Author Cory Doctorow argues that generative AI should be viewed as a vernacular tool for amateur creators, not a replacement for professional work. Drawing on his own history as a programmer and digit…
Google has introduced a new remote attestation scheme that critics say is as harmful as its previous attempts to control user devices and browsers. The scheme, which uses QR codes to verify device int…
Technology commentator Cory Doctorow argues that the artificial intelligence industry's broad and conflicting claims about its capabilities and risks make it nearly impossible to have a focused, criti…
A new wave of AI-powered chatbots and generative tools is enabling people to replace human interaction in relationships, music, and other social domains, fostering what critics call a "democratized so…
The current AI investment surge differs fundamentally from the late-1990s internet bubble because no one had to force-feed the web to workers. Unlike the internet era, when employees smuggled useful b…
The AI bubble differs fundamentally from the internet bubble because no one had to force-feed web tools to workers, who eagerly adopted them to bypass restrictive IT policies. In contrast, companies a…
Author and tech critic Cory Doctorow launched a Kickstarter campaign for his upcoming book, *The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI*, after Amazon’s audiobook platform refused to carry the DRM-f…
Billionaire and dictator solipsism drives the appeal of artificial intelligence, as powerful individuals increasingly view other people as statistical artifacts rather than co-equal human beings. The …
Former WorldCom CEO Bernie Ebbers was sentenced to prison for his role in a massive fraud that inflated billions of dollars in fiber optic orders, but the company's buried cables remain in use today, …
President Donald Trump's military conflict in Iran has triggered a global acceleration of "demand destruction," permanently reducing fossil fuel consumption as nations rapidly shift to solar power and…