Category Archives: computers

AI: And May You Forever Be Clean

Posted on June 21, 2025 by Amoeba

[Most A.I. companies have] no brilliant ideas about expanding the social safety net or retraining workers for new jobs – only a goal of making the current jobs obsolete as quickly as possible. – Kevin Roose, New York Times Newsletter, … Continue reading →

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Starship Train: Not Ill Logic …

Posted on January 20, 2025 by Amoeba

Boobyprize Event Log, Stardate 3H120.4. The Boobyprize has arrived at the Pwnu star system, assigned to check up on the humanoid civilization which had enacted a system of governance by constructed intelligence. The good ship and crew had expected to … Continue reading →

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AI: Elect

Posted on November 3, 2024 by Amoeba

A work of fiction. Standard disclaimers. Zachary sat at his workstation. He was not doing any work; the network had declared the day to have come to an end, with local sunset approaching, and had shut itself down and all … Continue reading →

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