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"The Luddites were not anti-technology; what they wanted was economic justice." Once again, Ted Chiang is a must-read on the rise of A.I. and the dangers of runaway capitalism. https://www.newyorker.com/science/annals-of-artificial-intelligence/will-ai-become-the-new-mckinsey 2 comments
@charliejane Today I learned "Luddite" referred to a distinct character! "The Luddites weren’t merely science fictional, either. They took their name from King Ludd, or Captain (or General!) Ludd, a mythological titan who supposedly led their shadow army. The Luddites spun tall tales about this leader and signed his name to letters to the newspapers and to factory owners." https://locusmag.com/2022/01/cory-doctorow-science-fiction-is-a-luddite-literature/ |
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"Today, we find ourselves in a situation in which technology has become conflated with capitalism, which has in turn become conflated with the very notion of progress. If you try to criticize capitalism, you are accused of opposing both technology and progress. But what does progress even mean, if it doesn’t include better lives for people who work?"