Brutkey

Dare Obasanjo
@carnage4life@mas.to

The rise of generative AI has caused Luddites to get a makeover in perception. Now being so upset about technology taking your job that you smash machines is now viewed more sympathetically these days.

Being called a Luddite has gone from an insult to an accurate description of many people’s views of AI.

https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/rethinking-the-luddites-in-the-age-of-ai?utm_medium=social&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=bluesky&mbid=social_bluesky&utm_brand=tny

Frank Quednau
@flq@freiburg.social

@carnage4life@mas.to alas, it says right in the foreword

„Brian Merchant’s new book, “Blood in the Machine,” argues that Luddism stood not against technology per se but for the rights of workers in the face of automation.“

This is really not about the tech. Never has been.