Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 15/10/2026So even in the very paper where the phrase "stochastic parrots" was introduced, the critique was never only "this tech is a bad fit for the tasks it's being marketed for". >> 113810
Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 15/10/2026The second problem with "usefulness" as a primary concern is that it pushes all of the harms (to self, to others, to society, to the planet) outside the frame. In other words, given all of the harms, even if the software weren't janky, there would still be plenty of reasons to oppose it. >>9:54 AM · Oct 15, 2026 118231
Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 15/10/2026More generally, "you don't use it so you don't have standing to critique it" is a move to construct expertise narrowly and erase the expertise of people best qualified to expose the harms. >> 726139
