John Gowers
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"AI is the asbestos in the walls of our technological society, stuffed there with wild abandon by a finance sector and tech monopolists run amok. We will be excavating it for a generation or more."
This piece on AI by Cory Doctorow is spectactular.
pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/p...
This piece on AI by Cory Doctorow is spectactular.
pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/p...
December 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"AI is the asbestos in the walls of our technological society, stuffed there with wild abandon by a finance sector and tech monopolists run amok. We will be excavating it for a generation or more."
This piece on AI by Cory Doctorow is spectactular.
pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/p...
This piece on AI by Cory Doctorow is spectactular.
pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/p...
Do you think Americans say 'cauliflower and cheese'?
November 22, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Do you think Americans say 'cauliflower and cheese'?
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they're saying there's a spectre haunting europe and it's very nice, we're looking into it strongly, it's beautiful, we love it and we think it means well
November 21, 2025 at 10:39 PM
they're saying there's a spectre haunting europe and it's very nice, we're looking into it strongly, it's beautiful, we love it and we think it means well
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This is the biggest, toughest article I’ve done about so-called “AI psychosis.” It’s the story of a man who committed a horrific crime in his youth but served his time and against all odds found love and a new life—one that completely unraveled after he started talking to Google’s Gemini chatbot.
He Grew Obsessed With an AI Chatbot. Then He Vanished in the Ozarks
Jon Ganz committed a terrible crime in his youth, but he survived prison, fell in love, and started over. His new life unraveled in a way nobody could have predicted.
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October 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
This is the biggest, toughest article I’ve done about so-called “AI psychosis.” It’s the story of a man who committed a horrific crime in his youth but served his time and against all odds found love and a new life—one that completely unraveled after he started talking to Google’s Gemini chatbot.
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Not even that competent.
More like the astronaut says “Open the pod bay doors, HAL” and the computer responds “Now that you’ve docked inside the pod bay you can safely exit the pod and continue the mission.”
More like the astronaut says “Open the pod bay doors, HAL” and the computer responds “Now that you’ve docked inside the pod bay you can safely exit the pod and continue the mission.”
September 18, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Not even that competent.
More like the astronaut says “Open the pod bay doors, HAL” and the computer responds “Now that you’ve docked inside the pod bay you can safely exit the pod and continue the mission.”
More like the astronaut says “Open the pod bay doors, HAL” and the computer responds “Now that you’ve docked inside the pod bay you can safely exit the pod and continue the mission.”
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One of these teams will be in the Champions League next season, three of them the Championship.
May 11, 2025 at 2:34 PM
One of these teams will be in the Champions League next season, three of them the Championship.
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british politics sucks shit 99.99% of the time. but you gotta savour that 0.01%
May 2, 2025 at 3:25 PM
british politics sucks shit 99.99% of the time. but you gotta savour that 0.01%