Paris Marx

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i criticize the tech industry

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Madness.

Google’s emissions are up 48% in 5 years. Microsoft’s are up 30% since 2020. Those soaring figures are being driven by mass investments in data centers to power AI tools. Generative AI is a climate disaster and data center expansion must be stopped.

Generative AI is a climate disasterdisconnect.blog Tech companies are abandoning emissions pledges to chase AI market share

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We can either have the Earth or we can have capitalism, but we can't have both.

Generative AI is a climate disasterdisconnect.blog Tech companies are abandoning emissions pledges to chase AI market share

The Australian government is partnering with Amazon for a system of “high-security” data centers, effectively locking in Australia’s dependence on Amazon well into the future.

Amazon to Build High-Security Data Center for Australiawww.bloomberg.com Amazon.com Inc. will partner with the Australian government for a cloud data system to handle top secret information, in a move that Canberra says will improve the nation’s cyber capabilities and deep...

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I live in the “Data Center capital of the world” and tech companies are trying to develop on historic Black cemeteries. This increased demand for computing power is a climate justice as well as a racial Justice issue.

Generative AI is a climate disasterdisconnect.blog Tech companies are abandoning emissions pledges to chase AI market share

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This is a nice piece to keep at hand as it deftly lays out the ravages of AI on the environment. Even easier to digest for those of us seeing data centers (almost literally) gobble up our backyards.

Generative AI is a climate disasterdisconnect.blog Tech companies are abandoning emissions pledges to chase AI market share

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But without those data centres how will I learn the wrong answers to my questions??

Generative AI is a climate disasterdisconnect.blog Tech companies are abandoning emissions pledges to chase AI market share

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"[T]he fight against data centers and the generative AI tools they power is gearing up to be essential to determine who gets to chart our social and technological future." Fellow educators and students, let's develop a Luddite praxis and join this fight!

Generative AI is a climate disasterdisconnect.blog Tech companies are abandoning emissions pledges to chase AI market share

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Today's @techwontsave.us by @parismarx.bsky.social with Jason Koebler is absolutely fantastic. If you've been wondering why the biggest socmed companies seem to be racing to the bottom on getting worse at moderation, give it a listen.

Facebook Is the Zombie Internet w/ Jason Koebler - Tech Won’t Save Ustechwontsave.us A left-wing podcast for better technology and a better world. | <p>Paris Marx is joined by Jason Koebler to discuss the AI-generated spam filling Facebook, how the platform seems to have given up try...

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I’ve been loving @jasonkoebler.bsky.social’s reporting about Shrimp Jesus and the other wild AI-generated images he’s finding on Facebook. We don’t pay enough attention to that social network anymore, but it still has a massive impact. I was thrilled to have Jason back on the show!

The internet isn’t dead, but as it’s flooded with AI-generated spam, it feels like we’re in the zombie internet. This week @jasonkoebler.bsky.social joins @parismarx.bsky.social to discuss the state of Facebook and how it’s been taken over by AI trash. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/227_...

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can you citizen’s arrest a douche

what if i made a podcast reading through the history of middle earth

watching the unknown solider being buried in newfoundland and labrador’s national war memorial the other day, i was struck by how NL has things called “national” because it was its own country, but quebec has things called “national” so it can cosplay as one

i just spent an hour talking to my french teacher about data centers and newfoundland, and i think that was what i needed today

i keep seeing “hawk tuah” everywhere and i have no idea what it is and i’m not sure i even care to find out

The United States won’t allow a global tax treaty to move forward and now it’s threatening countries that tax multinational tech companies anyway. “US lawmakers and government officials view the tax as unfair and have threatened to retaliate if Canada moved forward with it.”

Canada Enacts Digital-Services Tax Despite US Retaliation Threatwww.bloomberg.com Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has authorized the implementation of a digital-services tax on large foreign technology companies, despite warnings of trade retaliation from the US...

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also I will never get my head round Nvidia being at the center of this bullshit. I fully understand the hows and whys it’s them - in more detail then you can imagine - but every time I see their branding it’s like finding out Logitech or MadKatz are suddenly the most powerful company in the world

Saw a lady on the street today wearing an Nvidia shirt that said "I am AI", that's going to be haunting me for a while

who knew all it would take was a hot sith to make me interested in star wars again

I’ve been unwell all day because of this scene from the Acolyte ngl

A total ban is the only sane policy for Airbnb. There obviously needs to be accommodation in cities for visitors, but that shouldn’t be at the expense of housing units for people who actually live there. More governments should follow Barcelona’s lead.

Barcelona Plans to Ban All Short-Term Rentals for Tourists From 2029www.bloomberg.com Barcelona plans to enact a citywide ban on all short-term rentals to address complaints that tourism is to blame for a local housing crisis and soaring rents.

The story is always the same: major tech companies tell us they care about the environment to silence criticism, then never actually follow through. Google’s emissions are up ~50% in 5 years, following similar news Microsoft is also blowing past its climate commitments.

Google’s emissions climb nearly 50% in five years due to AI energy demandwww.theguardian.com Tech giant’s goal of reducing climate footprint at risk as it grows increasingly reliant on energy-hungry data centres

“Acquisitions are not the only way for large tech companies to access start-ups’ intangibles and talent while keeping potential rivals at bay. A more hidden yet prevalent form of domination involves the use of corporate venture capital to get preferential access.”

Dynamics of Corporate Governance Beyond Ownership in AI | Briefing | Common Wealthwww.common-wealth.org Big Tech dominates investment in AI technology; a public strategy for regulation is crucial to challenge uneven distributions of economic power.

When I was in Copenhagen last month, I spoke with Information editor Rune Lykkeberg about why AI is overrated, the geopolitics of the tech industry, and what that means as the US tries to assert the dominance of Silicon Valley.

Techforfatter Paris Marx: Kunstig intelligens kommer ikke til at forandre verdenwww.information.dk Canadiske Paris Marx fortæller, hvorfor AI er overvurderet, hvorfor den amerikanske regering ikke har taget et opgør med techgiganterne, og hvad vi kan lære af forbuddet mod TikTok

Uber is racking up victories against drivers fighting for their rights and even opposing things like wheelchair accessibility in Ireland. It’s still a horrible company. More on that, plus labor updates and other tech news in the Disconnect Roundup.

Roundup: Uber's war on workers' rights continuesdisconnect.blog Read to the end for wild AI statements by tech’s thought leaders

“If these groups [like EFF] had focused more on protecting communities and their needs from the beginning, would they have been more likely to notice that people are not only harmed by government data collection but by corporate data collection, as well?”

The Digital Heroes That Fought Against Government Surveillance Are Quiet About Facebook. They’re Missing Their Moment.slate.com Why the watchdogs that stood up to the NSA won’t stand up to Mark Zuckerberg.

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The funny thing about this is Amazon would have to *significantly improve* the quality of the shit they sell if they were planning to actually emulate Temu. :d

Shein and Temu are cutting into Amazon’s business, so now the ecommerce giant is planning to respond with a discount section of its own.  It’s another stage in retail’s race to the bottom on labor abuses and environmental harm — and it needs to be stopped before it’s too late.

Amazon's disastrous plan to emulate Temudisconnect.blog The ecommerce giant is continuing a race to the bottom for workers and the environment

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I haven't bought anything from amazon in months. There's so much garbage and risk of counterfeit shit that I'd rather pay 10% more and buy from a more trustworthy company.

Amazon's disastrous plan to emulate Temudisconnect.blog The ecommerce giant is continuing a race to the bottom for workers and the environment

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Every service wants to be worse in case it makes line go up in the short term. And most think they can because there is no reasonable competition left.

Amazon's disastrous plan to emulate Temudisconnect.blog The ecommerce giant is continuing a race to the bottom for workers and the environment

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Amazon's disastrous plan to emulate Temudisconnect.blog The ecommerce giant is continuing a race to the bottom for workers and the environment