory Doctorow, reportedly explores the critical distinction between u…
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Author critiques tech's growth-at-all-costs strategy
The author argues that tech companies facing market saturation must invent new growth narratives for investors to maintain high valuations. This pressure can lead to a focus on growth for its own sake, akin to a cancer …
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Cory Doctorow's 'enshittification' concept spreads, new AI book launches
Cory Doctorow's concept of "enshittification" has gained traction beyond tech circles, appearing in non-tech podcasts and news sources. He is now launching a new Kickstarter campaign for "The Reverse Centaur's Guide to …
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Cory Doctorow launches Kickstarter for new AI book after Amazon refusal
Cory Doctorow's new book, "The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI," is set to release in one month. Amazon's audiobook platform has refused to carry the book, prompting Doctorow to launch a Kickstarter campaign fo…