Tech Won’t Save Us

@techwontsave.us

A left-wing podcast for a better world and better tech. Hosted by @parismarx.com. Made in partnership with @thenation.com. https://techwontsave.us/

Convido todos a conhecer o trabalho da @ceciliarikap.bsky.social. Ela deu entrevista em alguns podcasts e jornais como El País e La Diaria, e também publicou um livro chamado "Teoria da Dependência Digital" (acho que só tem em espanhol). As editoras brasileiras deveriam correr pra publicar ela aqui!

Tech Won’t Save Us@techwontsave.us · 6d ago

Cloud giants wield influence in so many ways that we don’t even consider — including shaping and capturing research. This week @ceciliarikap.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to discuss how major tech companies shape society and why we need to push back. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/339_...

if you are doing human* centred research on/with technology (e.g. HCI), funding frequently becomes entangled with big tech in one way or another - this interview is a nice reminder of what we're up against (*person, social, more-than-human, etc.)

Tech Won’t Save Us@techwontsave.us · 6d ago

Cloud giants wield influence in so many ways that we don’t even consider — including shaping and capturing research. This week @ceciliarikap.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to discuss how major tech companies shape society and why we need to push back. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/339_...

We can see many of the ways tech companies are affecting the way we live, but their power goes so much deeper. I was so happy to have @ceciliarikap.bsky.social back on the show to dig into it!

Tech Won’t Save Us@techwontsave.us · 6d ago

Cloud giants wield influence in so many ways that we don’t even consider — including shaping and capturing research. This week @ceciliarikap.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to discuss how major tech companies shape society and why we need to push back. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/339_...

This is a great interview, and I am always curious when I see him as to how Paris Marx, who has been doing this work for over a decade, still looks about fifteen years old on screen.

Tech Won’t Save Us@techwontsave.us · 2w ago

Libraries are still essential in the digital age. Some librarians are even helping patrons ditch AI and get off Big Tech. This week Hannah Cyrus and @flexlibris.bsky.social join @parismarx.com to discuss how libraries address people’s concerns about tech. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/338_...

Bernie is taking advice from the wrong people. He should be paying more attention and talking about the public and private data AI systems rely upon. They shouldn't have a right to access it and when they do we should be properly compensated for it.

Tech Won’t Save Us@techwontsave.us · last wk.

Bernie Sanders wants the US government take ownership in AI companies. But is that really a good move? @thomas-dekeyser.bsky.social joined @parismarx.com to discuss the long history of tech refusal and why we need to recognize this tech is not neutral. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/337_...

Also, why does the US get to nationalise them? It's the same with the tax discourse, USian discourse completely ignores how most of this wealth is extracted from "the rest of us". Left right and centre, stealing our shit is a uniting cause for the American.

Tech Won’t Save Us@techwontsave.us · last wk.

Bernie Sanders wants the US government take ownership in AI companies. But is that really a good move? @thomas-dekeyser.bsky.social joined @parismarx.com to discuss the long history of tech refusal and why we need to recognize this tech is not neutral. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/337_...

@parismarx.com raises the valid point that libraries couldn’t be started today. Corporate interests have worked tirelessly to gatekeep information, and the drive toward AI is a manifestation of this.

Tech Won’t Save Us@techwontsave.us · 2w ago

Libraries are still essential in the digital age. Some librarians are even helping patrons ditch AI and get off Big Tech. This week Hannah Cyrus and @flexlibris.bsky.social join @parismarx.com to discuss how libraries address people’s concerns about tech. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/338_...

I talked to one of my senior patrons recently who was doing an analog experiment to see if he could record something from his computer on cassette because Big Tech had made it impossible for his little laptop to save stuff. Which is to say that this isn’t restricted to an age category.

Tech Won’t Save Us@techwontsave.us · 2w ago

Libraries are still essential in the digital age. Some librarians are even helping patrons ditch AI and get off Big Tech. This week Hannah Cyrus and @flexlibris.bsky.social join @parismarx.com to discuss how libraries address people’s concerns about tech. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/338_...

I can’t wait to listen to this! I’ve also seen first hand in the ARG-AI discord how many librarians are committed to refusal, and it gives me big hope 💙

Tech Won’t Save Us@techwontsave.us · 2w ago

Libraries are still essential in the digital age. Some librarians are even helping patrons ditch AI and get off Big Tech. This week Hannah Cyrus and @flexlibris.bsky.social join @parismarx.com to discuss how libraries address people’s concerns about tech. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/338_...

Je recommande cet épisode qui se penche sur le "plan AI" des libéraux; d'excellentes questions sont abordées. Sans surprise, le plan a de sérieuses lacunes et la discussion permet de se faire une meilleure idée de ce que serait un "bon" plan.

Tech Won’t Save Us@techwontsave.us · 2mo ago

Mark Carney wants Canadians to become more “literate” on AI. But is a lack of understanding really why people are against it? This week @hadrianmk.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to dig into the Canadian government’s AI strategy and its many blind spots. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/333_...

Librarians giving people words and tools to sweep all traces of ‘AI inevitability’ out of the window. This episode of Tech Won’t Save Us fills me with hope.

Tech Won’t Save Us@techwontsave.us · 2w ago

Libraries are still essential in the digital age. Some librarians are even helping patrons ditch AI and get off Big Tech. This week Hannah Cyrus and @flexlibris.bsky.social join @parismarx.com to discuss how libraries address people’s concerns about tech. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/338_...

As a big fan of libraries, I was thrilled to learn about the work Hannah and @flexlibris.bsky.social are doing to give the public the critical information they’re looking for about the products tech companies are pushing on them. Support your local library (and library workers)!

Tech Won’t Save Us@techwontsave.us · 2w ago

Libraries are still essential in the digital age. Some librarians are even helping patrons ditch AI and get off Big Tech. This week Hannah Cyrus and @flexlibris.bsky.social join @parismarx.com to discuss how libraries address people’s concerns about tech. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/338_...