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
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/03/2026The thing that makes AI signify "go fuck yourself" isn't some intrinsic factor of large language models or transformers. It's the capitalist mode of automation, increasing quantity at the expense of quality. 71/ 1346