By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 06/10/2026Experts who wanted to use theory-free AI to help them unravel and operationalize the causal universe could not have laid hands of the bales of $100 bills the industry is now shoveling into its money-furnaces at a rate never seen in human history. 1242
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 06/10/2026Which is not to say that experts can't make good use of theory-free AI. Indeed, we frequently hear from skilled workers who are using "AI" to improve the quality of their outputs: hrdag.org/tech-notes/l...hrdag.orgformatted-for-tech-corner-toc 2244
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 06/10/2026In automation parlance, these workers are "centaurs": workers who enlist technology to serve their needs. 1201
Fan is the Plan @e-meffeff.bsky.social · 06/10/2026These fellows could be dismissed as ‘tech bros,’ but they’ve been as full of terminology for the people actually building the things as they have been *pleas for sanity* while the world powers try to build franken-centaur safely…but mostly FIRST. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...podcasts.apple.comLast Week in AITechnology Podcast · Updated Weekly · Weekly summaries of the AI news that matters! 000
