josephwilsonca.bsky.social
writer - educator - anthropologist "Humans of AI: Understanding the People Behind the Machines" out now from Aevo U of T Press https://josephwilson.ca
👤 Joined on 20 November 2024
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@josephwilsonca.bsky.socialAI boosters say the tech could transform humanity. Doomers warn it could destroy us. @josephwilsonca.bsky.social argues the positions are more alike than they appear. He calls the dynamic “criti-hype,” and says it distracts from other questions around labour, infrastructure, ethics, and power.
Show PostJoin us for the launch of #HumansOfAI at the University of Toronto Bookstore, where @josephwilsonca.bsky.social will be in conversation with Dan Browne. March 26, 6–8pm EDT Reserve tickets here: bit.ly/4cqKr0h @UofTBookstores #FreeEvent
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Show PostI can't get over this number: in 2007, there were 360,000 newspaper jobs. Now, there are 80,000. "My local paper sucked!" Sure. What sucks even more? The void. "I get all my news from the Guardian!" No, the Guardian doesn't report on your town council, your school board, local cops.
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