Category: Corporate Statism

What a bad idea

June 15, 2026June 14, 2026 ~ susie ~ Leave a comment

I have been working on societal impacts of language technology since late 2016, and my nightmare example since pretty early on has been using automatic transcription in emergency services systems.And today I learn it's happening *in my own city*www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news…Short 🧵>>
— Emily M. Bender (@emilymbender.bsky.social) 2026-06-14T20:48:03.641Z

Huh

June 15, 2026June 14, 2026 ~ susie ~ Leave a comment

A coalition of states has opened a wide-ranging investigation into the artificial intelligence start-up OpenAI, the company said on Saturday.
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) 2026-06-14T20:41:02.423135Z

If only we weren’t stupid

June 8, 2026June 7, 2026 ~ susie

IKEA didn't build renewable generation to power 1.47 million homes because politicians told them to. They did it because the economics stacked up.With much of the investment already paid off, savings of over half a billion USD per year on electricity costs, the fundamentals become hard to ignore.
— Chris Meder (@evcurvefuturist.com) 2026-06-06T23:30:15.496Z

Yeah, I’m just stupid

June 1, 2026May 31, 2026 ~ susie

Google's CEO saying that the reason there's intense backlash to AI is because humans aren't "evolved" enough to understand it youtu.be/RgV57kDzcng?…
— Ketan Joshi (@ketanjoshi.co) 2026-05-23T19:10:23.091Z

Sure, this is fine

June 1, 2026May 31, 2026 ~ susie

BREAM: The Journal says percentage of delinquent credit card balances is 13%, the highest in 15 years. People are using them for necessities. Your message to them?HASSETT: We talk to CEOs of the credit card companies all the time, and there's not any threat to them. People are taking a bit longer.
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-05-31T15:19:56.658Z

It all falls down in August

May 28, 2026May 28, 2026 ~ susie

This Isn't a Recession. It's Worse.The cushion runs out in August. Here's what is actually happening to the American economy — and the question no politician has yet had the nerve to ask.https://open.substack.com/pub/blueamp/p/what-bezos-dell-and-the-magnificent
— Gail Waldby ❌👑 (@gailwaldby.bsky.social) 2026-05-28T12:56:54.579Z

Blessed Eid

May 27, 2026May 27, 2026 ~ susie

Wishing a blessed Eid al-Adha to all who are celebrating around the world. May this day of gratitude, sacrifice, and compassion bring peace and unity to our diverse and vibrant communities.
— Congressman Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL 01) (@jonathanjackson.house.gov) 2026-05-27T20:02:40.544Z

Don’t be evil, bro

May 18, 2026May 16, 2026 ~ susie

@susiemadrak.bsky.social
— Tłʼiish (@sishtahollo.bsky.social) 2026-05-16T12:35:34.932Z

Headed in the right direction

May 18, 2026May 16, 2026 ~ susie

"the dramatic cost declines in batteries have now made 'firm renewables' — solar or wind paired with batteries — cheaper than fossil fuels in many parts of the world."This is game changing.
— Justin Mikulka (@justinmikulka.bsky.social) 2026-05-15T17:12:33.671Z

Our future

May 18, 2026May 16, 2026 ~ susie

“Nearly 50,000 Lake Tahoe residents are being told to find a new power provider because the grid is being re-routed to A.I. data centers.”
— The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) 2026-05-16T04:46:35.324Z

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