From Blue Books to Chatbots
By Nolan Higdon Substack “Many professors cite the rising impact of AI and the speech of some prominent politicians as reasons to inoculate students against propaganda and falsehoods being mass…
Trump Gives Big Tech Friends an Early Christmas Gift With Order Against State AI Regulations
“This reward to Big Tech is a disgraceful invitation to reckless behavior by the world’s largest corporations,” said one watchdog group.
Watchdog Denounces Trump AI Order Seen as Giveaway to Big Tech Billionaire Buddies Like David Sacks
By Brad Reed Republished from Common Dreams President Donald Trump is drawing swift criticism after announcing he would be signing an executive order aimed at clamping down on state governments’…
Ocasio-Cortez Says ‘We Should Not Be Entertaining a Bailout’ of AI Industry as Bubble Fears Grow
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said no government rescue of artificial intelligence firms “as healthcare is being denied to everyday Americans.” By: Jake Johnson Common Dreams US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Tuesday…
AI Warlords and the Military-Industrial Complex: Unpacking the Dangers of Artificial Intelligence in Warfare with Peter Byrne
Podcast with Joshua Scheer and Peter Byrne In an era where technology is advancing at breakneck speed, the implications of AI on warfare are profound and troubling. Byrne’s latest article,…
Mass AI Layoffs Hit As Fed Cuts Rate
Krystal and Saagar discuss mass AI layoffs as the Fed cuts rates.
Data Centers Pillage Electricity For AI Video Slop
Ryan and Saagar discuss data centers driving up electricity costs.
Sam Altman on God, Elon Musk and the Mysterious Death of His Former Employee
Sam Altman on God, Elon and the mysterious death of his former employee.
Silicon Valley Insider Exposes Cult-Like AI Companies | Aaron Bastani Meets Karen Hao
By Aaron Bastani / Novara Media As artificial intelligence begins to fundamentally alter the way normal people live their lives, it’s often talked about in terms of boom and doom,…
Data Centers Consume Massive Amounts of Water – Companies Rarely Tell the Public Exactly How Much
In 2024, one data center in Iowa consumed 1 billion gallons of water, enough to supply all the state’s residences with water for five days.
Grok’s ‘White Genocide’ Responses Show How Generative AI Can Be Weaponized
The tools that are meant to help make AI safer could actually make it much more dangerous.
Modern Times and Ancient Truths
Today, the Little Tramp, has been replaced by big Trump and his sidekick, Elon Musk, owners and operators of the new AI Digital factory Internet system, posing as saviors of…
Yanis Varoufakis on Cloud Capital vs AI: DeepSeek, Technofeudalism, Capitalism and the New Cold War
The gist of DeepSeek's arrival on the AI scene and the carnage in the American stock exchanges is a sudden transition from proprietary to open source technology.
As Trump II Begins, Bezos Swaps Scrutiny for ‘Storytelling’
By Julie Hollar / Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting As the Washington Post faces a staff rebellion and plummeting subscription rates, billionaire owner Jeff Bezos has introduced a new mission…
The US National Security State Is Here to Make AI Even Less Transparent and Accountable
As the US national security state attempts to leverage powerful commercial AI to give it an edge, there are a number of questions that remain unanswered about how much that…