According to the article, Google's recent keynote signaled a shift away from providing links to websites in search results, instead prioritizing AI-generated summaries and processed answers. The autho…
Google's recent keynote signals a strategic shift away from providing links to websites in search results, instead prioritizing AI-generated summaries that decontextualize information and reduce the v…
Artificial intelligence is not a neutral technology but is deeply connected to fascism through its use by authoritarian actors and its inherent structural tendencies. It examines how figures like Trum…
AI is primarily a tool for businesses to disempower labor by providing a non-unionized alternative, making it harder for workers to demand raises or defend their value. It further contends that AI ero…
The hype surrounding Anthropic's new Claude models mirrors past overblown claims from OpenAI and other tech companies, where each new release is hailed as groundbreaking until it is quickly dismissed …
The article criticizes the "Pro-Human AI Declaration," highlighting that its broad coalition includes controversial figures like Steve Bannon and Glenn Beck alongside academics and organizations. The …
The level of care and responsibility taken by an artisan craftsman, who builds bespoke furniture with pride and concern for the client's long-term satisfaction, stands in stark contrast to the current…
Discussion on the Deutschlandfunk Kultur radio program "Breitband" about "Digital Sovereignty." The author argues that digital sovereignty is primarily about an organization's ability to actively shap…
Author's critique of Cory Doctorow's views on LLM usage and technology neutrality, while also addressing the intense backlash Doctorow received from online communities. The author argues that demandin…
People often must act against their personal ethics due to societal pressures, practical constraints, or imperfect circumstances, using examples like using Meta-owned WhatsApp or occasionally eating m…
AI systems enable a "diffusion of responsibility," where companies and developers avoid accountability for errors by blaming the AI itself or a single human "checker." It criticizes the AI assistant O…
Tech billionaires like Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and Peter Thiel do read the science fiction works they reference, but they misinterpret them by identifying with the authoritarian or dystopian factions r…
Personal reflection on the overwhelming state of global crises, including war, rising fascism, and inequality. The author describes feeling grief and fear as they witness the dismantling of social saf…
In December, various German NGOs and companies launched the "Digital Independence Day" (DI.Day) to encourage people to move away from US-based digital platforms and toward alternatives, such as those …
Mozilla has released an "AI Killswitch" feature for Firefox, allowing users to disable various AI-powered tools following user backlash against the company's integration of AI features. The article ar…
The primary purpose of AI in the workplace is not to increase productivity, but to disenfranchise labor by breaking up worker organizations and shifting power to centralized corporate structures. It c…
The article archives two talk proposals submitted to re:publica 2026. The first proposal, "The Future is Decomputing," argues for moving beyond the tech sector's logic of scaling and efficiency toward…
The article draws a parallel between the environmental and social harms of fast fashion and the emerging trend of "vibe coding," where AI generates disposable, low-quality software. It argues that thi…
The article traces the evolution of personal computing from the early days of "home computers" used for gaming and simple tasks to the modern era of centralized platforms. It argues that while early s…
In 2025, the author, a computer scientist with decades of experience running personal servers, began migrating away from platforms they describe as being run by billionaires and fascists. They previou…