“Why office workers are turning against AI”
https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/why-office-workers-are-turning-against
> It’s also because bosses are much less accountable for their AI use. They may use it to write emails and company memos or to experiment with task automation, but they’re not going to be disciplined or fired if there are errors or inconsistencies in that stuff.
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The International Trade Union Confederation has placed the United States on its workers’ rights Watchlist, citing the loss of collective bargaining rights for more than 1 million federal workers, a disabled NLRB and the use of immigration enforcement to suppress speech and organizing.
The world is taking notice.
https://inthesetimes.com/article/workers-rights-union-labor-report
#AI opens exciting opportunities for those NOT offering it! 🤯
Imagine a travel agency that just offers a phone number that immediately gives you a real human on the line to help you enjoy your well-earned vacation. And that you no longer have some Booking.com #LLM hellhole to wade through.
Imagine real human connection at the customer service of an online webshop, when you want to return something or have questions on a product.
Imagine government agencies having emphatic people available who care about your problems, and help you get on your way.
Imagine developer tools that just do what is on the tin and nothing more. Like they used to do before becoming AI-first.
What a delight all that will be. And you know what is most delicious? It is ALL readily available to us! 🚀
Human to human services. They rock! We can bring them to a #fediverse near you..
Enter the #ProsocialWeb.
✊🏽 Providing safe, secure and independent internet infrastructure is not a crime. EDRi stands in full solidarity with Autistici/Inventati after the US government designated the Italian non-profit organisation as a "Specially Designated Global Terrorist."
This targeting of A/I is also an attack on fundamental rights, safe and secure communications, anti-authoritarian organising and the democratic integrity of the EU.
Our full statement ➡️ https://edri.org/our-work/edri-solidarity-statement-autistici-inventati/
Earlier this week I unsubscribed from #1Password and moved to #Bitwarden... due to their donation of 300k to DHH's #Omarchy.
I made sure to let them know about the reason, so that hopefully the company would notice those kind of decisions have an impact.
Day one I got messages from their AI system.
But today I got a response by a real human at 1Password (or so it appears).
If you are curious about the company's official response to the backlash, check out the screenshot (and/or #AltText)
fellas, I'm gonna level with you. I'm starting to feel like computing in general is a series of trade-offs on how far you're willing to compromise on your morals.
#ShlaerMellor, #FunctionPointAnalysis, #punk, #environmentalist, #unionAdvocate, #anarchosocialist
"with a big old lie and a flag and a pie and a mom and a bible most folks are just liable to buy any line, any place, any time" - Frank Zappa