@naomiaklein.bsky.social: “The only governing principle of it is compute — more and more and more and more. It's a really kind of brute force way of seeing the world, and to have so many titans fighting for this one prize at the same time is the most unimaginably wasteful use of resources.”

Missed our convo at the Solidarity House? Check it out on YouTube here! Starring @valerieveatch.bsky.social, @ebestinthewest.bsky.social, @baratunde.com, @christiemarchese.bsky.social, Dayo Olopade, and Charlie Tyrell.

This is the absolute best. College journalism!!

The AI Dirty List Ensuring those who choose to bathe in AI slop will never be washed clean. aidirtylist.info

have the tech bros complaining about how we all hate ai.... tried making something... idk.... good? just wondering

"The dichotomy of ‘A.I. doomers vs. A.I. boomers are two sides of the same coin that accept—laughably—that there is such a thing as superintelligence or there is an inevitability to AI systems replacing humans." A 9/10 review from Film Threat, damn!!

Sundance 2026: We're so inundated by AI slop that it was a breath of fresh air to watch @valerieveatch.bsky.social show the emperor has no clothes in GHOST IN THE MACHINE. notthatrobthomas.substack.com/p/sundance-2...

RogerEbert.com approves of this film 👍👍 "Watching director Valerie Veatch’s deeply distressing Ghost in the Machine made me think of the following phrase: The people hardest to wake up are those who pretend to be asleep."

tl;dr: Ghost in the Machine is a rich, historically grounded, well-researched exploration of what is going on in the name of "AI". It presents a lot of information, but also gives you time to sit with it, and ultimately leaves viewers better informed. bsky.app/profile/emil... >>

🎧Join the Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 livestream🎧 We're back! This coming Monday @emilymbender.bsky.social and @alexhanna.bsky.social will look into how our health care system is suffering from AI-hype-itis: Monday, Feb 2, 8:30am PT, twitch.tv/dair_institute **Note special time**

hey hey it's cold outside, you need something cozy to do indoors, how about a movie that you can't see anywhere else? We're screening online through the @sundance.org festival portal in the US through Sunday night! You can buy a single-film pass right here:

X is hiring a creative writing specialist at $40 an hour to make Grok better at writing and a true LOL at the qualifications

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don’t let chatgpt in the shire

And sorry, just to clarify! We have more screenings with in-person Q&As at Sundance, as well as online screenings this week -- this is just our final forum/panel event.

Our final Sundance event is a FREE, VIRTUAL panel on a topic that we don't talk nearly enough about: the unseen labor costs of the AI industry. More info below but here's the sign-up link, it's tomorrow morning!

TODAY and TOMORROW - Alix is co-hosting two virtual conversations with @valerieveatch.bsky.social about the making of @ghostdoc2026.bsky.social.

Wife: AI is Ivermectin. Can't do what it promises to do and awful people sell you on it for other uses and at the end of the day you're still buying Ivermectin.

Introducing: the Ghosties Book Club! Want to see what we consulted as we researched and made this film? Need a chill winter break read? Here's a compilation of all the books our contributors have written, all in one place. notaidoc.com/bookclub

“Forced adoption.” Remember: As citizens we always have agency and we can always opt out of this AI bullshit. They might make it harder and more of a pain in the ass but we always have the power.

Ghost in the Machine @ghostdoc2026.bsky.social premiered at Sundance this week. It's an excellent and needed narrative shift telling the story of AI through a lens of history and power. I saw it pre release - I'm in it for only like 10 secs but still really excited! www.thewrap.com/creative-con...

"And when the first person [told me this], that machine learning and AI are actually rooted in eugenics, I was like, ‘OK, sure,’ and ended the Zoom call. And then I started researching it, shockingly, it’s true…" Pivot to video with us! @valerieveatch.bsky.social sat down with the IndieWire studio:

i'm in this and i saw the rough cut, it's a fuckin great film and you should watch it when it's on general release cc @ghostdoc2026.bsky.social www.thewrap.com/creative-con...

I love this book and widely recommend it, especially to those engaged in challenging AI data centers.

"The particular technology getting sold, the particular things you're told to be afraid of, those change. But the mechanisms of hype are the same." - @emilymbender.bsky.social at last night's book event along with @adambecker.bsky.social @ezekieldixonroman.bsky.social & @valerieveatch.bsky.social

This is a real questionnaire from a US company about what to do with employees who resist adopting "AI". @olivia.science @irisvanrooij.bsky.social @bcmerchant.bsky.social @prietschka.bsky.social The "correct" answer is the 3rd option.

Book signing at Sundance with @adambecker.bsky.social, @emilybender.bsky.social, and @ezekieldixonroman.bsky.social

Also, a banger review from @eclectichutch.bsky.social at @thewrap.com. "If there is one documentary with the power to burst the AI bubble, it’s this one."

"...proposes a different possibility altogether: that “AI,” if you can even call it that, is just the latest in a long line of grift-y attempts by powerful, exclusionary white guys to remake the whole world in their own image." Check out the full Filmmaker Mag interview with Valerie here:

The film is of this moment because it situates the narrative being pushed by the AI bros in its both its historical (see upthread) and present context -- the latter being coverage of environmental damage and the exploitative labor practices behind "AI". >>

Really enjoyed the @ghostdoc2026.bsky.social premiere today! A must-watch, as soon as you get the chance. www.thewrap.com/creative-con...

The AI evangelists want us all to conveniently forget that they were all telling us we had to buy bored apes or we would be left out of the Economy Of The Future four years ago.

"This is not a story about machines. This is a story about power. There is no such thing as an inevitable future." Powerful words from @valerieveatch.bsky.social at today's @sundance.org Beyond Film panel, "Beyond the Hype: A Documentary Deep Dive into AI."

Man this ad is hilarious. The ad for ChatGPT is that it’s a way to give you a vague way to not give up on running? This is why you assholes need $100 billion? This is why you owe Oracle $300 billion? youtu.be/cjveRUfE7dc?...

This Starter Pack has some great resources, and even includes state-by-state accounts from various news orgs and journalists. go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT

Last term I tried an experiment: I walked into my Tech and Design Ethics class, admitted that I had *no idea* what to do about ChatGPT - so I would let them figure it out. As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class. Here's what happened:

Happy first day of the Sundance Festival to all who celebrate! Alix is moderating two conversations about two different AI documentaries at Sundance:

We’re tackling the big issues surrounding AI with @sundance.org's Story Forum! Join us and a whole host of special guests as we deep-dive into the making of GHOST IN THE MACHINE & what we learned about AI’s implications for race, gender, data, labor, & the climate. Sign up (free, virtual) here:

What we call generative AI is actually the logic of poetry infused into the humanity of an insurance table

Thrilled to have our director @valerieveatch.bsky.social joining WHO STEWARDS THE FUTURE: ARTISTS, AUDIENCES, AND THE FIGHT FOR AGENCY at The Solidarity House this Saturday. RSVP for free below if you'll be in Park City!

NotReadingAllThatGPT, please refrain from summarising this text for me

It's the beginning of history!

We made a starter pack of the cast and crew behind Ghost in the Machine! Follow along here for the latest from the technologists, theories, researchers, filmmakers, and so much more behind this documentary.

"Rather than rehash the common perspectives of those who are against environmentally and ethically – the film does touch on these things – it zeroes in on a core principle very few people even realize let alone say out loud."

Very excited for the premiere of this incredible documentary on AI and the political, Ghost in the Machine. Proud to be featured in it and to be participating in the Q&A at Sundance on the 26th!

"A more essayistic approach about the history of human advancement through technological advances, and how the combination of utopian ideology, dystopian nightmares and good old-fashioned exploitation are playing into what could happen next with AI." - @davidlfear.bsky.social @ @rollingstone.com

Welp, our Park City screenings are totally sold out! But you can still get a ticket in SLC or online if you log on now :)

Some titles that @dantabor.bsky.social of @cinapse.bsky.social can't wait for...including us! "This film promises to dig past the buzzwords to uncover the true driving force behind the global AI boom—a high-stakes pursuit of power with sweeping philosophical, cultural, and political consequences."

A “Don’t Miss”? Thank you, What (Not) to Doc!