
No Kings, Just a Few Techno Lords
Private ownership of digital infrastructure can give a small number of companies the power to determine the conditions under which everyone else participates in economic and public life.
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Private ownership of digital infrastructure can give a small number of companies the power to determine the conditions under which everyone else participates in economic and public life.

We all can learn something from the latest episode of the OpenAI drama, this time involving corporate espionage, a foreigner, and an absolute slop attempt to steal insider information.

We don't value artworks as mere objects. We value them as objects with histories, makers, intentions, processes, and relationships. AI-generated art challenges our established methods of art valuation because it can reproduce the perceptual object while making those other dimensions of authorship substantially more ambiguous.

I explore the growing backlash against AI-generated content across major platforms like LinkedIn and Codeberg. Drawing on the concept of "aura," it is clear to see that these platforms are now fighting to protect their unique value from mass reproduction.

If an AI behaves exactly like a person in every interaction that matters, is the distinction relevant for us? And more importantly, should we learn how to live alongside entities that only need to appear human in a healthy cognitive way?