By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 14/05/2026* The workers who say that their jobs are worse and the things they produce are *much* worse as a result of AI are correct; but the workers who say their work is much *better* thanks to AI are *also* correct. 10/ 1256
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 14/05/2026This only seems like a riddle until you understand that the most important fact about *any* technology (including AI) isn't what it does, but who it does it *for* and who it does it *to*: pluralistic.net/2025/09/11/v... 11/pluralistic.netPluralistic: Reverse centaurs are the answer to the AI paradox (11 Sep 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow 2248
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 14/05/2026* When a boss fires a worker and gives their jobs to an AI, it usually means that they don't care if that job is done well, which is why customer service jobs are being handed over to AI: pluralistic.net/2025/08/06/u... 12/ 1267
LastThird @lastthird.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Watching The Boys last night, when it hit me: the Boys' use of 24hr V happens on *their* terms; they're centaurs. Paradoxically, perma-V's use on Supes turned them into reverse-centaurs... and to the extent that they're monstrous and terrible, the argument could be made that it's because of that. 000
