Jathan Sadowski
@jathansadowski.com
ARC Future Fellow – Monash University /// co-host – This Machine Kills /// critical insurance tech + climate risk governance /// political economy of technology and capitalism: https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520398078/the-mechanic-and-the-luddite
"blicked by a cutie patootie" is a new contender for most beautiful phrase in English
December 4, 2025 at 4:47 AM
"blicked by a cutie patootie" is a new contender for most beautiful phrase in English
Yet another prime case of Potemkin AI. I hate seeing an “AI notetaker” in a zoom call recording everything. In some cases, these notetakers were literally just a guy writing everything down. We too often see vaporous hype leading to the credulous embrace of fraudulent systems.
November 29, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Yet another prime case of Potemkin AI. I hate seeing an “AI notetaker” in a zoom call recording everything. In some cases, these notetakers were literally just a guy writing everything down. We too often see vaporous hype leading to the credulous embrace of fraudulent systems.
Yet another prime case of Potemkin AI. I hate seeing an “AI notetaker” in a zoom call recording everything. In some cases, these notetakers were literally just a guy writing everything down. We too often see vaporous hype leading to the credulous embrace of fraudulent systems.
November 29, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Yet another prime case of Potemkin AI. I hate seeing an “AI notetaker” in a zoom call recording everything. In some cases, these notetakers were literally just a guy writing everything down. We too often see vaporous hype leading to the credulous embrace of fraudulent systems.
Call for PhD Student!
I'm recruiting a PhD student to work with me on a project related to my Future Fellowship at Monash University on the political economy of insurance, risk technology, climate governance, and the crisis of uninsurability. Here's the overview of my fellowship.
I'm recruiting a PhD student to work with me on a project related to my Future Fellowship at Monash University on the political economy of insurance, risk technology, climate governance, and the crisis of uninsurability. Here's the overview of my fellowship.
November 25, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Call for PhD Student!
I'm recruiting a PhD student to work with me on a project related to my Future Fellowship at Monash University on the political economy of insurance, risk technology, climate governance, and the crisis of uninsurability. Here's the overview of my fellowship.
I'm recruiting a PhD student to work with me on a project related to my Future Fellowship at Monash University on the political economy of insurance, risk technology, climate governance, and the crisis of uninsurability. Here's the overview of my fellowship.
Melbourne folks! I'm going to be part of a Luddite Tribunal organised by the Brunswick Library — you gotta love public libraries and their critical workers — on November 27th at 6:30pm. I'll be joined by Lizzie O'Shea; it'll be a ton of fun! Free registration: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-luddit...
October 23, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Melbourne folks! I'm going to be part of a Luddite Tribunal organised by the Brunswick Library — you gotta love public libraries and their critical workers — on November 27th at 6:30pm. I'll be joined by Lizzie O'Shea; it'll be a ton of fun! Free registration: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-luddit...
Oh damn, Kohei Saito has entered into the techno-feudalism debate and his argument aligns with what me and @bigblackjacobin have been saying for a long time: Stop saying techno-feudalism, this is called rentier capitalism, and it's the basis for techno-fascism. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
October 21, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Oh damn, Kohei Saito has entered into the techno-feudalism debate and his argument aligns with what me and @bigblackjacobin have been saying for a long time: Stop saying techno-feudalism, this is called rentier capitalism, and it's the basis for techno-fascism. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
This is a disingenuous / bad faith or stupid / bullshit claim not a serious position. There are experts across Silicon Valley and Wall Street—the two places that “rock star” economist Justin Wolfers respects—who are very skeptical of AI and critical of the obviously ouroboros-like bubble.
October 18, 2025 at 7:44 PM
This is a disingenuous / bad faith or stupid / bullshit claim not a serious position. There are experts across Silicon Valley and Wall Street—the two places that “rock star” economist Justin Wolfers respects—who are very skeptical of AI and critical of the obviously ouroboros-like bubble.
@jacobsilverman.com spotted at the State Library of Victoria bookshop in Melbourne!
October 16, 2025 at 7:15 AM
@jacobsilverman.com spotted at the State Library of Victoria bookshop in Melbourne!
Brooklyn folks! Come to the launch at Hive Mind Books in Bushwick on November 7th for my lovely wife @emmaquilty.bsky.social's new book WITCH POWER.
Emma is a feminist anthropologist whose book offers a captivating, critical, and deeply personal analysis of the witch as a cultural figure.
Emma is a feminist anthropologist whose book offers a captivating, critical, and deeply personal analysis of the witch as a cultural figure.
October 14, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Brooklyn folks! Come to the launch at Hive Mind Books in Bushwick on November 7th for my lovely wife @emmaquilty.bsky.social's new book WITCH POWER.
Emma is a feminist anthropologist whose book offers a captivating, critical, and deeply personal analysis of the witch as a cultural figure.
Emma is a feminist anthropologist whose book offers a captivating, critical, and deeply personal analysis of the witch as a cultural figure.
We get a lot of wild publicity pitches for TMK, but this one is among the most pathological. I shudder to think of the people who this pitch – and insane person – would excite, rather than repulse.
October 8, 2025 at 12:25 AM
We get a lot of wild publicity pitches for TMK, but this one is among the most pathological. I shudder to think of the people who this pitch – and insane person – would excite, rather than repulse.
Looking forward to giving the keynote at this very cool conference in New York City next month along with so many other comrades-in-luddism — New Luddism: Technology and Resistance in the Modern Workplace
October 7, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Looking forward to giving the keynote at this very cool conference in New York City next month along with so many other comrades-in-luddism — New Luddism: Technology and Resistance in the Modern Workplace
Call for abstracts: "Insurance, Climate Change, and Spatial Governance" paper session for the American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, March 17-21, 2026
I'm co-organizing this session with some amazing scholars. Here's our extended abstract:
I'm co-organizing this session with some amazing scholars. Here's our extended abstract:
October 6, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Call for abstracts: "Insurance, Climate Change, and Spatial Governance" paper session for the American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, March 17-21, 2026
I'm co-organizing this session with some amazing scholars. Here's our extended abstract:
I'm co-organizing this session with some amazing scholars. Here's our extended abstract:
The AI bubble is gonna tank the economy. The ironic future of AI is to throw us backwards into a great depression. Let’s gooooo www.marketwatch.com/story/the-ai...
October 4, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The AI bubble is gonna tank the economy. The ironic future of AI is to throw us backwards into a great depression. Let’s gooooo www.marketwatch.com/story/the-ai...
Just discovered there's a whole category of stock photos that are people biting their computers out of frustration.
October 3, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Just discovered there's a whole category of stock photos that are people biting their computers out of frustration.
What an unsurprising decision by corporations that desperately need to make money with AI. If every other company with a chatbot isn't already doing this, then expect them to be following Meta's lead soon. The chatbot is not your friend; it's a corporate listening device. www.ft.com/content/22f7...
October 2, 2025 at 3:49 AM
What an unsurprising decision by corporations that desperately need to make money with AI. If every other company with a chatbot isn't already doing this, then expect them to be following Meta's lead soon. The chatbot is not your friend; it's a corporate listening device. www.ft.com/content/22f7...
Incredible ruling in a case brought by the AAUP against Rubio and the State Department.
A federal court found that "arresting, detaining, and deporting noncitizen students and faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the First Amendment." www.aaup.org/news/court-r...
A federal court found that "arresting, detaining, and deporting noncitizen students and faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the First Amendment." www.aaup.org/news/court-r...
October 1, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Incredible ruling in a case brought by the AAUP against Rubio and the State Department.
A federal court found that "arresting, detaining, and deporting noncitizen students and faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the First Amendment." www.aaup.org/news/court-r...
A federal court found that "arresting, detaining, and deporting noncitizen students and faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the First Amendment." www.aaup.org/news/court-r...
It's very cool to see my book recommended in RPS by game narrative designer @hannahnicklin.bsky.social — alongside books by Murray Bookchin and Hilary Mantel — especially since I have RPS opened in a different tab to help me find the witch crest in Silksong www.rockpapershotgun.com/whats-on-you...
September 29, 2025 at 4:34 AM
It's very cool to see my book recommended in RPS by game narrative designer @hannahnicklin.bsky.social — alongside books by Murray Bookchin and Hilary Mantel — especially since I have RPS opened in a different tab to help me find the witch crest in Silksong www.rockpapershotgun.com/whats-on-you...
"Layered both literally and figuratively on top of the future pathway of the Google internet infrastructure, the sugarcane railway tracks evoke the longevity of colonial infrastructures as well as the ideologies underlying them." – @emmaquilty.bsky.social datasociety.net/points/confr...
September 17, 2025 at 10:43 PM
"Layered both literally and figuratively on top of the future pathway of the Google internet infrastructure, the sugarcane railway tracks evoke the longevity of colonial infrastructures as well as the ideologies underlying them." – @emmaquilty.bsky.social datasociety.net/points/confr...
When democrats do this kinda stuff it feels like they are showing Trump / MAGA that they are loyal opposition who will not pose a real threat to the sovereign's power. Trump responds well to pageantry and displays of fealty. And Trump's posts show he's paying close attention to Kirk's death.
September 11, 2025 at 4:35 AM
When democrats do this kinda stuff it feels like they are showing Trump / MAGA that they are loyal opposition who will not pose a real threat to the sovereign's power. Trump responds well to pageantry and displays of fealty. And Trump's posts show he's paying close attention to Kirk's death.
Great to see my book among friends at Elliot Bay Books in Seattle! @parismarx.com @bcmerchant.bsky.social
August 30, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Great to see my book among friends at Elliot Bay Books in Seattle! @parismarx.com @bcmerchant.bsky.social
In six states, Medicare will now require prior authorization for certain procedures. The government is hiring companies using AI to make those determinations about healthcare. This is exactly the same tactic that private insurers like UnitedHealth use to delay and deny treatment.
August 28, 2025 at 7:59 PM
In six states, Medicare will now require prior authorization for certain procedures. The government is hiring companies using AI to make those determinations about healthcare. This is exactly the same tactic that private insurers like UnitedHealth use to delay and deny treatment.
New research shows "home insurers consider the credit score of the homeowner more important than the location of the home in setting prices... On average across the nation, it is more expensive to have a poor credit score than to live in a zip code with a high disaster risk."
August 21, 2025 at 3:12 AM
New research shows "home insurers consider the credit score of the homeowner more important than the location of the home in setting prices... On average across the nation, it is more expensive to have a poor credit score than to live in a zip code with a high disaster risk."
Incredible book launch for 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑀𝑒𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑐 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐿𝑢𝑑𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑒 at Victorian Trades Hall last night! We sold out the venue, saw so many wonderful people, and got to talk so much shit about technological capitalism. It doesn't get any better!
August 15, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Incredible book launch for 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑀𝑒𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑐 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐿𝑢𝑑𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑒 at Victorian Trades Hall last night! We sold out the venue, saw so many wonderful people, and got to talk so much shit about technological capitalism. It doesn't get any better!
“Pushing your business to exploit social crises of which it was a significant driver by deploying dangerously tractable and addictive products with few consistent guardrails is wildly cynical, misguided, pernicious, and depressing. It’s also, unfortunately, extremely normal.”
August 14, 2025 at 9:32 PM
“Pushing your business to exploit social crises of which it was a significant driver by deploying dangerously tractable and addictive products with few consistent guardrails is wildly cynical, misguided, pernicious, and depressing. It’s also, unfortunately, extremely normal.”