This piece is an important contrast to those who say that AI is here to stay, so we might as well roll with it. Everyone who uses AI in their teaching or writing should acknowledge this aspect of the AI boom.

DMolder.bsky.socialOct 5, 2024 7:06pm

globalvoices.org/2024/10/05/l...

Latin America: Uncovering the hidden human workforce behind AI

The rise of AI firmly depends on the painstaking work of thousands of humans. However, many often engage in repetitive ‘ghost work’ with precarious salaries.

There is no ethical use of generative AI.

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Of course it does. www.thetimes.co.uk/article/9167...

‘Thirsty’ ChatGPT uses four times more water than previously thought

The massive computer clusters powering artificial intelligence consume vast quantities to answer the world’s queries, but how is Big Tech redressing the balance?

If you live in an area where voter suppression is rampant, remember this phrase by any means possible.If you live in an area where voter suppression is rampant, remember this phrase by any means possible.

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An essay that mainly focuses on a selection of Bennett's short fiction: lithub.com/the-woman-wh...

The Woman Who Invented “Dark Fantasy.” How Gertrude Barrows Bennett Popularized the Fantastic

Imagine it. A dystopian government maintains power over the downtrodden population of a post-apocalyptic United States through a system of deadly games. Exposure to a strange new element gives an a…

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Reading author bios in the big SFF magazines, I'm always struck by how many of them are engineers and data scientists who went to expensive writing workshops. We should be publishing more stories by call centre workers and bartenders and guys who work in the beer bottling factory.