Brett Frischmann
@brettfrischmann.bsky.social
Interdisciplinary researcher & teacher (Villanova Univ.). Infrastructure. Knowledge Commons. Re-Engineering Humanity. Tech & Humanity/Society. IP Theory. Lately, Friction-in-design, Age Gating. TEDx: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgbC3hmhHAU
I’m stuck on the premise that AI is a usefully succinct term. Like a bad metaphor, it is useful for all the wrong reasons, eg, obfuscation, conflation, deception, confusion, hype, etc.
That said, I agree that there are positive use cases of supposedly smart tech lumped under AI umbrella
That said, I agree that there are positive use cases of supposedly smart tech lumped under AI umbrella
December 1, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I’m stuck on the premise that AI is a usefully succinct term. Like a bad metaphor, it is useful for all the wrong reasons, eg, obfuscation, conflation, deception, confusion, hype, etc.
That said, I agree that there are positive use cases of supposedly smart tech lumped under AI umbrella
That said, I agree that there are positive use cases of supposedly smart tech lumped under AI umbrella
Yes. It gets all of us. It’s been happening for years.
November 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Yes. It gets all of us. It’s been happening for years.
Nice essay calling for, among other things, prosocial friction-in-design for generative AI.
November 14, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Nice essay calling for, among other things, prosocial friction-in-design for generative AI.
Ok. I’m lying. It still bothers me too @shannonvallor.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Ok. I’m lying. It still bothers me too @shannonvallor.bsky.social