your honor, big tech is literally evil
Did y'all know that Google removed "don't be evil" from its code of conduct?
"Technological progress" is not some magic solution that will benefit all of humanity, but rather a tool to accelerate accumulation of wealth for billonaires, environmental destruction, and intensification of surveillance and control. Is your life better because students don't learn to write essays anymore, incels can make deepfake nudes of anyone, and impoverished communities lose access to water and power?
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last updated April, 2026
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Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams might be a good addition to this.
Thank you! It has been added đ€
Nominated for a quest by this royal user! Thank you for putting together this super important list đ€
Thank you! I am glad to be of service to this community & (anti-AIâ€ïž) platformmmm
This is an important list! Thanks for putting it together. Have you read or know about Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism by Yanis Varoufakis? I think it would be a good fit.
Omg thank you for the rec! I remember adding that book to my TBR but it must have gotten lost in the import. Adding now :)
iâve yet to read it, but laura batesâ the new age of sexism is about AI and misogyny
Thank you! Updating đŹ
Ohh this is right up my reading street!!! Thanks for putting together x
I'm so glad! Let's dismantle them together đȘđ»
Iâve been wanting to learn more about the dangers of AI (I hate it with a passion and want more information to back my arguments against it, apparently saying that itâs super fucking dumb isnât good enough). So thank you so much for putting this list together!
Starting with it's super fucking dumb is so valid! Excited to learn more with you!
May I recommend âthe sirens callâ by Chris Hayes? Lovely list! (àčÌâąââąàčÌ)àž
Added! Thank you for the rec :)
Oh I love this list (hate that itâs relevant!). This also makes me think about the one from like 10 years ago by Jon Ronson called Youâve Been Publicly Shamed on when public shaming was on the rise and Iâm so curious to go back and revisit that to see how that has aged or if he was able to foresee any of this happening.
