@markandrejevic.bsky.social
Perplexity AI head describes the endpoint of cascading logics of automation (from automated data collection to sense making, to response). In a word, agentic AI: "Comet leads to a true personal assistant that can be an agent for you and take actions. It’s our transition from answers to actions."
August 22, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Perplexity AI head describes the endpoint of cascading logics of automation (from automated data collection to sense making, to response). In a word, agentic AI: "Comet leads to a true personal assistant that can be an agent for you and take actions. It’s our transition from answers to actions."
In case anyone in Ljubljana might be interested, I'm doing a public talk Monday, 23 June at 11 am, in the library of the Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana. "“Granular Biopolitics: Biometrics, Surveillance and Automated Governance”
Open to the public.
Open to the public.
June 22, 2025 at 7:36 PM
In case anyone in Ljubljana might be interested, I'm doing a public talk Monday, 23 June at 11 am, in the library of the Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana. "“Granular Biopolitics: Biometrics, Surveillance and Automated Governance”
Open to the public.
Open to the public.
oligarch vs. despot.
If it were Russia the winner would be clear. In neoliberal land where the government relies on Musk for core functions (low earth orbit satellite delivery, global comms, etc), maybe less so?
If it were Russia the winner would be clear. In neoliberal land where the government relies on Musk for core functions (low earth orbit satellite delivery, global comms, etc), maybe less so?
June 5, 2025 at 10:39 PM
oligarch vs. despot.
If it were Russia the winner would be clear. In neoliberal land where the government relies on Musk for core functions (low earth orbit satellite delivery, global comms, etc), maybe less so?
If it were Russia the winner would be clear. In neoliberal land where the government relies on Musk for core functions (low earth orbit satellite delivery, global comms, etc), maybe less so?
Interesting twitter phenomenon: random MAGAs and pseudo-conspiracy theorists who don't trust the media are putting their faith in Grok and Perplexity for fact-checking. The old institutions for adjudicating rival accounts of reality are on the wane. But the new ones are simply scraping the old ones.
May 14, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Interesting twitter phenomenon: random MAGAs and pseudo-conspiracy theorists who don't trust the media are putting their faith in Grok and Perplexity for fact-checking. The old institutions for adjudicating rival accounts of reality are on the wane. But the new ones are simply scraping the old ones.
this is pretty amazing article: a deep dive into the workings of a dramatically reconfigured media environment...
This French article is great not just because it interviews @timothyjgraham.bsky.social but also because the visualisations are really well done. Oh, and apart from tge deconstruction of his megaphoning RWNJ, it also provides a Deep Dive into the Muskian Projkek.
Here's me saying it like it is regarding Elon Musk and X as a propaganda tool that is increasingly biased towards the far right.
The article is in French - in this thread are some auto-translated excerpts from my comments. Shout out to @markandrejevic.bsky.social
www.rtbf.be/article/comm...
The article is in French - in this thread are some auto-translated excerpts from my comments. Shout out to @markandrejevic.bsky.social
www.rtbf.be/article/comm...
May 14, 2025 at 8:44 AM
this is pretty amazing article: a deep dive into the workings of a dramatically reconfigured media environment...
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This French article is great not just because it interviews @timothyjgraham.bsky.social but also because the visualisations are really well done. Oh, and apart from tge deconstruction of his megaphoning RWNJ, it also provides a Deep Dive into the Muskian Projkek.
Here's me saying it like it is regarding Elon Musk and X as a propaganda tool that is increasingly biased towards the far right.
The article is in French - in this thread are some auto-translated excerpts from my comments. Shout out to @markandrejevic.bsky.social
www.rtbf.be/article/comm...
The article is in French - in this thread are some auto-translated excerpts from my comments. Shout out to @markandrejevic.bsky.social
www.rtbf.be/article/comm...
Comment Elon Musk utilise son réseau X pour faire monter l'extrême droite en Europe - RTBF Actus
Voici un extrait du compte X (anciennement Twitter) de Dries Van Langenhove, ex-député Vlaams Belang condamné en 2024 à...
www.rtbf.be
May 14, 2025 at 8:33 AM
This French article is great not just because it interviews @timothyjgraham.bsky.social but also because the visualisations are really well done. Oh, and apart from tge deconstruction of his megaphoning RWNJ, it also provides a Deep Dive into the Muskian Projkek.
Looks like travel to the US will now require vaccination boosters.
March 5, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Looks like travel to the US will now require vaccination boosters.
"The right wing aesthetic project is to flood the zone – unsurprisingly, given their scatological bent, with bullshit – in order to erode the intellectual foundations for resisting political cruelty."
AI: The New Aesthetics of Fascism
newsocialist.org.uk/transmission...
AI: The New Aesthetics of Fascism
newsocialist.org.uk/transmission...
AI: The New Aesthetics of Fascism
It's embarrassing, destructive, and looks like shit: AI-generated art is the perfect aesthetic form for the far right.
newsocialist.org.uk
February 26, 2025 at 8:34 AM
"The right wing aesthetic project is to flood the zone – unsurprisingly, given their scatological bent, with bullshit – in order to erode the intellectual foundations for resisting political cruelty."
AI: The New Aesthetics of Fascism
newsocialist.org.uk/transmission...
AI: The New Aesthetics of Fascism
newsocialist.org.uk/transmission...
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You guys need to wise up, you’re not dealing with conservatives or libertarians trying to implement conservative or libertarian policies. You are dealing with fascists trying to destroy the idea of the truth and replace it with the exercise of power.
February 14, 2025 at 1:56 AM
You guys need to wise up, you’re not dealing with conservatives or libertarians trying to implement conservative or libertarian policies. You are dealing with fascists trying to destroy the idea of the truth and replace it with the exercise of power.
David Brooks in the NYTimes has a revelation. He is shocked, shocked to learn that gambling is taking place in this establishment...
"The simplest answer is that Trump really seems not to give a crap about the working class" -- DB
"The simplest answer is that Trump really seems not to give a crap about the working class" -- DB
February 14, 2025 at 5:06 AM
David Brooks in the NYTimes has a revelation. He is shocked, shocked to learn that gambling is taking place in this establishment...
"The simplest answer is that Trump really seems not to give a crap about the working class" -- DB
"The simplest answer is that Trump really seems not to give a crap about the working class" -- DB
When I was a kid in NYC, a family friend from Europe described to me what he thought was distinctive about Americans. "Most people see a glass on the table, and they know if they push it, it will fall off...Americans will just keep pushing until it falls off."
The glass is falling.
The glass is falling.
February 11, 2025 at 8:38 AM
When I was a kid in NYC, a family friend from Europe described to me what he thought was distinctive about Americans. "Most people see a glass on the table, and they know if they push it, it will fall off...Americans will just keep pushing until it falls off."
The glass is falling.
The glass is falling.
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Well the irony in that now, is Humanities will be the only programs universities will be able to afford to fund 🥴
February 10, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Well the irony in that now, is Humanities will be the only programs universities will be able to afford to fund 🥴
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"AI then becomes a tool for replacing politics. The Trump administration frames generative AI as a remedy to 'government waste.' However, what it seeks to automate is not paperwork but democratic decision-making"
Love @eryk.bsky.social's writing and this piece is no exception. 👏👌
Love @eryk.bsky.social's writing and this piece is no exception. 👏👌
My latest for @techpolicypress.bsky.social, “Anatomy of an AI Coup.” With the takeover of the US government by tech elites underway, we must examine its goals and next steps — and how we will know if it has succeeded. www.techpolicy.press/anatomy-of-a...
Anatomy of an AI Coup | TechPolicy.Press
DOGE is gutting federal agencies to install AI across the government. Democracy is on the line, writes Tech Policy Press fellow Eryk Salvaggio.
www.techpolicy.press
February 10, 2025 at 9:18 AM
"AI then becomes a tool for replacing politics. The Trump administration frames generative AI as a remedy to 'government waste.' However, what it seeks to automate is not paperwork but democratic decision-making"
Love @eryk.bsky.social's writing and this piece is no exception. 👏👌
Love @eryk.bsky.social's writing and this piece is no exception. 👏👌
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There is a simple solution to the CBS/Trump lawsuit.
The Harris campaign should sue Fox and insist Fox release the unedited versions of all their many edited interviews with Trump.
The Harris campaign should sue Fox and insist Fox release the unedited versions of all their many edited interviews with Trump.
February 7, 2025 at 4:22 AM
There is a simple solution to the CBS/Trump lawsuit.
The Harris campaign should sue Fox and insist Fox release the unedited versions of all their many edited interviews with Trump.
The Harris campaign should sue Fox and insist Fox release the unedited versions of all their many edited interviews with Trump.
c.f. "robodebt"
1/ I suspect we are days away from hearing Elon is "using AI" to “streamline” benefits programs.
You should know why fully automating decisions about who gets critical assistance is a terrible idea that will have disastrous consequences.
A 🧵 based on work I’ve done with the great @awhf.bsky.social
You should know why fully automating decisions about who gets critical assistance is a terrible idea that will have disastrous consequences.
A 🧵 based on work I’ve done with the great @awhf.bsky.social
Musk Allies Discuss Deploying A.I. to Find Budget Savings
A top official at the General Services Administration said artificial intelligence could be used to identify waste and redundancies in federal contracts.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 6:34 AM
c.f. "robodebt"
I suppose it was bound to happen. Silicon valley feeling liberated by not having to pretend to live up to the hype about being the good capitalists, etc...
Every company has got to find a way to live up to its P/E ratio.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Every company has got to find a way to live up to its P/E ratio.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Google drops pledge not to use AI for weapons or surveillance
Google changed its public AI policies to remove assertions that it would not develop AI applied to surveillance or weapons.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 5, 2025 at 6:53 AM
I suppose it was bound to happen. Silicon valley feeling liberated by not having to pretend to live up to the hype about being the good capitalists, etc...
Every company has got to find a way to live up to its P/E ratio.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Every company has got to find a way to live up to its P/E ratio.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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Our piece on Community Notes and its narrow understanding of the disinformation problem is now live on @techpolicypress.bsky.social. It is based on our paper on the topic, which can be found here: eprints.qut.edu.au/254907/1/Mat...
February 3, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Our piece on Community Notes and its narrow understanding of the disinformation problem is now live on @techpolicypress.bsky.social. It is based on our paper on the topic, which can be found here: eprints.qut.edu.au/254907/1/Mat...
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Maybe it's better not to mess around with certain federal functions. It's not a game.
January 30, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Maybe it's better not to mess around with certain federal functions. It's not a game.
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Instead, these below-the-fold changes are very clearly designed to avoid having to penalize people like Trump and Marjorie Taylor Greene for the increasingly dehumanizing language they use against these specific groups. You can tell because of the changes they *didn't* make. 🧵 9/11
January 9, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Instead, these below-the-fold changes are very clearly designed to avoid having to penalize people like Trump and Marjorie Taylor Greene for the increasingly dehumanizing language they use against these specific groups. You can tell because of the changes they *didn't* make. 🧵 9/11
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NEW: Platformer has obtained the dehumanizing new guidelines moderating what people can now say about trans people on Facebook and Instagram. Employees tell me these changes are likely to inspire more violence against LGBT people: www.platformer.news/meta-new-tra...
January 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
NEW: Platformer has obtained the dehumanizing new guidelines moderating what people can now say about trans people on Facebook and Instagram. Employees tell me these changes are likely to inspire more violence against LGBT people: www.platformer.news/meta-new-tra...
The second death of the author....
Springer is publishing "machine-generated" literature "overviews" for 170 Euros (hardcover -- library edition, presumably?).
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Springer is publishing "machine-generated" literature "overviews" for 170 Euros (hardcover -- library edition, presumably?).
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
An Introduction to Civics and Citizenship Education
This book examines the current state of educational and policy-level initiatives in civics and citizenship education.
link.springer.com
January 10, 2025 at 4:08 AM
The second death of the author....
Springer is publishing "machine-generated" literature "overviews" for 170 Euros (hardcover -- library edition, presumably?).
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Springer is publishing "machine-generated" literature "overviews" for 170 Euros (hardcover -- library edition, presumably?).
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
This really drives the point home: government of the billionaires by the billionaires for the billionaires...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Mark Zuckerberg sports $900,000 watch as he calls time on Meta fact-checking
Tech giant CEO wore Greubel Forsey ‘Hand Made 1’, which retails for $895,500, as he announced policy overhaul
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2025 at 3:40 AM
This really drives the point home: government of the billionaires by the billionaires for the billionaires...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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There's lots of hot takes on Zuckerberg's content moderation decision, and then there's Julia Angwin's, who uses it to explain that Meta is no longer growing through innovation and is reduced to political groveling. buttondown.com/JuliaAngwin/...
Heavy Lies Mark Zuckerberg’s Crown
Hi friends — The new year is upon us, and it has already been quite revealing. As Robert Caro wrote in his magnificent biography of Lyndon B. Johnson, “power...
buttondown.com
January 9, 2025 at 8:13 PM
There's lots of hot takes on Zuckerberg's content moderation decision, and then there's Julia Angwin's, who uses it to explain that Meta is no longer growing through innovation and is reduced to political groveling. buttondown.com/JuliaAngwin/...