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Pledge Drive Season Is Upon Us
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Einstein Gazing at the Water
New work inspired by the history of diffusion and pollen.
Anatomy of an AI Coup
Elon Musk and DOGE's AI plans are not at all about efficiency, but about centralizing power to a small group of technical elites. A sample:
A Fork in the Road
AI is an excuse that allows those with power to operate at a distance from those whom their power touches.
Are Other AIs Possible?
We are seeing a generation of tools built without critically rethinking the purposes they are meant to serve or their role in the broader world. Could we do it differently?