By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/03/2026Machines work faster and longer than humans, and the faster and harder a human can be made to work, the closer the firm can come to the ideal of paying zero for its inputs. 68/ 1131
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/03/2026A reverse centaur works for a machine that is set to run at the absolute limit of its human peripheral's capability and endurance. A reverse centaur is expected to produce with the mechanical regularity of a machine, catching every mistake the machine makes. 69/ 1212
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/03/2026A reverse centaur is the machine's accountability sink and moral crumple-zone: estsjournal.org/index.php/es... AI is a normal technology, just another set of automation tools that have some uses for some users. 70/estsjournal.org Moral Crumple Zones: Cautionary Tales in Human-Robot Interaction | Engaging Science, Technology, and Society 1140
