kev.
@secondkoan.bsky.social
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a writer writing things.
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At a moment when the largest AI companies are all openly aligning with Trumpism, I'm proud to share a new report:
*AI Commons: nourishing alternatives to Big Tech monoculture*
By Joana Varon, Sasha Costanza-Chock, Mariana Tamari, Berhan Taye, and Vanessa Koetz
oneproject.org/wp-content/u...
*AI Commons: nourishing alternatives to Big Tech monoculture*
By Joana Varon, Sasha Costanza-Chock, Mariana Tamari, Berhan Taye, and Vanessa Koetz
oneproject.org/wp-content/u...
oneproject.org
February 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM
At a moment when the largest AI companies are all openly aligning with Trumpism, I'm proud to share a new report:
*AI Commons: nourishing alternatives to Big Tech monoculture*
By Joana Varon, Sasha Costanza-Chock, Mariana Tamari, Berhan Taye, and Vanessa Koetz
oneproject.org/wp-content/u...
*AI Commons: nourishing alternatives to Big Tech monoculture*
By Joana Varon, Sasha Costanza-Chock, Mariana Tamari, Berhan Taye, and Vanessa Koetz
oneproject.org/wp-content/u...
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THIS IS NOT NORMAL.
We must continue to expose this stuff.
It’s not normal.
We must continue to expose this stuff.
It’s not normal.
At the newsletter right now:
The Trump administration has scrubbed information about HIPAA protections for reproductive rights from the Department of Health and Human Services website.
The Trump administration has scrubbed information about HIPAA protections for reproductive rights from the Department of Health and Human Services website.
Breaking: Trump is Scrubbing HIPAA Info off HHS Website
The White House is deleting information on reproductive health privacy and discrimination at pharmacies
jessica.substack.com
February 3, 2025 at 8:59 PM
THIS IS NOT NORMAL.
We must continue to expose this stuff.
It’s not normal.
We must continue to expose this stuff.
It’s not normal.
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The Nazis seem to think he’s a Nazi 🤔
February 3, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The Nazis seem to think he’s a Nazi 🤔
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the Montgomery Bus Boycott lasted 381 days.
if *your* resolve is weaker than baby knees, just say that.
if *your* resolve is weaker than baby knees, just say that.
Boycotting Target might be hard, but that's the point. In today's @thebaltimorebanner.com www.thebaltimorebanner.com/opinion/colu...
Boycotting Target because of its DEI policies is going to hurt. That’s the point.
As Target steps away from its DEI initiatives, some former devotees are stepping away from the store.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com
February 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
the Montgomery Bus Boycott lasted 381 days.
if *your* resolve is weaker than baby knees, just say that.
if *your* resolve is weaker than baby knees, just say that.
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Scale AI’s CEO states DeepSeek rivals or matches the top AI models from American companies. Trained for just $6M (10-100x cheaper than big tech models), it runs on older chips due to chip bans and is open source.
This is a paradigm shift and makes $500B spend on Project Stargate feel misguided.
This is a paradigm shift and makes $500B spend on Project Stargate feel misguided.
Scale AI CEO says China has quickly caught the U.S. with the DeepSeek open-source model
Alexandr Wang, CEO of Scale AI, said Thursday that the AI race between the U.S. and China is an "AI war."
www.cnbc.com
January 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Scale AI’s CEO states DeepSeek rivals or matches the top AI models from American companies. Trained for just $6M (10-100x cheaper than big tech models), it runs on older chips due to chip bans and is open source.
This is a paradigm shift and makes $500B spend on Project Stargate feel misguided.
This is a paradigm shift and makes $500B spend on Project Stargate feel misguided.
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The most successful piece of American propaganda that people mindlessly parrot is that TikTok is some special Intel-harvesting app that's extracting information that Meta somehow can't.
When in reality, it's just the only major entertainment platform that the U.S. doesn't control.
When in reality, it's just the only major entertainment platform that the U.S. doesn't control.
If TiKTok wasn’t a benefit for Chinese intel, they would sell.
They could make a killing. But it’s not about the money
They could make a killing. But it’s not about the money
January 10, 2025 at 8:37 PM
The most successful piece of American propaganda that people mindlessly parrot is that TikTok is some special Intel-harvesting app that's extracting information that Meta somehow can't.
When in reality, it's just the only major entertainment platform that the U.S. doesn't control.
When in reality, it's just the only major entertainment platform that the U.S. doesn't control.
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Why I am fine with Eat the Rich:
Jeff Bezos announcing that he's marrying his next wife, Lauren Sanchez, in a lavish $600m ceremony. They live in Florida. $600m would cover 2 years of FL k-12 free lunch programs. Last year the state discontinued the office that helped schools file for free lunches.
Jeff Bezos announcing that he's marrying his next wife, Lauren Sanchez, in a lavish $600m ceremony. They live in Florida. $600m would cover 2 years of FL k-12 free lunch programs. Last year the state discontinued the office that helped schools file for free lunches.
December 22, 2024 at 11:43 AM
Why I am fine with Eat the Rich:
Jeff Bezos announcing that he's marrying his next wife, Lauren Sanchez, in a lavish $600m ceremony. They live in Florida. $600m would cover 2 years of FL k-12 free lunch programs. Last year the state discontinued the office that helped schools file for free lunches.
Jeff Bezos announcing that he's marrying his next wife, Lauren Sanchez, in a lavish $600m ceremony. They live in Florida. $600m would cover 2 years of FL k-12 free lunch programs. Last year the state discontinued the office that helped schools file for free lunches.
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December 22, 2024 at 9:40 PM
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AI data centers could end up using more electricity than entire cities… 😩https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/23/data-centers-powering-ai-could-use-more-electricity-than-entire-cities.html
Data centers powering artificial intelligence could use more electricity than entire cities
The growing size of data centers is raising questions about power, land and the environment.
www.cnbc.com
November 25, 2024 at 4:13 AM
AI data centers could end up using more electricity than entire cities… 😩https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/23/data-centers-powering-ai-could-use-more-electricity-than-entire-cities.html
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In The Politics of Collecting, Eunsong Kim traces how racial capitalism and colonialism situated the rise of US museum collections and conceptual art forms. Read the introduction for free now.
ow.ly/XFWI50S7pZK
ow.ly/XFWI50S7pZK
June 3, 2024 at 6:12 PM
In The Politics of Collecting, Eunsong Kim traces how racial capitalism and colonialism situated the rise of US museum collections and conceptual art forms. Read the introduction for free now.
ow.ly/XFWI50S7pZK
ow.ly/XFWI50S7pZK
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The smarter MAGAs are showing up trying to disrupt organizing and conversation by wanting "rational debate" or "to be heard out" yeah, you don't owe them any of that.
November 18, 2024 at 4:35 PM
The smarter MAGAs are showing up trying to disrupt organizing and conversation by wanting "rational debate" or "to be heard out" yeah, you don't owe them any of that.
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Read the free intro by @hystericalblkns.bsky.social for the second Alchemy Lecture, "Five Manifestos for the Beautiful World," featuring work from Phoebe Boswell, Saidiya Hartman, Janaína Oliveira, Joseph M. Pierce, and Cristina Rivera Garza.
ow.ly/ScU150TTn7N
ow.ly/ScU150TTn7N
October 28, 2024 at 5:07 PM
Read the free intro by @hystericalblkns.bsky.social for the second Alchemy Lecture, "Five Manifestos for the Beautiful World," featuring work from Phoebe Boswell, Saidiya Hartman, Janaína Oliveira, Joseph M. Pierce, and Cristina Rivera Garza.
ow.ly/ScU150TTn7N
ow.ly/ScU150TTn7N