Severin Matusek
@severinmatusek
Writer and strategist, founder of co—matter
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Being raised by TV is a walk in the park compared to being raised by apps.
Venkatesh Rao • Lands of Lorecraft
Research has shown that, inside some companies, workers begin to see their colleagues who use generative AI as less creative, even less trustworthy.
archive.ph
And a random Lana Del Rey review I stumbled across on Pitchfork a while ago said the job of the writer is “to whittle the raw material of life into meaning, worth preserving
What my writing is really about
AI boosters argue that, while, generative technologies are new and shiny, they’re at root no different from the digital technologies an artist like Fincher uses, or the practical ones an artist like Carpenter used. They argue that AI is just another tool.
But I can’t get past the fact that, for something to count as a tool, it has to help you do... See more
But I can’t get past the fact that, for something to count as a tool, it has to help you do... See more
Blackbird Spyplane • Actually making things is fun
AI is aggregated human intelligence. So it’s better to call it collective intelligence than artificial intelligence.
Emphasizing the collectivity (something built on the commons) over the artificiality (a feat of technology) gives us an entire new way to see, perceive and relate to the technology.
-via Holly Herndon, in conversation with Ezra Klein
Labubu and Fartcoin are the economy people can actually participate in.
How AI, Healthcare, and Labubu Became the US Economy
Creative work by inspiration is seen as unpaid and without value. Creative work for commercial purposes is worth compensation if it meets the brief. Institutions remain the primary mediators of payment, whether they're museums, corporations, or technology platforms.