Post B20exZTCJrnSoqURSy by emilymbender@dair-community.social
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(DIR) Post #B20exZTCJrnSoqURSy by emilymbender@dair-community.social
2025-12-30T12:11:35Z
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I enjoyed doing this interview for El Mundo, especially the last question (English translation [actually original, since the interview was in English] of that in this short thread:https://www.elmundo.es/papel/historias/2025/12/30/6952b5bc21efa0a0388b4594.html🧵>>
(DIR) Post #B20exannMlrox18PD6 by emilymbender@dair-community.social
2025-12-30T12:11:52Z
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Q: In a world dominated by FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out), how can individuals and journalists effectively practice this refusal without being dismissed as 'anti-progress' by the 'AI Boosters' you critique?>>
(DIR) Post #B20exc0asfhOh088nY by emilymbender@dair-community.social
2025-12-30T12:12:56Z
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My reply:Sometimes, we will be described as "anti-progress" and the first step is to accept that that might happen, but that refusal is important nonetheless. But being described as "anti-progress" doesn't necessarily mean being "dismissed". >>
(DIR) Post #B20exdMxozBeufbWIy by emilymbender@dair-community.social
2025-12-30T12:13:08Z
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Each time we refuse, we make it easier for others (and ourselves) to refuse again. We can also make positive statements about what we value: authenticity, accountability, human connection, and credit where credit is due (e.g. to artists for their work). >>
(DIR) Post #B20exdxpbug4l0qxlo by jeffcliff@shitposter.world
2026-01-06T13:36:07.070096Z
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@emilymbender >and credit where credit is due (e.g. to artists for their work). There's the #permissionculture creeping in. Artists stand on the shoulders of giants and if they had to give credit where credit was due for everything they would get exhausted before the end of their song/art/painting. This is an unnecessary and harmful value to hold if pushed to the extremes people are pushing it to for large lying machines.
(DIR) Post #B20exl5X7fzuqvViFM by emilymbender@dair-community.social
2025-12-30T12:14:52Z
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If someone wants to be dismissive of those values, that is a choice they can make, and I think by taking the initiative to frame the debate and making clear what is at stake, we can show that choice for the dangerous, anti-social one that it is./fin
(DIR) Post #B20f4genzo7H8YJRHk by jeffcliff@shitposter.world
2026-01-06T13:37:29.272861Z
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@emilymbender Promote free ai systems where users have control over them. https://elevenfreedoms.org/