I really enjoyed @pluralistic ''s essay on the AI bubble. Partly because I largely agree with Doctorow's analysis, but more importantly because it is about what we do after the inevitable crash.
I'm curious about one paragraph (which would be worth unpacking, but which I don't have the capacity to do so in full):
"The only thing (I said) that we can do about this is to puncture the AI bubble as soon as possible, to halt this before it progresses any further and to head off the accumulation of social and economic debt. To do that, we have to take aim at the material basis for the AI bubble (creating a growth story by claiming that defective AI can do your job)."
There is a lot here, but I'm unsure where do we look? Are we talking about the cultural narratives of AI? The material base--in chips and data centers, power consumption and underpaid labor? The furious hype cycles that prop up failing businesses (Tesla)?
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[T]he AI bubble is driven by monopolists who've conquered their markets and have no more growth potential, who are desperate to convince investors that they can continue to grow by moving into some other sector, e.g. "pivot to video," crypto, blockchain, NFTs, AI, and now "super-intelligence." Further: the topline growth that AI companies are selling comes from replacing most workers with AI, and re-tasking the surviving workers as AI babysitters ("humans in the loop"), which won't work. Finally: AI cannot do your job, but an AI salesman can 100% convince your boss to fire you and replace you with an AI that can't do your job, and when the bubble bursts, the money-hemorrhaging "foundation models" will be shut off and we'll lose the AI that can't do your job, and you will be long gone, retrained or retired or "discouraged" and out of the labor market, and no one will do your job. AI is the asbestos we are shoveling into the walls of our society and our descendants will be digging it out for generations.
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How long can data safely be stored? What is the longevity of the media and the format?Bob's Pages of Travel, Linux, Cybersecurity, and More
Entorno del camino Mojados, a La Pinilla de la sierra de Ayllón.
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Portland Mayor Keith Wilson:
"President Trump has directed 'all necessary Troops' to Portland, Oregon. The number of necessary troops is zero, in Portland and any other American city."
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Ukrainian Assault Squad Under Frenzied Drone Attack – Soldiers Beg for Mercy!
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Ukrainian Assault Squad Under Frenzied Drone Attack – Soldiers Beg for Mercy! | The Military Channel
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In un messaggio sui social il presidente degli Stati Uniti mette nel mirino Antifa - che considera organizzazione terroristica - e autorizza anche il dispiegamento dell’esercito
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I repeat: Declassified has had its Parliamentary press pass revoked and was banned from the Labour Party conference in Liverpool this weekend.
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Revealed: The Tzipi Hotovely diary
Declassified obtained the Israeli ambassador’s schedule, exposing how an array of pro-Israel lobbyists, Labour party donors and businessmen frequent her embassy in London.Alex Morris (Declassified Media ltd)
mi aspettavo di risentire Roads, non questa sensazione di hopelessness a fine video 💔
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The latest design from Jony Ive’s LoveFrom is a stunning sailing lantern
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The latest design from Jony Ive's LoveFrom is a stunning sailing lantern - 9to5Mac
The latest release from Jony Ive‘s design studio LoveFrom is a stunning sailing lantern, created in partnership with Japanese design...Dylan McDonald (9to5Mac)
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New Comic Strip found: Arctic Circle by Alex Hallatt for Sat, 27 Sep 2025 arcamax.com/thefunnies/arcticc…
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Arctic Circle 9/27/2025
Created by Alex Hallett, Arctic Circle is about global warming and the state of the environment.ArcaMax
When I first saw the news alert pop up, I thought it said “Trump deploys troops to Poland, authorizes full force”. Which would have been a sort of good thing? #russiaukraine
Then I blinked and realized it said Portland.
I should have known better. Wishful thinking.
#theAmericanFascist
Statue of rock n' roll queen Tina Turner unveiled in Tennessee community where she grew up
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EFF, ACLU to SFPD: Stop Illegally Sharing Data With ICE and Anti-Abortion States
The San Francisco Police Department is the latest California law enforcement agency to get caught sharing automated license plate reader (ALPR) data with out-of-state and federal agencies.Electronic Frontier Foundation
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The image features a Rottweiler dog standing in a room. The dog has a black and tan coat, with a happy expression, its mouth open and tongue out. It is wearing a collar and is positioned in front of a green leather bag with the text "PORTLAND A LEATHER" embossed on it. The bag is placed on a white surface, possibly a table, and contains a pair of teal-colored glasses. In the background, there is a light-colored couch and a framed artwork on the wall, adding to the domestic setting.
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Vom Alltag zum Ausblick – Parkstraße Bad Nauheim
Die Parkstraße in Bad Nauheim - geprägt von eleganten Häusern und belebtem Alltag. In der Ferne erhebt sich der Johannisberg, der Hausberg der Stadt, und verbindet die Szenerie mit Natur und Geschichte.
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Cabalis retis violatio! Juventus 🦓 I et Orobii I
I am sick of this fucking lying bastard Lavrov.
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Bonsoir #Mastodon,
Je cherchais à mettre à jour mon #Linux Mint 22.1 vers 22.2... mais il semble que "archive.ubuntu.com" soit dans les choux, et cela bloque le processus (mes miroirs "locaux" initialement choisis sont ignorés). Êtes-vous aussi bloqués ? Moyens de contournement ? J'ai vu que le sujet est abordé dans des forum... mais pas de véritable solution en vue, on dirait... où je me trompe ?
Merci d'avance pour vos retours.
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Extraprofitti, Lega: “Dalle banche contributo da 5 miliardi”. Stop di Tajani: “Roba da Urss”
https://www.repubblica.it/economia/2025/09/27/news/extraprofitti_tassa_banche_lega_tajani_rottamazione-424875103/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Extraprofitti, Lega: “Dalle banche contributo da 5 miliardi”. Stop di Tajani: “Roba da Urss”
La proposta del partito di Salvini bocciata da Forza Italia. Il ministro degli Esteri: “Mai con noi al governo”. E attacca la rottamazioneMassimo Ferraro (la Repubblica)
Comics e Summer: "Impensabili senza l’uso della città"
Il sindaco Mario Pardini di ritorno dalla Spagna dove è stato premiato al San Diego Comic-Con Málaga fa il punto in vista della manifestazione "I prezzi alti sono un problema. Faremo il possibile per ampliare l’offerta".
Schumann's 'Das Paradies und die Peri' with Boecker, Boom, Evanyshyn, Schlicht et al from Hamburg - Schedule // - www.worldconcerthall.com
Schumann's 'Das Paradies und die Peri' is an oratorio for soloists, chorus, and orchestra. The work is based on a German translation (by Schumann and his friend Emil Flechsig) of a tale from Lalla-Rookh by Thomas Moore.www.worldconcerthall.com
from today's post:
"fact check: there is no link between Tylenol and autism. there is, however, a definite link between worms eating Chainsaw McWhalehead’s brain and the ignorant shit that leaks out of his mouth.
Nancy Mace, please, we beg of you: go back to doing peen-watch in America’s restrooms. it’s a much more dignified use of your time."
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Andrea Leombruni è stato rinviato a giudizio per aver ucciso nel 2023, l'orsa Amarena, uno dei simboli del Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo.
L'accusa è di uccisione di animale aggravata dalla crudeltà.
Amarena era nota per sua fertilità: fino a quattro cuccioli in un solo parto. Rappresentava la speranza per una specie ormai ridotta a circa 50 esemplari.
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Rinviato a giudizio l'uomo che uccise l'orsa Amarena - Notizie - Ansa.it
L'animale era uno dei simboli del Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo (ANSA)Agenzia ANSA
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Re: 𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗩𝗜𝗢 𝗔 𝗚𝗜𝗨𝗗𝗜𝗭𝗜𝗢 𝗣𝗘𝗥 𝗟'𝗨𝗢𝗠𝗢 𝗖𝗛𝗘 𝗨𝗖𝗖𝗜𝗦𝗘 𝗟'𝗢𝗥𝗦𝗔 𝗔𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗔
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in reply to Sean Purcell (he/him) • • •Going to the end of the essay, @pluralistic writes:
"Plan for a future where you can buy GPUs for ten cents on the dollar, where there's a buyer's market for hiring skilled applied statisticians, and where there's a ton of extremely promising open source models that have barely been optimized and have vast potential for improvement."
I think this points to what will crash out, and what technologies and skillsets are currently being most overvalued.
I do like the idea that this might offer a moment of reflection and realignment. It has been increasingly obvious that big tech is propping up so much of the west's white supremacist ideologies, both in their rhetoric and their technologies. Those ideas are totalitarian at their base, so a crash might be the best opportunity we have to dismantle their monopolies. (Not in terms of regulation but by bankrupting them entirely.)