Associate Professor in Development Studies at Malmö University, Sweden. Global development. Humanitarianism. Communication & Social Change. Chief Blogger at www.aidnography.de since 2010. More: https://linktr.ee/tobiasdenskus
In 2026 you are forced to watch commercials in your BMW so one of the main shareholders can continue to be one of the richest women in Germany…
Ketan JoshiEV advocacy world really needs to contend with the fact that car companies are hell bent on making them into the most exhausting, enshittified, advertising-infected subscription model oversized junk tanks imaginable www.techspot.com/news/113327-...
At the end of the day all these lofty AI goals will probably boil down to being inundated with "targeted ads" from speakers you won't be able to turn off because the vehicle will no longer move...always ads (or subscriptions for features you really use), never "a better experience for you"
HypervisibleCompanies are all in on selling folks the idea that it’s in your best interest for your products to “know you” as if you are getting a dedicated servant but what you are really getting is a spy.
Important reminder that other than grassroots civil society, big NGOs & foundations will easily sell out to the mighty AI dollar. Stark reminder that the sector is broken & will not work towards sustainable social change.
Katie DrummondHundreds of OpenAI and Anthropic employees will soon become extremely wealthy. Among non-profits, competition for their philanthropic dollars -- which will likely number in the billions -- is already fierce: