I don’t count productivity or coding as a net good for what it’s worth. Fun, sure, but it’s truly incredible how the influx of AI hasn’t been used to create a more efficient way to distribute resources irl

Tech bros are a scourge on humanity and I truly wish for nothing but the worst for them

  • GlueBear [they/them, comrade/them]3•1 month ago

    https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2023/09/08/employers-using-ai-to-monitor-workers-has-negative-impact-on-employees.html

    It's already being used, rumors are going around about surveillance tech development with AI in China (?)

    • Des [she/her, they/them]5•1 month ago

      i guess white collar work is easier to monitor so it doesn't surprise me it's first

      public facing, physical labor i'm assuming will be a bigger challenge because the AI will have to analyze every second of video recorded. they have rolled out more and more digital hardware supposedly to make our work "easier" but it's just vectors for monitoring us but so far at least the work i do nothing is strapped onto my body quite yet

      once the digital tool becomes mandatory and cannot leave your person I assume they can pull all kinds of data from whatever sensors are embedded (like Amazon already does)

      • GlueBear [they/them, comrade/them]4•1 month ago

        we'll have company neighborhoods with company stores and schools, and company hospitals and clinics, etc.

        With AI surveillance to monitor us in our daily lives to make sure we are working. If the algorithm determines a necessary downsize then people get kicked out of the company town. lathe-of-heaven