"They don’t talk about that more political angle; the way [AI] is used to cement their power in a way that can be harder to immediately identify than, say, the outwardly authoritarian actions of a politician or leader. #AI much more quietly erodes the ...

[downey@floss.social]

"They don’t talk about that more political angle; the way [AI] is used to cement their power in a way that can be harder to immediately identify than, say, the outwardly authoritarian actions of a politician or leader. #AI much more quietly erodes the power of much of the public over their own lives, taking away their autonomy by shifting decisions to unaccountable technologies and the people who control them."

4-part "Data Vampires" series from @parismarx:

https://techwontsave.us/episode/241_data_vampires_going_hyperscale_episode_1