The Last Time Oligarchs Tried to Take Over America It Led to Civil WarIs America in the final stage of the 40-year transition from a forward-looking & still-evolving democratic republic into a white supremacist ethnostate ruled by a small group of fascist oligarchs? https://hartmannreport.com/p/the-last-time-oligarchs-tried-to-f57Back in the day, the late Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis warned us:“We must make our choice. We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both.”
17 May 2024 @ 9:07 pm
The reality is that no matter how much OpenAI, Google, and the rest of the heavy hitters in Silicon Valley might want to continue the illusion that generative AI represents a transformative moment in the history of digital technology, the truth is that their fantasy is getting increasingly difficult to maintain. That’s in part because the chatbots are still making a ton of mistakes in the answers they give to users, including during Google’s I/O keynote. https://disconnect.blog/ai-hype-is-over-ai-exhaustion-is-setting-in/
17 May 2024 @ 6:49 pm
AI hype is over. AI exhaustion is setting in.Google and OpenAI’s latest showcases suggest the AI bubble’s days are numbered https://disconnect.blog/ai-hype-is-over-ai-exhaustion-is-setting-in/ Beyond the massively oversold new features that might not even need an LLM in the first place, the leaders of this AI push are getting lost in their own fantasies.
17 May 2024 @ 6:42 pm
Indiana’s Unofficial State Food: The Fried Breaded Pork Tenderloin SandwichIncludes How-To Recipe https://theicarian.substack.com/p/indianas-unofficial-state-food-the
17 May 2024 @ 3:02 pm
As Uber's Profit Margins Grow, Workers Make Less and LessThe companies claim they aren’t cutting pay, but drivers — and some data — suggest otherwise.
Uber's mobility division, the ride-hail portion of the company, expanded its profit margin last quarter, reinforcing the growing belief among business experts that the company’s profitability hinges largely on keeping worker wages down. https://substack.perfectunion.us/p/as-ubers-profit-margins-grow-workers
16 May 2024 @ 6:12 pm