Must-reads: Empire of AI (still), Careless People, Enshittification (still) and Les Assoiffeurs

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First and foremost, I clearly should have got round to publishing this post sooner. Fortunately (or unfortunately), the current news cycle means the books I've been meaning to tell you about for a year now are still as relevant today. Karen Hao's masterpiece Empire of AI has become an international best-seller since its release last … Continue reading Must-reads: Empire of AI (still), Careless People, Enshittification (still) and Les Assoiffeurs

Why “Silicon Valley” is tech reality, and H2G2 its absurd fantasy… not the opposite

This summer I decided to binge both HBO's biting satire "Silicon Valley" and all seven books of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." Why? Because the latter is frequently cited, notably by tech billionaires, as a work of inspirational genius, whereas the latter? Less so. My two cents were confirmed by my summer rediscoveries of … Continue reading Why “Silicon Valley” is tech reality, and H2G2 its absurd fantasy… not the opposite