Why is it that tech and AI boosters keep saying "you can't put the genie back in the bottle" when making arguments about AI's supposed inevitable dominance? Did they not read the story? The genie does, indeed, go back in the bottle. Maybe we should start there.

We had so much fun postering around Amazon's offices to show that Amazon corporate workers are pushing back on the company's reckless AI plans. Sign our letter if you work at Amazon or sign our solidarity statement if you don't, link in bio! TY to friends at @stand.earth @troublemakers.bsky.social!

We had so much fun postering around Amazon's offices to show that Amazon corporate workers are pushing back on the company's reckless AI plans. Sign our letter if you work at Amazon or sign our solidarity statement if you don't, link in bio! TY to friends at @stand.earth @troublemakers.bsky.social!

Because here's the thing: besides the messianic religious fanatics wanting to build the Third Temple and the tech oligarchs wanting to circle the planet in data centres, EVERYONE - across the political spectrum - hates where they are taking us.

Tomorrow at 1pm ET: Join us online as @tamigraph.bsky.social discusses the findings of her report with Eliza Pan of @amzn4climate.bsky.social and @khari.bsky.social! 3/3 datasociety.net/events/clima...

We'll be there! Will you?

"We experience profound cognitive dissonance when CEOs talk about how AI will create a prosperous future of creativity supported by Universal Basic Income, all while fighting tooth and nail against the taxation that supports even the most basic social safety net." —AECJ member Amy Wang in The Hill.

"Amazon is a bit like the businesses that sold shovels during the gold rush. It is in the company’s interest to proclaim loudly and often that there really is a lot of gold out there."

"We experience profound cognitive dissonance when CEOs talk about how AI will create a prosperous future of creativity supported by Universal Basic Income, all while fighting tooth and nail against the taxation that supports even the most basic social safety net." —AECJ member Amy Wang in The Hill.

AI is a climate issue. AI is a climate crisis.

loved this conversation. Anyone need a crash course on why the intersection of AI, fascism and climate breakdown? We tried to cover it all!

We'll be there! Will you?

“‘AI’ is being used as a magic word that is code for less worker power, hoarding of more resources, and making an uninformed gamble on high energy demand computer chips magically saving us from climate change."

Over 1000 Amazon employees have signed a letter warning that the company's race for AI is trampling over workers and the climate. Read the full letter from @amzn4climate.bsky.social here: www.amazonclimatejustice.org/open-letter

“‘AI’ is being used as a magic word that is code for less worker power, hoarding of more resources, and making an uninformed gamble on high energy demand computer chips magically saving us from climate change."

In the words of an AWS software engineer, "When the AI bubble pops, Amazon will have taken a huge amount of land, water, and wealth, and the public needs to know."

"We can’t rely on our management chain for sound or data-driven decisions anymore. They’re making us use AI even when it doesn’t make sense...When the AI bubble pops, Amazon will have taken over a huge amount of land, water, and wealth...the public needs to know."

...“The company has been shutting down ways for people to talk openly and critically about AI, which is dangerous, and that’s why this letter is important. Amazon used to be a genuinely innovative place, but leadership’s AI push has meant arbitrary quotas and benchmarks that make worse products.”

The letter has 3 demands: 1. No AI with dirty energy; 2. No AI without employee input; 3. No AI for violence, surveillance, or mass deportation. “The letter asks for the kind of future I want to work on, and that Amazon claims to value,” says an anonymous senior software engineer. They continue..

“It’s not just about what will happen if they succeed in developing superintelligence,” says a decade-long veteran in Amazon’s entertainment business. “What we’re trying to say is, look, the costs we’re paying now aren’t worth it. We are in the few remaining years to avoid catastrophic warming.”

We're firing a shot across the bow! 1000 Amazon workers have signed our Open Letter: AI hype is a distraction from its staggering costs. And here's the letter if you haven't signed yet (Not just for Amazonians; we also love solidarity signatures): www.amazonclimatejustice.org

“It’s not just about what will happen if they succeed in developing superintelligence,” says a decade-long veteran in Amazon’s entertainment business. “What we’re trying to say is, look, the costs we’re paying now aren’t worth it. We are in the few remaining years to avoid catastrophic warming.”

We're firing a shot across the bow! 1000 Amazon workers have signed our Open Letter: AI hype is a distraction from its staggering costs. And here's the letter if you haven't signed yet (Not just for Amazonians; we also love solidarity signatures): www.amazonclimatejustice.org

Put the second session of the People's Forum on AI on your calendar! The first one was super inspiring, and this one will be too. Last time we were AT CAPACITY for the church, so sign up in advance: actionnetwork.org/events/ai-pe... It's time to change the trajectory.

December 11 @ 1 pm ET: Join us online as D&S's @tamigraph.bsky.social discusses her forthcoming report on how climate conscious tech workers are attempting to reform the tech industry from within, with Eliza Pan of @amzn4climate.bsky.social and @khari.bsky.social. datasociety.net/events/clima...

Register now for a conversation on December 11 @ 1pm ET about how we organize for change in the tech industry!

Rep from @amzn4climate.bsky.social: “Rather than enriching these communities, data centers are extracting resources…I’ve seen managers push AI on employees without regard to the environmental consequences…one colleague of mine got her layoff notice at 2am, as she was working late…

A new state-by-state evaluation of the projected energy and water use of "AI" data centers in the US. Looks… real bad. Like, "undoing tech sector climate gains" bad. Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.

The Amazon Employees for Climate Justice, @amzn4climate.bsky.social, are asking Amazon to say - No AI with dirty energy. - No AI without employee voices. - No AI for violence, surveillance, or mass deportation. I just signed their open letter. You should too! www.amazonclimatejustice.org

We need to make sure that people understand that we need clean, affordable energy, and data centers are standing in the way of that future. Head to the link below to find ways to take action!

The AI bubble may be about to bust. Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock. We all need to say this very clearly: NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH! Expropriate their asses instead. They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet. They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3

Thank you @adamconover.net for the support! If you work at Amazon, sign our letter! If you don't, you can still support us by signing a solidarity statement! www.amazonclimatejustice.org/solidarity

$1 billion data centre to maybe create 100 jobs. That's likely an overstatement. It is truly not worth draining the living word for this vampiric tech and people are starting to realize it. www.wisn.com/article/meta...

We'll be speaking here...join us next week!

In the new TMK, we chat with folks from Amazon Employees for Climate Justice about their campaign to build solidarity among workers, confront the impacts of AI, apply pressure on corporate leadership, and agitate for socio-environmental justice at Amazon and beyond. soundcloud.com/thismachinek...

Absolute must read on the AI bailout-in-progress: apparently it's not enough that lifetimes of human ingenuity and creativity have been stolen and enclosed to create generative AI and balloon billionaire wealth - much more public looting is in store...

If you're an Amazon Prime member and concerned about Amazon's climate impact, join Stand's webinar TOMORROW for how Prime customers can work together to put pressure on Amazon! Register now👇👇

Excellent pod with @bcmerchant.bsky.social and Cory Doctorow. TL;DR: Tech workers, organize! It's the only way to disenshittify the internet (and regain a sense of agency).

We'll be part of this!

We'll be part of this!

"Silicon Valley isn’t building apps anymore. It’s building empires." www.authoritarian-stack.info

@karenhao.bsky.social TYSM for posting about our open letter campaign! Many of us are reading your book and see a lot of parallels with OpenAI's empire-building and Amazon's empire-building. We're trying to reach as many of our coworkers as possible!

We've all heard the rumors that this was coming. Whether Amazon is truly replacing employees with AI, or just trying to show that that's what companies can do when they use AI...it's one of many reasons we're concerned about Amazon's use of AI, and why we're standing up. www.seattletimes.com

There's been endless talk about an AI bubble, but less about exactly how, why, and how much it's a bubble. So I turned to the framework put forward by scholars Brent Goldfarb and David A. Kirsch, authors of "Bubbles and Crashes," for assessing tech bubbles. Spoiler: On a scale of 1 to 8, AI is an 8

It’s always a good time to follow the folks at @amzn4climate.bsky.social “Amazon is planning to cut as many as 30,000 corporate jobs beginning on Tuesday… Amazon shares rose 1.2% to $226.97 on Monday. The company plans to report third-quarter earnings on Thursday.” www.reuters.com/business/wor...

We've all heard the rumors that this was coming. Whether Amazon is truly replacing employees with AI, or just trying to show that that's what companies can do when they use AI...it's one of many reasons we're concerned about Amazon's use of AI, and why we're standing up. www.seattletimes.com

Exactly this.

Tell all your friends in tech!

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