parismarx

parismarx , 1 day ago to random

i’m still waiting for the moment we have a reckoning with the role EFF played in helping lay the legal and conceptual framework for the digital dystopia we’re now living in.

there are a lot of supposedly progressive positions people hold on technology today that are actually deeply libertarian and come out of a different moment in internet politics in the 90s/00s that needs a reassessment if we’re to ever truly challenge the power of silicon valley.

#tech #politics

parismarx OP , 1 day ago

@allandaros been a while since i read it, but this is probably a good read on it https://thebaffler.com/salvos/all-effd-up-levine

parismarx OP , 1 day ago

@allandaros i’ve also been reminded that david golumbia’s forthcoming book will go into it too

tante , 7 days ago to random

Today is a personal highlight because I was a guest in one of my favourite podcasts @techwontsaveus talking about tech in Europe and the topic of innovation.

It's been such a treat to get to speak to @parismarx, hope you enjoy it as well.

https://techwontsave.us/episode/225_can_europe_chart_its_own_path_on_tech_w_tante

parismarx , 7 days ago

@tante i was thrilled to finally have you on the show! :D

parismarx , 25 days ago to random

never thought i’d find so much agreement with the wsj editorial board

#climate #media #environment

parismarx OP , 25 days ago

@Trsdppy wait, you mean to tell me wsj wasn’t really calling for some CEOs’ heads? i’m shocked!

parismarx , 26 days ago to random

“When I say ‘I am hungry’, I am reporting on my sensed physiological states. When an LLM generates the sequence ‘I am hungry’, it is simply generating the most probable completion of the sequence of words in its current prompt.”

https://time.com/collection/time100-voices/6980134/ai-llm-not-sentient/

#tech #ai #llm

parismarx OP , 26 days ago

@hjoest “I will ignore the reality in front of my eyes because it’s much more exciting to tell myself I’m living in the early part of a scifi movie.”

tante , 1 month ago to random

Another quick round of advertising: Saturday May, 25th, @parismarx and Sarah Grant are going to join me for a conversation on resistance: Is resistance against current tech even possible and how? The Berlin event is pay as much as you can and you can sign up here: https://ownw.de/event/otherwise-network-salon-v-resist-but-how/

parismarx , 1 month ago

@fasterandworse Not for the moment!

parismarx , 1 month ago to random

Remember when tech CEOs whipped us into a frenzy about generative AI changing everything? Those days are long gone.

Google and OpenAI’s latest demos show the bubble is deflating, but they’re still going to seize as much power as they can before the crash.

https://disconnect.blog/ai-hype-is-over-ai-exhaustion-is-setting-in/

#tech #ai #google #openai #chatgpt #artificialintelligence

parismarx OP , 1 month ago

@jbiserkov fixed!

parismarx , 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to random

Google is feeling so emboldened by the AI hype that it wants to take another swing at Google Glass. Not only this product, but the entire company needs to feel consumers’ wrath if it dares to even try.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/14/24156518/google-glass-prototype-ar-glasses-io-2024

#tech #google #ai

parismarx OP , 1 month ago

@jplebreton AI, of course!

parismarx , 1 month ago to random

Apple’s industry-defining products made it the juggernaut it is today. But as iPhone sales continue to stagnate and the Vision Pro vastly underperforms, the company’s long-term prospects look increasingly dicey.

My latest for Business Insider: https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-tim-cook-running-out-of-ideas-iphone-ipad-sales-2024-5

#tech #apple #iphone #timcook #visionpro

parismarx OP , 1 month ago

@jplebreton I don’t disagree, but I do think he would’ve had a better grasp of product development than Cook. But of course, it’s impossible to know for sure!

parismarx OP , 1 month ago

@jplebreton i’m sure he would’ve had some big ones! they still had failed services during the 2000s boom period, and the TV project that never really came to fruition as he wanted.

parismarx , 1 month ago to random

I feel conflicted about this because I know journalism is in a rough spot, but I also hate the online ads so much. Usually I’d say this would be a nudge to force them to change course, but given the media’s in such dire straits, I’m not so sure this time.

https://www.ft.com/content/c6dcbe7b-eaf0-41d1-adb4-f9a68542e2cb

#apple #tech #news #journalism

parismarx OP , 1 month ago

@wjmaggos I don’t actually think that’s a solution, and requires setting up a massive convoluted new infrastructure. I actually think it’s a mix of direct subscription and public funding, in part funded by taxes of digital advertising revenue.

parismarx OP , 1 month ago

@ordinal Yeah, FT has a strict paywall — and that's part of the reason why it’s able to produce good journalism at a time when so many other pubs at doing layoffs.

parismarx , 1 month ago to random

The United States is protecting is uncompetitive automakers addicted to expensive SUVs and trucks from facing a real challenge that would force them to innovate and could accelerate the EV transition by making cheaper models much more accessible.

https://www.ft.com/content/9b79b340-50e0-4813-8ed2-42a30e544e58

#china #ev #cars #politics

parismarx OP , 1 month ago

@hankg There were tariffs and the US got Japan to agree to a cap on the number of cars exported to the US market.

parismarx , 1 month ago to random

Every few months, I take a look at the critical tech books coming soon to give Disconnect subscribers a look at books they might want to check out. Sign up and check out the list!

https://disconnect.blog/a-critical-tech-reading-list-for-mid-2024/

#tech #books #reading

parismarx OP , 1 month ago

Not a paid subscriber? I also keep a list of recommended tech books over on Bookshop that anyone can check out!

https://bookshop.org/shop/parismarx

parismarx , 1 month ago to random

Elon Musk is betting Tesla’s future on using self-driving fantasies to boost the share price instead of building a real car business. He just gutted the teams working on the Supercharger network (right as other companies are adopting it!) and new vehicles.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/04/tesla-to-lay-off-everyone-working-on-superchargers-new-vehicles/

#tech #tesla #elonmusk #evs #cars

parismarx OP , 1 month ago

@jakemiller “Musk told workers that Tesla ‘will continue to build out some new Supercharger locations, where critical, and finish those currently under construction.’”