By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 10/07/2026The "magic"? A human being stuck in AI Omelas, tormented by an algorithm that sets an inhuman pace, demands inhuman perfection, and metes out pitiless punishments for any misstep - or perceived misstep - without appeal or explanation. 10/ 1674
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 10/07/2026So often, "AI" stands for "Absent Indians": low-waged call-center workers pretending to be robots: pluralistic.net/2024/01/29/p... There are many differences between jobs performed by machines and jobs performed by people, of course. 11/pluralistic.netPluralistic: I assure you, an AI didn’t write a terrible “George Carlin” routine (29 Jan 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow 1618
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 10/07/2026But the biggest difference between a machine and a person is *moral consideration*. A person deserves and demands moral consideration: for their wellbeing, their feelings, even their bladders. A machine gets none of this: you can curse it, kick it, snap out orders without please or thank you. 12/ 49014
